Shipping Equipment Operator

The Shipping Equipment Operator operates the front-end loader, large forklift, and pipe moving equipment to lift, stack, tier, or move pipe products, equipment, or materials by performing the following duties.

- Operates industrial powered equipment to move material and pipe to required locations.

- Provides service to all areas associated with the movement of pipe and pipe related components.

- Moves support devices as needed in storage yard to safely support pipe at required location.

- Collects pipe from various work areas, delivers to storage location, or moves pipe from storage location to work area as required.

- Loads outgoing trucks and railcars and ensures load is properly secured to ride safely and without damage.

- Inventories materials in yard or other storage areas, and supplies shipping with materials as needed including cycle count and auditing.

- Lubricates truck, recharges batteries, fills fuel tank, or performs other light maintenance as required; contacts maintenance department or supervisor if other repairs or maintenance are needed.

- Performs pipe repairs according to procedure.

- Prepares bunks according to drawings.

- Mentors and trains lesser experienced equipment operators as directed by supervision.

- Performs other tasks as instructed by supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be able to work 2nd Shift schedule.

- Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

- Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

- Must be able to read, write, and interpret simple documents and instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

- Must be able to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations to employees, and members of leadership.

- Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

- Must be able to compute ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs.

- Must be able to read and interpret linear and circumference measurements using tape measures and calipers.

- Must be able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

- Must be able to read, interpret, and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

- Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

- Must be able to read, write and effectively communicate in English.

- Must have the willingness to rotate to different positions as requested by manager or team leader.

Preferred Qualifications

- Heavy equipment operator experience preferred.

Essential Physical Functions

- The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

- The employee is occasionally required to sit.

- The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.