Crane Operator

Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel Lp.; Bowling Green, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel Lp. in Bowling Green, KY is seeking a Full Time Central Coil Storage Operator. You will receive, stock and manage hot rolled steel coils, using cranes and forklifts to move materials and maintain accurate warehouse records.

Responsibilities include inspecting coils, verifying labels against documents, inputting data into the warehouse system and ensuring safe, orderly storage according to work schedules.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate cranes and forklifts to receive, stock and control hot rolled steel coils.
• Adherence to 5S standards and safe working practices in a warehouse environment.
• Accurate data entry and verification of coils against shipping documents.

Responsibilities

• Operate cranes and/or forklifts to receive, stock and control coil inventory.
• Position coils using cranes; move inbound, in-process and finished goods.
• Ensure crane loads are within rated capacity; perform preventive maintenance.
• Handle slings, cables and gear for lifting operations; inspect as needed.
• Unload wagons and report damaged equipment; inspect coils for quality.

Skills

Crane operation

Forklift operation

Inventory control

5S housekeeping

Tools

Crane

Forklift

Handheld barcode scanner

Warehouse computer system

Job description

Full Time Bowling Green, KY, US

Salary Range: $18.00 To $20.00 Hourly

Company Overview:

Established in 1911 in Hagen, Germany, the BILSTEIN GROUP has established itself as a worldwide leader in cold-rolled steel production. The BILSTEIN facility in Bowling Green, KY is the company’s first United States manufacturing operation and serves the automotive industry, automotive supply industry, as well as, the saw and tooling industry with tailor-made steel grades.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Central Coil Storage Operator receives, stocks and controls the inventory of hot rolled steel coils that are delivered to the plant by road transport.

Specific duties include:

Operations

• Operating cranes and/or forklifts to receive, stock and control the inventory of hot rolled steel coils that are delivered to the plant by road transportation.
• Using crane to position coils in the designated receptacles, stacking them as per stacking rules. Also using cranes/forklifts for movement of inbound, in-process and finished goods.
• Responsible for operation of crane used in heavy lifting and transport, ensuring that the coil weights are within the rated load capacity of the crane, performing preventative maintenance as required to ensure safe and continual service of crane.
• Responsible for slings, cables, straps, and the crane prior to lifting operations
• Unloading covered rail wagons opening and closing wagons using the appropriate tools, reporting any damaged rail wagons immediately to the Production Team Leader.
• Examining coils to ensure that they conform to specifications, undertaking inspection and testing as required and documented in the Product Control Plan.
• Recording data, checking delivered coils conform to quality requirements, comparing and verifying information on delivered coil labels compared to shipping documents from the supplier, placing any suspect coils on hold for quality control/inspection.
• Inputting delivered coil data into the warehouse computer system, using handheld barcode scanner to capture delivered coil details, determining storage location.
• Printing identification tags on finished product for subsequent processing and traceability.
• Positioning steel coils on conveyors, using crane, chain hoists or grabs, to transport them to subsequent stations.
• Instructing team members in unloading and warehousing operation. Reading production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences for the delivery of steel coils to production units.
• Ensuring that housekeeping and 5S standards are maintained in the steel coil warehouse area.