Crane Operator - Scrap

Commercial Metals Company; Martinsburg (WV); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Commercial Metals Company (CMC) in Martinsburg, WV is seeking a hands-on maintenance/production support role. You will join a team performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and safety-focused operations in a fast-paced plant environment.

The position emphasizes teamwork, ability to work rotating shifts, lifting up to 50 lbs, and strict adherence to safety rules. CMC offers competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and overtime.

Responsibilities

• Participate in safety programs and uphold safety culture.
• Communicate production issues and needs clearly.
• Perform routine maintenance or repairs as needed.
• Assist maintenance personnel when requested.
• Ensure equipment inspection reports are completed each shift.
• Operate and maintain overhead cranes as required.
• Load scrap per heat requirements and manage conveyor loading.

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Basic computer skills

Dependability

Quick learner

Multitask

Will rotate shifts

Overtime readiness

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Participate in the CMC Safety Programs and proactively uphold the CMC Safety Culture
• Effectively communicate with others about possible production issues, concerns, and needs
• Perform minor/routine maintenance or repairs as needed without the assistance of maintenance personnel
• Responsible for continuous improvement such as suggesting improvements in work methods and procedures
• Understand start up, shutdown, and emergency procedures
• Assist maintenance personnel when requested or needed
• Ensure equipment inspection reports are filled out each shift
• Ensure the tasks and activities as directed by operations support management are carried out in a safe andtimelymanner
• Responsible for daily housekeeping duties including but not limited to immediate work area
• Troubleshoot work-related problems using job knowledge, experience, and communication with others
• Work safely to prevent on the job injuries by always following safety rules and regulations including proper wearing of company PPE
• Exercise care to select and load scrap in accordance with heat requirements and established charge conveyor loading procedures to meet furnace requirements and prevent damage to the conveyor
• Maintain all aspects of overhead cranes
• Operate a magnetic crane attachment as required

What You'll Need

• Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced environment, with excellent strong work ethic, attention to detail, and organizational skills
• Ability to work with exposure to extremes in temperature, chemical, dust fumes and mists, uneven surfaces, loud noise, elevated work areas, and confined spaces
• Basic computer skills
• Dependability in attendance, work completion, and flexibility to meet business needs
• Must be able to learn quickly and multitask
• Willingness to work a rotating shift, including weekends and holidays
• Ability to work overtime as required, including planned schedules and unplanned emergency situations
• Ability to lift to 50 pounds, climb ladders and stairs, and stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to work at heights greater than six feet off of the ground

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to joinCMC.

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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