Entry-Level Production Associate | Forklift Training

farweststeel; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee assistance program

Life insurance & disability

401K with match

Safety bonus

Career development

Paid vacation

Job summary

Farwest Steel Corporation is hiring a Production Assistant for an onsite day shift with a swing shift option. The role supports order processing, parts handling, and safe warehousing operations in a metal service environment.

Responsibilities include operating forklifts/cranes, assisting in all warehouse areas, and maintaining safety standards. Entry-level with training provided; pre-employment screen and background checks apply.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Reliable, be on time ready to work daily.
• Continuous mental and/or visual attention to work tasks is required to monitor safety conditions.

Responsibilities

• Identify parts associated with a specific order, process parts and clean up per instructions on the work order using grinders and hand tools.
• Communicate effectively with coworkers and related shifts.
• Stack parts on pallets or in bundles and mark with pertinent information from the work order for delivery or storage.
• Remove small cut parts from the burning tables by hand when needed.
• Identify all questionable quality issues and present them for review by the supervisor to ensure that customer expectations are met on every order.
• Load and unload vehicles including inbound deliveries and customer will calls, while representing the highest standard of a Farwest Steel employee.
• Sort some parts and put in tubs, then take the parts to the processing area.
• Forklift operation at times along with some jib crane and overhead crane operation.

Skills

English communication

Safety awareness

Reliability

On-time performance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Jib crane

Overhead crane

Tape measure

Grinders

Job description

Farwest Steel Corporation is hiring a Production Assistant for an onsite day shift with a swing shift option. The role supports order processing, parts handling, and safe warehousing operations in a metal service environment.

Responsibilities include operating forklifts/cranes, assisting in all warehouse areas, and maintaining safety standards. Entry-level with training provided; pre-employment screen and background checks apply.