Foreman-Shipping (Augusta, GA) - Austin Industrial

Austin Industries; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life insurance

Disability insurance

401K with match

Employee-Owned (ESOP)

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Shipping Lead to assist the Area Coordinator in directing shipping personnel and ensuring efficient, safe operations across shipping and loading activities.

The role requires 3-5 years in an industrial setting, ability to pass safety exams (DOT/OSHA), and readiness to perform a variety of loading tasks with strong emphasis on safety and quality. Excellent benefits accompany employment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in an industrial setting preferred.
• Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check.
• Must pass DOT, OSHA and Process Safety Management written exams.

Responsibilities

• Directs shipping personnel and assigns work based on qualifications.
• Enforces safety regulations and issues permits with Coordinator’s approval.
• Performs minor maintenance and directs maintenance personnel to equipment.
• Fills in as Material Handler and operates truck/rail loading and related tasks.
• Trains new personnel and writes work orders or reports equipment problems.
• Monitors product quality, maintains housekeeping, and ensures safe loading operations.

Job description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.

Shipping Lead

The Shipping Lead assists Area Coordinator in direction of shipping personnel including the assignment of work.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Assists Area Coordinator in direction of shipping personnel including the assignment of work.
• Ensures that personnel are effectively utilized based on individual qualifications.
• Enforces safety regulations; ensures permits are issued with Coordinator’s approval, releases equipment, etc.
• Performs minor maintenance. Directs maintenance personnel to area equipment.
• Fills Material handler job to cover employee absence; Ability to perform Truck Loading, Rail Loading, and all dry shipping positions including front end loader operation.
• Must be able to follow written instructions and to pass DOT, OSHA and Process Safety Management written exams.
• Assists in the preparation and conducting of training and safety programs.
• Monitors breaks and lunch periods; monitors and gives feedback to Area Coordinator on employee performance.
• Trains new personnel.
• Write work orders or reports equipment problems so work orders can be written.
• Runs area samples; monitors and ensures that product quality standards are met.
• Reviews equipment checklists, (mobile equipment, etc.). Sign off on forms and deliver to the Area Coordinator’s office at shift end.
• Reports on all unresolved problems to the Area Coordinator.
• Take ownership to make sure only quality products and equipment are shipped to meet our customers’ needs.
• Ensures general housekeeping standards are maintained.
• Monitors safety procedures at truck and rail loading for compliance.
• Ensure rail tracks and roadways are free of AN and other debris.
• Ensures rail shack and break room are clean.
• Inspect roller beds to ensure cleanliness.
• Completes weekly Safety checklist.
• Inspects rail/truck-loading tanks on Friday night for AN build-up.
• Keeps truck and rail scale pit emptied
• Walk around both warehouses and picks up trash.
• Inspect the entrance to the warehouse for cleanliness.
• Maintain proper safety awareness and follow plant safety procedures and policies in all plant activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required by Area Coordinator.
• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required For This Position

Education

no minimum education requirements.

Experience

3-5 years of experience in an industrial setting preferred.

Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check, as condition of employment.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/who-we-are.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( i.e. , payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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