Forklift Operator/ Material Sorter

Commercial Metals; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO from Day 1

401(k) match

Bonuses

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

ESOP

Training opportunities

Job summary

Commercial Metals (CMC) invites you to join a Fortune 500 company where you can grow in the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries. Whether you work in an office, operate cranes, or run manufacturing equipment, you’ll receive training and support from a team that values safety and excellence.

You’ll help with inventory, inspection, material sorting, records, and hazard mitigation while adhering to OSHA regulations, with opportunities for training and advancement

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy industrial environments is preferred.
• Ability to read and understand technical documents and service manuals.
• Strong communication and safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist in performing inventory on materials.
• Grade and inspect inbound loads; deduct excessive dirt, trash, or plastic.
• Identify and sort metals.
• Keep records of incoming loads and materials.
• Identify hazards and ensure safe loading; address chemicals or flammable items.
• Sort, transport, pack, and dispose of materials per regulations.

Skills

Communication

Safety awareness

Physical stamina

Reading technical docs

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Apprenticeship program completion

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

• Assist in performing inventory on materials
  
• Grading and inspecting in-bound loads of material; to include making deductions in loads that have excess such as dirt, trash, and/or plastic
  
• Identify and sort various metals
  
• Keeping records of incoming loads, specific materials, customers' specific materials
  
• Looking for and eliminating hazards from in-coming loads prior to processing, including chemicals, flammable material and explosive items
  
• Sort, transport, pack, remove, and dispose of materials as regulated by law
  

What You'll Need

• Minimum 1 year working with heavy industrial environment experience preferred but not required
  
• Communicate effectively - oral and written
  
• Possess a strong work ethic and practice safe working habits
  
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds, climb ladders and steps
  
• Must be able to work overtime, either planned or unplanned for emergency situations
  
• Must be able to read technical documents and service manuals
  
• Must be able and willing to cross train as required
  
• Must be able to work outside under all weather conditions to include working in the heat and cold weather
  
• Stand for long periods of time
  
• Perform the rigorous manual labor required by the trade and have a natural ability to work at high elevations
  
• Have a good sense of balance
  
• Follow the proper OSHA regulations
  

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
  
• Completion of an apprenticeship program from the local union hall
  

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. Let's build a better world!

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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