Heavy Equipment Operator

Commercial Metals Company; Seguin (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the recycling and steel production industry as a Yard Operative. You'll gain hands-on experience operating equipment while ensuring safety compliance and supporting manufacturing tasks. CMC offers competitive wages, training, and growth opportunities. Be part of a team that’s committed to sustainability and community building.

Benefits

Day 1 benefits coverage

Paid-time off and vacation starting Day 1

Competitive compensation and bonuses

Company matching 401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Training and advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year field experience in heavy industrial operations preferred.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Train in Yard Department operations, including mobile equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety rules and regulations.
• Monitor scrap supply in the melt shop.

Skills

Dependability

Teamwork

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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Now Hiring! $19.50/hr with no experience, plus built-in OT and night/weekend shift premium!

There’s more to CMC than our steel products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, 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
• Paid-time off and vacation starting Day 1
• Competitive compensation and bonuses
• Company-paid Lifestyle fund, life and disability insurance
• Company matching 401(k) plan
• 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

• Train in all areas of the Yard Department to include operating various types of mobile and fixed equipment including forklifts, in-plant trucks, rail car movers and loaders
• Remove side boards from road trailers and prepare trailers for outbound deliveries
• Cut up scrap and place into scrap boxes, unload tonnage as delivered
• Monitor scrap supply in melt shop; coordinate switching activities to ensure melt shop scrap supplies and rolling mill railcar needs are met
• Operate pendant crane to transfer wire spindle replacement to tie machine location
• Inspect and verify scrap for grade and quality, hold questionable cars for disposition and monitor car weights
• Participate in the CMC Safety Programs and proactively uphold the CMC Safety Culture
• Work safely to prevent on the job injuries by following safety rules and regulations at all times including proper wearing of company PPE
• Ability to troubleshoot work related problems using job knowledge, experience, and by communicating with others
• Understand start up, shutdown, and emergency procedures

What You'll Need

• Minimum 1 year field experience in either heavy industrial operations and/or manufacturing environment preferred
• Must be able to work a 12 hour shift, which includes overtime, weekends and holidays
• Demonstrates dependability in attendance, work completion, and flexibility to meet business needs
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work with exposure to extreme temperatures, chemicals, dust fumes and mists, uneven surfaces, loud noise, elevated work areas, and confined spaces
• Ability to stand for duration of shift; frequent physical activity such as walking, climbing stairs or reaching to work with equipment throughout the entire shift
• Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced environment, with excellent strong work ethic, attention to detail, and organizational skills
• Must be able to learn quickly and multitask
• Basic computer skills
• Strong communication skills required. Must read, speak and understand English language in verbal and written communication

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED preferred

We are CMC, a Fortune500 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. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!

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