Material Handler -1st Shift

Metals USA; Waggaman (LA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive starting salary

Benefits

Upward mobility and professionalGrowth

Job summary

Metals USA in Waggaman, LA is seeking a Material Handler to support storage and movement of inventory and equipment. The role involves loading and unloading, tagging, and organizing stock, with occasional crane and forklift operation to handle trailers.

The position emphasizes safety, accuracy, and reliable attendance, with opportunities for professional growth. A strong adherence to quality control and material handling procedures is essential.

Qualifications

• Measuring skills and ability to read measuring tapes, micrometers, and calipers.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and blueprints.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic arithmetic skills for decimals and fractions.

Responsibilities

• Receives, places/returns items into stock locations and tags materials for identification.
• Operates yard truck, cranes, and forklift to load/unload trailers.
• Pulls and assembles customer orders in order of delivery.
• Performs production and quality paperwork data entry and maintains clean, safe work areas.
• Notifies management of discrepancies or hazards and ensures regular attendance.

Skills

Measuring skills reading tapes caliper

Blueprints reading

Verbal and written communication

Basic arithmetic

Stand for long periods

Detail oriented

Pre-employment drug screen

Job description

• Basic arithmetic skills to calculate and convert decimals and fractions.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient measuring skills and the ability to read measuring tapes, micrometers, and calipers.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and documents, blueprints.
• Industrial warehouse experience preferred.
• Experience working with heavy equipment preferred.
• Detail oriented with ability to inspect material for quality.
• Valid Overhead Crane Certification preferred
• Candidate must pass a pre-employment drug screen.

Physical Requirements:

In a typical workday, employee is standing, walking, seeing, hearing, grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, shoving, lifting, driving (yard truck or forklift), climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, talking. Must be capable of lifting wt. up to forty (40) lbs. with or without lifting devices.

Working Conditions:

Employee will work in an open warehouse the majority (98%) of the time and will be exposed to some or all of the following working conditions: extreme heat and cold, noise, vibration, oils and atmospheric conditions such as dust, fumes and metallic particles. Employee will be exposed to the hazards of working with heavy machinery. Employee is required to wear a hard hat, safety glasses, gloves and safety boots. The Company furnishes initial hard hat, gloves and safety glasses. The employee furnishes safety boots at own expense.

External Description

Metals USA has an immediate opening for a Material Handlerin the Waggaman, LA Facility. The Material Handlerper forms duties related to the storage and movement of inventory or equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receives, places/returns items into stock inventory locations.
• Tags materials for proper identification
• Pulls and assembles customer orders in order of delivery.
• Operates yard truck for the purpose of loading and unloading trailers.
• Operates cranes to load/unload trailers.
• Operates forklift (5k or 10k) to load/unload trailers.
• Securing loaded material onto truck and may load and unload materials.
• Completes and documents production and quality paperwork; follow shop system data collection procedures.
• Performs tasks that include grinding and using an oxy fuel torch.
• Maintains work areas in a clean, orderly, and safe manner, including the return of tools and equipment to designated areas.
• Assures all machine operation centers are timely loaded with material for production.
• Notifies management of product discrepancies, equipment malfunctions and/or personal injuries.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required to perform the duties of a Material Handler.
• Restocks material.

Metals USA is committed to protecting our employees by creating and maintaining a workplace free of substance abuse.

Metals USA offers a competitive starting salary and benefits plus upward mobility professional growth.

Metals USA provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.