Shipping Operator

American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC is seeking a Shipping Operator I to prepare pipe for shipment and perform final repairs before dispatch. You will follow safety rules, consult shipping lists, and interpret pipe finishing and bracing specifications.

You will maintain daily production logs, assist drivers, and perform routine inspections. The role requires reading measurements, cutting wood pieces for bracing, and ensuring proper packaging and placement on trucks or rail cars.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Ability to read, write, and interpret simple documents and memos.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficiency with basic math: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to read tape measures and calipers and interpret linear and circumference measurements.
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.
• Need to understand and follow written, oral, or diagram instructions.
• Willingness to rotate to different positions as requested by supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Prepare pipes for shipment and perform final repairs before shipping.
• Follow safety policies and suggest safety improvements.
• Determine which pipe is required for shipping from the shipping list and team leader.
• Read and interpret pipe finishing specifications and bracing requirements.
• Maintain and submit the daily production log.
• Assist drivers in positioning components and pipes for shipment.
• Complete daily inspections and submit results.
• Cut and fit wood pieces for stulling/bracing; install as needed.
• Place bracings and end caps on pipes per shipping specs.
• Position bunks on trucks or rail cars and band pipes for transport.
• Perform other tasks as instructed by management.

Skills

Reading & interpreting documents

English communication

Mathematical calculation

Measurement reading

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Forklift operation

Willingness to rotate positions

Job description

The Shipping Operator I prepares pipe for shipment and makes final repairs prior to shipment.

• Follows all safety policies and initiates safety improvements.
• Consults with team leader or shipping list to determine which pipe is required for shipping preparation.
• Reads, understands, and interprets specifications for pipe finishing and for bracing pipe in preparation for shipping.
• Maintains daily production log; submits log on daily basis.
• Assists drivers to position components/pipes properly.
• Completes daily inspections and submits.
• Measures wood pieces for stulling or bracing pipe; selects proper wood pieces, cuts and shapes as required for proper fit in pipe and install.
• Places bracings in completed pipe according to shipping specifications.
• Places end caps on pipe.
• Positions bunks on to trucks or rail cars.
• Bands individual pipes and pipe groupings to rail car.
• Performs other tasks as instructed by management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.
2. Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
3. Must be able to read, write, and interpret simple documents and instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
4. Must be able to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations to employees, and members of leadership.
5. Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
6. Must be able to compute ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs.
7. Must be able to read and interpret linear and circumference measurements using tape measures and calipers.
8. Must be able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
9. Must be able to read, interpret, and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
10. Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
11. Must be able to read, write and effectively communicate in English.
12. Must have the willingness to rotate to different positions as requested by manager or team leader.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience as forklift driver.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.