Steel Control Technician

Crest Industries; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Crest Industries is hiring a Steel Control Technician at our Port of Alexandria facility. You will assist QA/QC, kit and stage materials, read blueprints, and operate machinery to keep steel flow efficient for Substation fabrication.

Join a collaborative team focused on safety and precision, supporting multiple production bays and welding teams. Prior experience with shop tools and schematic reading is valued.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Read and understand measuring devices (tape measures, rulers, squares).
• Perform simple shop math (fractions, decimals, whole numbers).
• Experience using common hand tools (wrenches, hammer, screwdriver).
• Knowledge of FBS Assembly and PFB fabrication processes is preferred.
• Ability to read and understand schematics and drawings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attend safety meetings and follow health and safety procedures.
• Position and align material and kitting per assembly bay ahead of need.
• Check quality of incoming vendor products and follow QA/QC processes.
• Maintain materials flowing through the steel laydown region.
• Coordinate with assembly teams to KIT and stage material ahead of need.
• Follow SOPs and communicate improvement ideas to team lead.
• Collaborate with Assembly, Warehouse and Project teams on material receiving/shipping.

Skills

Customer Focus

Decision Quality

Collaboration

Communication

Creativity

Courage

Instills Trust

Drives Results

Manages Ambiguity

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Ability to read measuring devices

Basic shop math (fractions, decimals)

Experience with hand tools (wrenches, hammer, screwdriver)

Knowledge of FBS Assembly and PFB fabrication processes

Ability to read schematics/drawings

Tools

Hand tools

Forklift operation

Machinery operation

Hoists/Crane operation

Job description

Come join our collaborative and innovative team at DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations!

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations has been an industry leader in the design and supply of high-voltage, open-air substations, and switchyards since 1965. Over a half-century of building meaningful relationships with our customers and vendors boils down to one thing: people. We take pride in our collaborative approach where everything we do is designed to deliver the project the right way, your way. Though we have grown over the years, and now offer new innovations like our Factory-Built Substations, our age-old commitment will never change: to take care of you like family.

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations is looking to hire a Steel Control Technician to work from our Port of Alexandria at our Manufacturing Facility. The Steel Control Technician assists the Steel Control Lead and/or the team members with the QA, QC, and Kitting of materials between the Factory Built Substation (FBS) Assembly Teams and/or Welding Teams and Steel laydown region to ensure expedited production. The Steel Control Technician works as part of a team to ensure that material flowing through the Steel Area is organized and processed in a timely manner. The Steel Control Technician performs skilled work such as checking critical dimensions on incoming steel, conducting quality checks on other various vendor products, reading blueprints/drawings, as well as operating the Company’s machinery.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Business Insight
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Courage
• Instills Trust
• Manages Ambiguity

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attends safety meetings as requested / instructed, follows all health and safety procedures.
• Positions and aligns material, staging and kitting material using machinery, per assembly bay ahead of need.
• Checks quality of incoming vendor products. Follows all established QA/QC processes and procedures.
• Maintains materials flowing through Steel laydown region.
• Supports requests from FBS Assembly Teams by coordinating with the Team Lead production schedules to KIT and stage material per assembly ahead of need.
• Follows established SOP’s and processes.
• Communicates to the Team Lead what can be improved and offer solutions.
• Collaborate with the Assembly, Warehouse, and Project Teams concerning material receiving and shipping issues.
• Communicate to the Team Lead what is not going right.
• Recognizes, sets up, and operates hand and common power tools.
• Moves parts safely into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
• Operates all machinery and equipment, including the Company’s forklift.
• Keeps the warehouse property in order, including regular and preventative maintenance on Company equipment and machinery.
• Support all departments within the Logistics Team when needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Read and understand measuring devices such as tape measurer, rules, and combination squares required.
• Perform simple shop math (add/subtract fractions, decimals, and whole numbers) required.
• Experience applying simple hand tools such as wrenches, hammer, screwdriver etc. required.
• Knowledge of FBS Assembly and PFB fabrication processes and systems preferred.
• Ability to read and understand schematics and drawings preferred

Referral Level: Trades and Skilled

Not eligible for Enhanced Referral

Not eligible for External Referral

More information regarding The Crest Industries Family of Companies’ Internal and External Referral Programs can be found here: https://www.crestoperations.com/recruit-new

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substances is proud to be ISO-9001:2015 and ISN Certified.

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substances is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substances is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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