Structural Steel Yard Cordinator

Process Equipment & Controls; Covington (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Process Equipment & Controls seeks a dependable Structural Steel Yard Coordinator to organize the yard, load/unload steel, and move materials efficiently in Covington, GA. You will operate forklifts, stage items for production, and keep travel lanes clear for trucks and equipment.

The role requires forklift certification and experience in a structural steel or similar industrial setting. You will coordinate with the shop and PEC personnel to ensure safe, organized, and productive material flow.

Qualifications

• Forklift certification and demonstrated experience safely operating a forklift.
• Experience loading, unloading, staging, and moving heavy materials.
• Ability to safely work around structural steel, trucks, forklifts, lifts, and heavy equipment.
• Ability to understand material staging and maintain an organized laydown yard.
• Strong attention to safety, organization, and housekeeping.
• Ability to communicate effectively with truck drivers, shop personnel, supervisors, and other employees.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day organization and flow of the structural steel yard and material laydown areas.
• Load and unload trucks carrying structural steel, fabricated materials, equipment, and other deliveries.
• Safely operate forklifts and other approved material-handling equipment to move, stage, and organize steel.
• Maintain an organized steel laydown area so materials can be easily located and safely accessed.
• Ensure travel lanes and access areas remain clear so trucks, forklifts, lifts, and other equipment can safely maneuver throughout the yard.
• Stage steel and materials based on production needs, deliveries, pickups, and project requirements.
• Assist with loading and staging steel for the Python structural steel processing machine.
• Coordinate with the Structural Steel Shop, fabrication team, and other PEC personnel regarding incoming and outgoing materials.
• Assist drivers with locating appropriate loading, unloading, and staging areas.
• Verify materials are placed in the appropriate designated locations.
• Help identify and prevent material from being misplaced, damaged, or stored in unsafe locations.
• Maintain general cleanliness and housekeeping throughout the yard.
• Remove debris, banding, scrap materials, and other obstacles from travel and material-storage areas.
• Monitor the yard for unsafe conditions and promptly correct or report hazards.
• Perform routine visual inspections of forklifts and material-handling equipment before operation.
• Follow PEC safety procedures and all applicable equipment and material-handling requirements.
• Use proper rigging and material-handling practices when moving structural steel and other heavy materials.

Skills

Forklift operation

Material handling

Safety awareness

Communication

Independence

Tools

Python processing machine

Job description

PEC is seeking a dependable and safety-focused Structural Steel Yard Coordinator to manage the daily organization and material movement within our structural steel yard and laydown areas. This position is responsible for loading and unloading steel deliveries, staging and organizing structural steel and materials, maintaining clear travel paths for trucks and equipment, and assisting with material loading for the Python structural steel processing machine.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working in a structural steel fabrication facility, steel yard, manufacturing facility, or similar industrial environment and must be experienced and certified in forklift operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day organization and flow of the structural steel yard and material laydown areas.
• Load and unload trucks carrying structural steel, fabricated materials, equipment, and other deliveries.
• Safely operate forklifts and other approved material-handling equipment to move, stage, and organize steel.
• Maintain an organized steel laydown area so materials can be easily located and safely accessed.
• Ensure travel lanes and access areas remain clear so trucks, forklifts, lifts, and other equipment can safely maneuver throughout the yard.
• Stage steel and materials based on production needs, deliveries, pickups, and project requirements.
• Assist with loading and staging steel for the Python structural steel processing machine.
• Coordinate with the Structural Steel Shop, fabrication team, and other PEC personnel regarding incoming and outgoing materials.
• Assist drivers with locating appropriate loading, unloading, and staging areas.
• Verify materials are placed in the appropriate designated locations.
• Help identify and prevent material from being misplaced, damaged, or stored in unsafe locations.
• Maintain general cleanliness and housekeeping throughout the yard.
• Remove debris, banding, scrap materials, and other obstacles from travel and material-storage areas.
• Monitor the yard for unsafe conditions and promptly correct or report hazards.
• Perform routine visual inspections of forklifts and material-handling equipment before operation.
• Follow PEC safety procedures and all applicable equipment and material-handling requirements.
• Use proper rigging and material-handling practices when moving structural steel and other heavy materials.
• Assist the Structural Steel Shop with material movement and other related duties as needed.

Qualifications

Required

• Forklift certification and demonstrated experience safely operating a forklift.
• Experience loading, unloading, staging, and moving heavy materials.
• Ability to safely work around structural steel, trucks, forklifts, lifts, and heavy equipment.
• Ability to understand material staging and maintain an organized laydown yard.
• Strong attention to safety, organization, and housekeeping.
• Ability to communicate effectively with truck drivers, shop personnel, supervisors, and other employees.
• Dependable and able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to follow instructions and prioritize material movement based on production and shipping needs.

Preferred

• Previous experience working in a structural steel fabrication plant, steel yard, metal fabrication facility, or similar industrial environment.
• Experience handling structural steel, including beams, columns, tubing, plate, angle, and other steel materials.
• Experience with rigging and safely handling long, oversized, or heavy steel materials.
• Familiarity with structural steel fabrication processes and equipment.
• Experience supporting automated structural steel processing equipment, including Python or similar machinery.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work outdoors and in a structural steel fabrication/industrial environment.
• Ability to work in varying weather conditions and temperatures.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, and perform physical work throughout the shift.
• Ability to safely work around moving vehicles, forklifts, cranes, lifts, machinery, and heavy materials.
• Ability to lift and carry materials as required for the position.

Key Expectations

The Structural Steel Yard Coordinator is expected to take ownership of the condition and organization of the steel yard. Success in this position means that materials are properly staged, trucks can be loaded and unloaded efficiently, production has access to the steel it needs, and travel paths remain clean, organized, and safe for trucks and equipment.

This position plays an important role in keeping PEC’s Structural Steel operations safe, organized, and productive.

You should be proficient in:

• Forklift Licensed