What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Operator position at AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Company?
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.
- Operates industrial powered equipment to move material and pipe to required locations.
- Provides service to all areas associated with the movement of pipe and pipe related components.
- Moves support devices as needed in storage yard to safely support pipe at required location.
- Collects pipe from various work areas, delivers to storage location, or moves pipe from storage location to work area as required.
- Loads outgoing trucks and railcars and ensures load is properly secured to ride safely and without damage.
- Inventories materials in yard or other storage areas, and supplies shipping with materials as needed including cycle count and auditing.
- Lubricates truck, recharges batteries, fills fuel tank, or performs other light maintenance as required; contacts maintenance department or supervisor if other repairs or maintenance are needed.
- Performs pipe repairs according to procedure.
- Prepares bunks according to drawings.
- Mentors and trains lesser experienced equipment operators as directed by supervision.
- 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.
- Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Must be able to read, write, and interpret simple documents and instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Must be able to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations to employees, and members of leadership.
- Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Must be able to compute ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs.
- Must be able to read and interpret linear and circumference measurements using tape measures and calipers.
- Must be able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Must be able to read, interpret, and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Must be able to read, write and effectively communicate in English.
- Must have the willingness to rotate to different positions as requested by manager or team leader.
- Experience as forklift driver.
- 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.