Forklift Operator I

Build Your Future at NWPX

At NWPX Infrastructure, we manufacture welded steel pipe and precast products that form the backbone of America’s water infrastructure. It’s work you can be proud of—and an opportunity to advance your career with a company committed to your professional growth and well-being.

Our brands—Northwest Pipe Company, NWPX Park, and NWPX Geneva—set the standard for safety, quality, innovation, and performance. Guided by our core values of Accountability, Commitment, and Teamwork, our people work collaboratively to deliver reliable products and trusted service to our customers—while building stable, rewarding careers along the way.

For over 50 years, NWPX has been a leader in reliable water infrastructure solutions, and our people are the foundation of our success. Build your future with us and be part of a legacy grounded in water.

WHAT NWPX OFFERS YOU:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• On-Demand Pay (Access Your Earned Wages Before Payday) 
• Bonus Potential
• Up to $5,000 per year Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (Day 1 of Employment)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Values-Driven Culture Committed to Equal Opportunities and Safety

SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE:

Under ongoing supervision, loads and unloads pipe, raw materials, coils, and other materials required by the facility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Loads materials and equipment safely and efficiently on vehicles.
• Unloads materials and equipment safely and efficiently.
• Counts and marks all materials. 
• Operates forklift in a safe manner.
• Participates in all inventories.
• Performs other duties as needed by the Mill Supervisor.
• Conducts STOP audits.
• Ensures SOX and Project Stock procedures are performed correctly.
• Follows ISO procedures
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

·       LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• REASONING ABILITY
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and one to two  years related experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; us hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Physical Activity

Over 2/3 of the time:

• Climbing:  Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.  Body agility is emphasized. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.)
• Reaching:  Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side.
• Standing: Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Fingering:  Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling to operate control on the forklift.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly,
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately in written or diagram form. 
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fire discriminations in sounds.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists hands, and/or fingers such as operate controls on the forklift.                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Stooping: Positions self to pick up tools and materials factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. (This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to operate controls on forklift jack pipe round Hold boards apply banding material.

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or coughing on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing the amounts and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Kneeling/Crouching: Position self to stull pipe when assigned
• Crawling: Moving to stull pipe when assigned
• Standing: Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward or outward.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects such as size shape temperature or texture by touching with skin particularly that of fingertips.

Physical Requirements

• Heavy work: Exerting up to 50pounds of force occasionally and /or up to 20pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects

Visual Acuity

• The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.

Vision Requirements:

Over 2/3 of time the worker is required to have:

• The worker is required to have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• The worker is required to have distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• The worker is required to have color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• The worker is required to have peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on given point)
• The worker is required to have depth perception (three dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

• The worker is required to have the ability to adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

Weather Conditions

Up to 2/3 of the time:        

• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection form weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions:  No effective protection from weather.

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• The worker is subject to vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
• The worker is subject to oils:  There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
• The worker frequently is in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes small enclosed rooms small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.

Noise Levels

Over 2/3 of the time:

• Loud noise (examples: metal can be manufacturing department large earth-moving equipment)
• Very loud noise (example: jack hammer work, front row at rock concert)

Supervision Received:

• Supervision: The incumbent performs a variety of routine work within established policies and produces, and receives detailed instructions on new projects and assignments.

Personal Protective Equipment is required when in the Plant, Yard or Construction Areas:

• Hard Hat
• Safety Glasses
• Steel-toed Boots
• Hearing Protection
• Reflective Vest

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Except where prohibited by state law, offers of employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, drug test, and/or physical examination, as determined by the essential functions and physical requirements of the position.

NWPX Infrastructure is committed to equal employment opportunity. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

NWPX Infrastructure reserves the right to close the position, with or without notice, if a qualified candidate is identified prior to the close date.

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