Overhead Hoist/Crane Operator

Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for operating an overhead crane and a powered industrial truck to push, pull, lift, stack, tier and move items; such as, steel coils, dies, equipment, pallets and other material throughout the plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Core duties and responsibilities include the following..

• Prechecks and inspects all equipment before operation. Informs supervisor of any equipment defects or safety concerns.
• Unloads steel coil delivery trucks.
• Communicates with truck drivers to coordinate shipments.
• Unloads, loads, and stages dies at all presses for stamping production.
• Loads transport vehicles and makes sure loads are evenly and securely places.
• Maintains cleanliness, orderliness in the steel coil storage.
• Inspects materials and labels to insure the location and next process is correct (for both parts and steel coils).
• Notifies Production Supervisor or Quality Control immediately of any visible quality concerns with parts or with shipping.
• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials or hooks tow trucks to trailer hitch, and transports load to designated area.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Organizes inventory materials on work floor, and supplies workers with materials as needed.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Ensures materials are stored in accurate locations of the plant for ease of accessibility.

Other Duties:

Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, and develops alternative solutions.
• Technical Skills: Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills, and shares expertise with others.
• Oral Communication: Listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions.
• Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively, presents numerical data effectively, and able to read and interpret written information.
• Diversity: Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences and promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Ethics: Treats people with respect, keeps commitments, and upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support: Follows policies and procedures.
• Judgment: Exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process, and makes timely decisions.
• Planning/Organizing: Follows policies and procedures.
• Professionalism: Approaches others in a tactful manner, reacts well under pressure, treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position, and accepts responsibilities for own actions.
• Quality: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity: Meets productivity standards, completes work in timely manner, strives to increase productivity, and works quickly.
• Safety and Security: Observes safety and security procedures, reports potentially unsafe conditions, and uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adaptability: Adapts to change in the work environment, manages competing demands, changes approach or method to best fit the situation, and able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time, and arrives to meetings on time.
• Dependability: Follows instructions, responds to management direction, and commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.
• Initiative: Volunteers readily and asks for and offers help when needed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

· None

Education and/or Experience:

One to three years related experience and/or training.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees of an organization.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates/Licenses:

Previous overhead crane certification is desirable.

Previous forklift certification preferred.

Physical Demands:

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 stand; sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch.

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, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment. Working in this environment requires wearing a company provided uniform and the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to; eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, steel toed work boots, and a hard hat. Loose fitting jewelry and clothing are not permitted.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• How many years of Overhead Crane Operation experience do you have?

Work Location: In person