Job description
SAVAGE IS HIRING!!! Are you looking for a company that values you for the work you do? Our Yard Operators come to Savage for the challenge, growth, and focus on safety, but they stay because of the outstanding culture that exists here. Our company was founded on processing and transporting materials for our customers. We understand and respect our Team Members as the lifeblood of what we do. Team Members are encouraged to find a better way and are enabled to “do things they never dreamed possible”.These are just a few of the benefits you can expect from working with Savage:
- A culture that appreciates our Team Members
- Paid Time Off (“PTO”), Paid holidays, Profit Sharing
- Paid Parental Leave
- Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k)
- A commitment to helping our Team Members do things that they never dreamed possible.
- Military-friendly employer
Position Overview:
The Yard Operator is responsible for unloading and loading railcars and trucks with a pipe used in the oil well drilling process using 20,000 lbs. capacity forklifts or Pettibone.
Key responsibilities for this role:
- Extensive verifiable forklift operating experience, preferably in a pipe yard, or operating 10,000+ lbs. forklifts
- Perform pre- and post-inspection on all equipment operated
- Ensure receiving and shipping paperwork is accurate and verified
- Partner with the Yard Hand to track inventory and ensure proper delivery
- A sound understanding or aptitude to learn pipe transloading
- General Maintenance ("bolt on –bolt off")
- Cleaning / Housekeeping, and initiating steps to resolution
- Commit to Safe work practices through situational awareness, following standard operating procedures, receiving constructive criticism, and watching out for the health and wellness of others
- Partner with the maintenance team to ensure the facility operates smoothly
- Understands, or is willing to learn, railroad operations and safety
- A sound understanding or aptitude to learn pipe transloading
- Mechanically inclined
- Basic computer skills
- Can work independently with minimal supervision
- Committed to working safely at all times including a commitment to the policies and procedures of the operation
- Must be able to attend and pass all tests associated with job-related coursework. This includes, but it not limited to OSHA, HazMat, and FRA.
- Comfortable being able to complete the physical aspects of the job including heights, crawling, walking
- Must be able to walk on uneven surfaces
- Must be able to stand for prolonged periods of time
- Must be able to work outdoors in extreme weather conditions
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
The complete job description is available upon request
Savage has been designated as a 2022 Military Friendly Employer.
Savage is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug free workplace.
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For more information or questions about opportunities at Savage, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.
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