Inspector/Packer 1

About the role

Gerdau is hiring an Inspector/Packer 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in its Production & Operations area. The role involves loading secure steel rail spike products into railroad gondola cars, boxcars or truck trailers for shipment, and performing material handling duties to keep loading and shipping operations efficient.

Key responsibilities

• Load steel rail spike products into railcars, boxcars or trucks and secure them with steel banding or shrink wrap
• Operate a forklift, hand-held push-button pendant crane (with or without magnet) to load and unload product and supplies, and to move palletized material to inspection stations or loading docks
• Follow verbal instructions from the shipper/loader or supervisor on customer loading requirements, product selection and vehicle type
• Prepare vehicles for shipment, attach strapping to boxcar interiors, and check strapping tension with a banding machine and clincher
• Verify steel heat and bundle numbers, weight and carbon content against the shipping invoice and report shortages
• Empty scrap buckets, place supplies in storage, and distribute pallets to the production line staging area
• Assist on the production line as a relief person and perform other duties assigned by the supervisor

Required profile

• HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA / GED required
• Able to read, write, add, subtract and follow instructions
• Experience of over 1 month and up to 2 months
• Ability to make minor judgments on safe forklift and crane operation, lifting and strapping within standard procedures

Required skills

• Forklift operation
• Pendant crane operation
• Steel banding and strapping

Working conditions are somewhat disagreeable, with exposure to noise, dirt, heat and occasional outside weather. Hazards include possible crush injuries to hands, feet, fingers or toes.