Material Handler

Job Full Description

Material Handler


Location: Bessemer, Alabama
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM-4:00 PM
Summer Schedule (June & July): 6:00 AM-2:30 PM
Pay: Competitive hourly pay based on experience
Job Type: Full-Time

Position Overview


We are seeking a dependable and safety-minded Material Handler to join a growing structural steel fabrication operation in Bessemer, Alabama. This hands-on position plays a key role in keeping materials moving efficiently throughout the fabrication process-from receiving raw steel to staging and shipping finished structures.


The ideal candidate has experience handling long, heavy materials and is comfortable operating forklifts, cranes, and other material-handling equipment. This person will help maintain an organized yard and staging system while ensuring materials and finished components are properly identified, positioned, and moved through the shop.

Key Responsibilities

• Safely unload, receive, transport, and stage long, heavy structural steel using forklifts, Combilift, and overhead/jib cranes.
• Move materials through the fabrication process, keeping work centers supplied and ensuring jobs are accurately organized and staged.
• Load finished structures for outside processing and receive galvanized structures back into the facility.
• Verify counts, part marks, job numbers, load tickets, and other shop paperwork to prevent materials from being mixed between jobs.
• Safely rig loads using chains, slings, shackles, and spreader bars.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and hazard-free yard and staging area.
• Perform daily equipment inspections and follow all company safety policies and OSHA standards.

Skills Required

• Ability to safely operate forklifts and material-handling equipment.
• Knowledge of safe rigging and lifting practices.
• Ability to read part marks, job numbers, load tickets, and basic shop paperwork.
• Ability to safely handle long and heavy materials.
• Ability to operate or learn to operate overhead bridge and jib cranes.

Experience Required

• Experience handling and moving long, heavy materials in a shop, yard, warehouse, steel, lumber, or similar industrial environment.
• Previous forklift or material-handling equipment experience.
• Structural steel, fabrication, or industrial experience is preferred.
• Combilift or side-loader experience is a strong plus.
• Crane, rigging, forklift, or signaling certifications are preferred but not required.

Qualities Required

• Dependable and reliable.
• Safety-minded and detail-oriented.
• Strong work ethic.
• Organized and able to maintain a clean work area.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced industrial environment.
• Takes ownership of responsibilities and follows safety procedures.

Equipment Used

• Combilift multi-directional forklift
• Standard forklifts
• Overhead bridge cranes
• Jib cranes
• Chains, slings, shackles, and spreader bars
• Other steel and material-handling equipment

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Must be able to safely handle long and heavy steel materials.
• Must be comfortable working indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Must be able to work on your feet for extended periods.

Work Environment


This position is performed in a structural steel fabrication shop and outdoor yard environment. The role involves working around heavy steel, cranes, forklifts, and other material-handling equipment. The successful candidate must be committed to maintaining a safe, organized, and efficient work environment.

Birmingham (West), AL
2067
2108 Rocky Ridge Road
Birmingham, AL 35216