Production Support Technician - Day Shift

Job Description

Job Description

Come join our team at DIS-TRAN Steel!

Our people – not our machinery - are our biggest assets. DIS-TRAN Steel’s leadership team lives by our company values, modeling our culture of respect and integrity each day. We're a team that likes to have fun, but we also know how to get stuff done.

DIS-TRAN Steel has an opening for a Production Support Technician at our Pineville, LA. plant.

The Production Support Technician is an effective employee with a strong work ethic. This individual is efficient in the tasks he/she is doing in their department. The Production Support Technician must be capable of performing basic manual labor. This individual will manually move steel, stock, or other materials; performs general labor. Prior forklift and / or warehouse experience is preferred for this position.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Business Insight
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Courage
• Instills Trust
• Manages Ambiguity

EXPECTATIONS

• Performs quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision. 
• Interacts professionally with other employees and customers.
• Works effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Works independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reads work orders, packing list, and verbal instructions to determine material requirements.
• Receives incoming steel plate, hardware, and components
• Loads, unloads, stages, and delivers materials by hand or using forklifts, overhead cranes, pallet jacks, and flat carts.
• Inspects materials for quality and reports discrepancies. 
• Marks, tags, labels, and tracks materials accurately.
• Maintains organized and safe work and staging areas.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Leadperson. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTION SUPPORT TECHNICIAN

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to read a tape measure required.
• Knowledge of basic hand tools. 
• Clear Motor Vehicle Report.
• Regular, reliable attendance is required.
• Ability to preform very heavy manual labor.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50lbs independently.
• Ability to operate forklifts and overhead cranes (certification required).
• Regular, reliable attendance.

Working Conditions

• The Product Support Technician has no required travel. 
• The Product Support Technician may be required to work overtime as needed. 
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, twisting, kneeling, and reaching. 
• Exposure to extreme temperatures, noise, dust, and moving machinery. 
• Industrial fabrication environment. 

Referral Level: Entry Level

Not eligible for Enhanced Referral

Not eligible for External Referral

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As strategists, operational experts, customer advocates and team players, we all believe in the power of our people. Explore how you can become a part of our team of strength and commitment that's  built to last!

DIS-TRAN Steel is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

DIS-TRAN Steel is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

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