Loader Helper Austin Industrial (Alvin, TX)

About Austin Industrial 

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. 

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial. 

Loader Helper

This person is accountable for the task completed according to procedure. The primary should be present for Assist activities unless prior approval gained or a different critical activity is being performed. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Mechanical Hopper car inspection


• Keep the 600-area walking working surfaces clean and free of pellets and debris including.


• Keep the areas clean inside and outside of silos, tracks, and both levels of the loading sheds.


• Cleaning hopper cars.


• Water wash cars for shop work.


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  Minor Maintenance on Hopper cars requiring use of grinders or impact tools.

  
  


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  Empty scrap hoppers in 600 area.

  
  


• Clean scalperators – externally only.


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  Empty fines socks.

  
  


• Keep trash cans level low enough to safely lift.


• Place Operation Clean Sweep label on cars, use of Windex to ensure stickers are secured to car surface without falling.


• Empty Purge Bins.


• Inspect and clean South API.


• Take pictures of any defects found on hopper cars during inspection.


• Notify by E-mail Raw Materials Coordinator, Lab Specialist, Shift Supervisor and Logistics of any defect founds with pictures.


• Other duties as assigned.


• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education – no minimum education requirements. 

Certifications/License's: A valid TWIC Card and Driver's License.

Experience – 6+ months experience in an Industrial setting preferred.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company. 

Accessibility Note

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217.