Operator 2 Material Control

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Summary

The Operator 2 Material Control performs various types of material handling work, including moving parts and supplies throughout the plant with forklifts and/or overhead cranes, loading and/or unloading material onto/from truck trailers with forklifts and/or overhead cranes, and performing inventory cycle counts.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Maintains information regarding which parts and supplies go to various production areas and ensures that these areas are fully stocked
• Operates forklift and overhead cranes to move material into position to produce railcar parts and sub-assemblies
• Ensures that equipment is maintained and operating properly before beginning work
• Reads and comprehends blueprints or weld drawings and procedures
• Loads and/or unloads materials onto/from truck trailers using forklift and/or overhead cranes
• Conducts inventory counts as directed to maintain a correct perpetual inventory count
• Ensures that safety and housekeeping standards are met and maintained
• Mentors Operator 1, as needed, in various production activities
• Conducts cycle counting process, which includes counting material as it comes through and comparing it to what is show in the system.  Working with key members of the department as well as corporate to ensure accurate counts.

Qualifications

The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1+ years experience operating various types of manufacturing equipment and machinery
• 6+ months experience in cycle counting
• Ability to read and comprehend blueprints and work instructions
• Proficient in computer applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to work in a team or independently
• Ability to obtain in-house forklift certification
• Ability to perform cycle counting proficiently
• 1+ years’ experience with an Inventory Management System
• Possesses experience with kit building procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency test/GED
• 1+ years of experience in operating various types of manufacturing equipment and machinery

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is in a production environment with exposure to heat, cold, noise, moving machinery and trip hazards where personal protective equipment such as head, eye, hearing, and foot protection, including composite toed safety shoes, are required.
• This position may be exposed to welding, machining, forming, metal surface treatment, laser cutting, plasma cutting, and other metal working and assembly processes.
• Additional PPE may be required as determined by the environment.

Physical Activities and Requirements 

Frequency Key

Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+ hours/day)

Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5- 5.5+ hours/day)

Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)

Working Postures

• Sit: Occasionally
• Stand: Frequently
• Walk: Frequently
• Bend: Occasionally
• Kneel/Squat: Occasionally
• Crawl: Occasionally
• Climb: Occasionally
• Reach Forward: Occasionally
• Reach Upward: Occasionally
• Handling/Fingering: Occasionally

Lift / Carry Requirements

• 5-10 lbs: Occasionally
• 10-25 lbs: Occasionally
• 25-50 lbs: Not Applicable
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

Push / Pull Requirements

• Up to 10 lbs: Occasionally
• 10-25 lbs: Occasionally
• 25-50 lbs: Not Applicable
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

EOE including Vet/Disability

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Greenbrier makes reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process for individuals with known disabilities, unless providing accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Any applicant believing that he or she may need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact Greenbrier Human Resources at careers@gbrx.com or call us at 503-684-7000. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Email communication from The Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) will always come from a corporate email address that ends in @gbrx.com or from our applicant tracking system, iCIMS, after you have created a secure account and submitted your application. During the application process, you will create a secure account in our secure applicant tracking site that ends with “-gbrx.icims.com”. In this portal, we will ask you to provide your contact information, past employment history, education history and other job-related information.