Pipe Yard Materials Coordinator (Hiring Immediately)

Job type: Long term Temporary (for an indefinite period of time)

Pay rate: $25 – $30 per hour

Job Profile Summary

The Pipe Yard Materials Coordinator is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory through cycle counts, receiving, storing, and loading pipe, operating forklifts, maintaining yard organization and safety, and potentially assisting with pipe preparation or maintenance tasks. This role ensures the distribution of the correct products and quantities according to requisition information.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Unload pipe, verify heat numbers and quantities, and accurately record inventory in the system.
• Minimize overstocks and remove obsolete or redundant materials to maximize working capital availability.
• Accurately pull and prepare pipe orders for shipment, ensuring correct materials and quantities are loaded.
• Ensure incoming products are received and managed appropriately according to company procedures.
• Receive and inspect all incoming materials, reconcile with purchase orders, process and distribute documentation, and report and track damages and discrepancies.
• Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, pipe yards, or other areas.
• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
• Mark materials, tools, and equipment using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
• Issue and distribute materials, products, and parts based on incoming requisitions.
• Maintain records on the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment.
• Maintain records to ensure inventory control, cost containment, and proper stock levels.
• Review data from contracts, purchase orders, requisitions, and other documents to assess supply needs.
• Maintain housekeeping duties, keeping the pipe yard clean, organized, and safe.
• Follow all safety procedures, including the proper use of personal protective equipment.
• Assist other team members with various tasks.

Education

• None required.

Work Experience

• Experience with inventory software, computer systems, pipe yard experience, and resolving inventory problems preferred.
• Understanding of basic mechanical principles and the ability to operate tools and equipment.
• Ability to operate forklifts safely and efficiently.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of materials, equipment, and supplies procured through purchasing and materials.
• Knowledge of storeroom operations and the purchasing process.
• Knowledge of ERP systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.).
• Mathematical skills.
• Ability to use office equipment applicable to the position, including computers and relevant software.
• Effective communication skills for exchanging written and verbal information.
• Ability to react immediately to emergency situations to prevent injury.
• Ability to operate required tools and equipment.

Licenses and Certifications

• Forklift Operator certification.
• Scissor Lift Operation certification.

Strength Factor Rating – Physical Demands/Requirements

• Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements exceed those for Light Work.

Strength Factor Description – Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a workstation without moving about.
• Walking: Moving about on foot.
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position.
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (including upward pulling).
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder.
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that it moves away from the force.
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that it moves toward the force (includes jerking).
• Climbing: Ladders, stairs.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling.
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist.
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine.
• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction.
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction.
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with the hand or hands (manual dexterity).
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects/materials such as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement, or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the fingertips.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear.
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Color Vision: Ability to identify and distinguish colors.

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employees will be subject to both indoor and outdoor environmental conditions.

Working Conditions

• Well-lighted, climate-controlled areas.
• Outdoor weather conditions.
• Wet or humid conditions.
• Extreme cold.
• Extreme heat.
• Exposure to dust, fumes, and gases.
• Moving mechanical parts.
• Potential electric shock.
• Prolonged exposure to vibration.
• High-pitched or loud noises.
• Frequent repetitive motion.
• CRT (computer monitor) use.