Mill Operator

SUMMARY OF

JOB PURPOSE:

Under frequent supervision, the Mill Operator specializes in operating various mill equipment for steel pipe production.

• Follow all safety and company policies / procedures and promotes a safe culture.
• Complies with all OSHA safety requirements, work rules and regulations.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment.
• Operator various mill equipment.
• Weld and splice pipe.
• Break down coils.
• Maintain housekeeping within all production, storage and waste areas.
• Follow all work instructions, procedures, and job safety (JSA’s)
• Properly identify (mark) pipe with the use of spray paint
• Effectively communicates issues to management
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance and performance of the essential functions

• Safely operate machinery certified to use – overhead crane, forklift
• Propose standard operating procedures (SOPs) and job safety analysis (JSA’s)
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary
• Sub arc welding

This position provides support to the Mills department with the primary focus on equipment operation

There are no supervisory responsibilities for this position

• Must be able to use precision measuring equipment including but not limited to measuring tape and 100th diameter tape
• Basic math problems
• Must be able to operate a welding machine. Grinder and cutting torch safely.

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Work hours and or shift may vary or change based on operational needs
• Must be able to work overtime as required including but not limited to weekend work

• Work hours and or shift may vary or change based on operational needs.
• Must be able to work overtime as required

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be meet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Project timelines and work volume / deadlines may often require working outside of standard hours including shift work, weekends, or evening work.

Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

Physical Activity:

• Balancing:
  Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping:
  Positions self to sit in gap, going thru pipe, checking welds, setting heads.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Communicating:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions:
  Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers such as grinding, welding, pendants, buttons, controls

• Climbing:
  Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs or hands and arms.
• Balancing:
  Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping:
  Positions self to sit in gap, going thru pipe, checking welds, setting heads.
• Kneeling / Crouching:
  Position self to working on milling heads. I.D weld head splice station.
• Crawling:
  Moving About to inspecting pipe, I.D. weld head, vaccume, pilot tube.
• Reaching:
  Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side.
• Standing / Sit:
  Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
• Pushing:
  Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward or outward.
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