Crane Operator; Steel

Northwest Pipe Company - Saginaw, 351 Longhorn Road, Saginaw, Texas, United States of America

Posted Monday, February 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM

SUMMARY OF

JOB PURPOSE:

Under ongoing supervision, loads and unloads pipe, raw materials, coils, and other materials required by the facility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Loads materials and equipment safely and efficiently on vehicles and equipment.
• Unloads materials and equipment safely and efficiently.
• Operates crane in a safe manner.
• Participates in all inventories.
• Performs other duties as needed by the Mill Supervisor.
• Follows ISO procedures.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK HOURS / SHIFT

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

EDUCATION/

EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and one to two years related experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• REASONING ABILITY
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

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 office hours, weekend, or evening work.

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

Over 2/3 of the time:

• Standing/Sit:
  Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
• Feeling:
  Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Walking:
  Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularity for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• 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 moving a mouse and typing.

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Balancing:
  Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.)
• Stooping:
  Positions self to you may need to do this while picking up material and/or tools (This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the full use of the lower
  -extremities and back muscles.)
• Kneeling/Crouching:
  Position self to come to rest on knee or knees while performing the job.
• C…