Get ready to grow with us!

Northwest Pipe Company is the nation’s leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products—and with over 50 years of experience, we’re just getting started! Our business is growing, and we’re looking for great people to grow with us. We’re immediately seeking a Forklift Driver to join our Geneva Pipe and Precast team in Salt Lake, UT.

WE OFFER

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D Insurance (1st of month after hire)
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Weekly Paycheck
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• Bonus Potential
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (day 1 of employment)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Values-Driven Culture Committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety

OUR VALUES

• Accountability is evident when we do what we say we are going to do and people accept responsibility for their actions. We do not point fingers and blame others. We own our actions.
• Commitment is not only promising to do something, but actually investing in the necessary effort and actions to make it happen.
• Teamwork is essential for competing in a challenging and constantly changing business environment. Working together across all job functions is critical to achieving our success.

ABOUT THE JOB

Under ongoing supervision, loads and unloads large concrete products and accessories onto flatbed trucks and trailers, and other materials required by the facility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Loads materials and equipment safely and efficiently on vehicles
• Unloads materials and equipment safely and efficiently
• Moves product, materials, and equipment safely
• Prepares vehicles and equipment for loads
• Cuts materials in a safe manner to ensure safe transport of product and equipment
• Counts and marks all materials
• Operates forklift, crane, or other heavy equipment in a safe manner
• Participates in all inventory related activities
• Performs other duties as needed by the Production Supervisor
• Conducts safety audits
• Other duties may be assigned
• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Ability to read preventive maintenance sheets and instruction manuals
• Writes weekly preventive maintenance reports
• Uses verbal communication skills on the radio and in working with Laborers, other drivers, and associates from other departments
• Reads pipe numbers and other markings, including fractions, tape measure, calculates peak loads and rigging loads
• Operates forklifts, spreader bar, grease gun, and gas pump

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Forklift certification or ability to obtain upon employment
• Ability to certify on Loader and other various industrial powered vehicles
• Overhead Crane certification or ability to obtain upon employment

Northwest Pipe is an equal opportunity employer. As such, the Company considers individuals for employment according to their abilities and performance. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, age, religion, color, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law. All employment requirements mandated by local, state, and federal regulations will be observed.

Physical Requirements

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

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.

Visual Acuity

The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: Preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection) using measurement devices, and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eye.

Vision Requirements:

Over 2/3 of the time:

• The worker is required to have peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

• The worker is required to have depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• The worker is required to have distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• The worker is required to have the ability to adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• The worker is required to have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

Weather Condition

Over 2/3 of the time

• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: activities occur inside and outside
• The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)
• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to vibrations: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body

• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals

• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation
• The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• The worker is required to wear a respirator
• The worker frequently is in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man, holes, small, enclosed, rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.