Loader/Bulk Handler- Austin Industrial (Pasadena, TX)

About the role

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

Responsibilities

• Fulfills specific duties related to loading or unloading chemicals, including following proper procedures, using personal protective equipment, and connecting hoses and valves.
• Verifies tank car numbers and inspects tanks for leaks and damage.
• Loads and unloads liquids into and from tank cars, trucks, or barges.
• Performs maintenance tasks such as cleaning interior of tank cars or tank trucks, inspecting rupture disc, vacuum relief valve, rubber gaskets, and replacing defective parts.
• May test sample for specific gravity and record readings.
• May pump nitrogen or compressed air into cars to test for leaks.
• May clean interior of tank cars or tank trucks, using mechanical spray nozzle.
• May start pumps or turn valves to admit liquids into storage tanks.
• May attach special dome, using wrenches.
• May connect ground cable to carry off static electricity.
• May remove and/or replace dome caps, using wrenches or other appropriate tools.
• May lower gauge rod into tank or read meter to verify specified volume of liquids loaded.
• May lower sample bottle into tank for laboratory testing.
• May seal outlet valves on car.
• May connect hose to outlet plugs on cars.

Requirements

To be considered for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Qualifications

• No minimum education requirements.
• PTEC degree preferred.
• 6+ months experience in an Industrial setting preferred.
• TWIC Card and Driver License required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met 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. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to Pass D.O.T. physical and NASAP D.O.T. test.

Accessibility Note

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