Bayou Processing & Storage is a trusted partner in steel coil processing, storage, and distribution, serving customers from our 250,000-square-foot facility near the Port of Houston. For more than 20 years, we’ve supported industries such as steel manufacturing, automotive, construction, and energy with reliable service and a strong commitment to safety and quality. With barge, rail, and truck access, our operation is built for efficiency, and operated by a team that takes pride in doing things the right way.
At BPS, our Core Values guide everything we do: Be Safe Always, Provide Great Service, Do the Right Thing, Take the Initiative, and Maximize Your Potential. If these values resonate with you and you’re looking for a place where you can contribute, grow, and be part of a team that supports one another, we invite you to join our team.
Receiving Material Handler / Crane Operator
Join the Bayou Processing & Storage Team
At Bayou Processing &Storage, we specialize in steel toll processing and warehousing, serving customers across the energy, automotive, construction, and manufacturing industries. Our success is built on our core values of Integrity, Safety, Teamwork, Leadership, Quality, and Service.
We're looking for a dependable, safety-focused Receiving Material Handler to join our operations team. This position plays a critical role in ensuring incoming steel is safely unloaded, accurately received, inspected, and staged for production.
Position Summary
The Receiving Material Handler is responsible for safely unloading inbound steel shipments, inspecting incoming material, maintaining accurate inventory records, and staging material for production. This role works closely with production, quality, shipping, and warehouse personnel to ensure materials are received accurately and efficiently while maintaining a safe work environment.
Primary Responsibilities
- Safely unload inbound steel coils, plate, and other materials using overhead cranes and other material handling equipment.
- Perform daily inspections of cranes, lifting devices, and equipment before use, documenting and reporting any maintenance or safety concerns.
- Verify incoming shipments against purchase orders, packing slips, bills of lading, and receiving documentation.
- Inspect incoming material for damage, quantity discrepancies, and quality concerns, reporting issues to Quality and Operations.
- Accurately receive materials into inventory and update storage locations using company systems.
- Stage received materials in designated storage areas for production or warehouse storage.
- Coordinate with production supervisors to ensure material availability for scheduled work orders.
- Weigh materials as required and maintain accurate inventory records.
- Empty scrap hoppers and record scrap weights.
- Assist shipping operations and machine operators during periods of high production or as business needs require.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe receiving area.
- Identify opportunities to improve receiving processes, safety, and operational efficiency.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum of two years of experience in receiving, warehousing, manufacturing, steel processing, or a related industrial environment.
- Experience operating overhead cranes is preferred.
- Forklift experience is a plus.
- Knowledge of safe rigging and material handling practices.
- Ability to safely move large, heavy, and irregularly shaped steel products.
- Experience inspecting inbound freight and identifying damaged or non-conforming material.
- Basic computer skills and experience maintaining inventory records.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, including material weights and quantities.
- Strong attention to detail with a commitment to safety, quality, and inventory accuracy.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, reach, and perform repetitive movements throughout the workday.
- Frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Work safely around heavy equipment, overhead cranes, and large steel products.
- Work in varying temperatures and weather conditions as required.
- Ability to wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE).
Why Join Bayou Processing & Storage?
At Bayou Processing & Storage, you'll become part of a team that values hard work, safety, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive pay, opportunities for advancement, on-the-job training, and the chance to build a long-term career in the steel processing industry.
Bayou Processing & Storage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs independently on a routine basis and handle materials safely as part of daily job duties.
- Ability to stand for extended periods and maintain safe body positioning while performing tasks and moving through the work area, including walking on concrete floors and uneven surfaces.
- Frequent squatting, bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting, requiring full-body mobility, balance, and upper- and lower-body strength to perform work safely.
- Manual agility to operate tools safely and effectively, with regular use of arms, shoulders, and back for lifting, reaching, and positioning tasks.
- Ability to work safely in a warehouse environment with exposure to noise, dust, moving equipment, and varying temperatures.
- Maintain adequate visual and auditory acuity to safely perform assigned tasks, including but not limited to: identifying potential hazards, reading and/or recording measurements, inspecting materials, and responding promptly to verbal instructions, alarms or hand signals in the work environment
Pre-Employment Requirements:
All candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must complete the company’s pre-employment screening process. This includes:
- Criminal background check: reviewed in accordance with job duties, the nature and gravity of any convictions, and the time elapsed since the offense or sentence completion.
- Pre-hire drug screening: candidates must pass a drug screen to be eligible for hire.
- Physical assessment: required for all Production and Distribution positions, conducted by a company-designated physician at no cost to the candidate.
Participation in each step of the pre-employment process is required. Candidates who choose not to participate or who do not meet the screening criteria will not be eligible for employment.
Benefits:
At Bayou Processing & Storage, we invest in our team's well-being. Full-time employees receive a full benefits package that includes multiple Major Medical plan options, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life, Short-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, and HSA options for qualifying plans.
We also provide Long-Term Disability, Basic Life, and AD&D coverage at no cost to you. You’ll also enjoy our competitive holiday schedule, PTO program, and a Safe Harbor 401(k) with company contributions to support your long-term financial goals.
We are an equal opportunity employer and maintain a safe, secure, and drug-free workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
