Job Description

Forklift/Clamp Experience Required

Enstructure is a leading U.S. marine terminal and logistics company that owns and operates an integrated network of dry, breakbulk, and liquid bulk terminals across the country. Our mission is to provide safe, reliable, and efficient logistics services that support our customers' growth and success. We are committed to fostering a culture of safety, integrity, and opportunity, where every team member is empowered and valued.

Join a team where your contributions make a meaningful impact, and your growth is supported every step of the way.

Equipment Operator employees must:

• Possess a valid TWIC.
• Safety-toe boots/shoes.
• Not using cellular phones while on duty.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to follow verbal and written instructions.

Summary Of Position:

As an Equipment Operator at Enstructure, you will play a key role in supporting terminal operations by safely operating a variety of heavy equipment to load, unload, move, and stage cargo. This includes forklifts, paper clamp trucks, stackers, front-end loaders, and other specialized equipment used in port and warehouse operations. You must maintain a strong commitment to safety, teamwork, and productivity while ensuring cargo is handled according to operational and customer standards. While maintaining inventory and ensuring production organization and cleanliness.

Candidates must be willing to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed, including extended schedules of 6 to 7 consecutive days during peak operations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Maintain coordination of team functions, ensuring continuous control of the daily team operations. Consistently aware of work conditions, time, service, and quality.
• Establishes leadership in terms of setting examples in appearance, attendance, demeanor, responsibility, and dedication to the company.
• Lift, stack, unstack, and move bulk and break-bulk materials using diesel, electric, or propane-powered trucks equipped with fork or clamp attachments.
• Ensure goods are stored in the correct area for efficient retrieval.
• Load and unload trailers, containers, boxcars, and cargo off vessels.
• May perform a variety of manual duties, including lashing and shoring cargo aboard the ship, attaching slings, hooks, or other lifting devices to the winch for loading or unloading, and signaling other workers to move, raise, or lower cargo. May direct the activities of the cargo gang, less experienced stevedores.
• Performs quality-checking and escorting responsibilities as required and other duties as assigned.
• Notify the supervisor of unsafe situations or not in the best interest of the team.
• Responsible for ensuring all team tasks are completed by the end of the shift.
• Works on miscellaneous projects as needed.
• Able to function independently, exercise sound judgment, and demonstrate initiative and tact in handling all the above responsibilities.
• Adhering to the Company's safety policies and procedures, those set out by OSHA.

Education & Experience Requirement:

• Can pass written and equipment operation forklift certification tests. Basic knowledge areas include Safety Procedures; Truck Inspections; Storage and Exchange Points; Counterbalance Effect; Stability Triangle; Center of Gravity; Equipment Terminology; Attachments, Load centers; Battery Inspection; and Material handling including loading and de-stacking, unloading, and stacking of counterbalance, traveling, Ramps, Trailers, and parking.
• Knowledge and willingness to perform all responsibilities of each position within the team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, respectful and kind to self and others.
• Resourceful, well-organized, and dependable.
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to communicate with diverse personalities.
• Be attentive to details and be able to work and make decisions logically and independently.
• Good understanding of warehouse operations.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Competencies:

• Verbal comprehension: Understand oral and written communications, both general and technical.
• Communication skills: Provide clear instructions/directions.
• Reasoning skills: Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Time Management: Values time and manages time effectively. Effectively prioritizes and can manage a broad range of activities.

Anticipated Percent Of Travel: 0%-10%

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Ability to regularly stand, walk long distances, and talk and hear.
• Ability to frequently use hands and arms to grab, handle, or feel, and reach.
• Ability to occasionally sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl.
• Ability to occasionally climb ladders or stairs.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds, with assistance or lifting machinery as necessary.
• Must wear Seaonus required safety PPE, Safety vest, hardhat, gloves, etc.
• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Working indoors and outdoors.
• Excessive heat or cold, extreme weather conditions, excessive humidity or dampness, or chilling.
• Slippery and uneven walking surfaces.
• Work around moving objects, vehicles, and moving machinery/heavy equipment.

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Weekends and Holidays as needed, Overtime, and extended schedules of 6 to 7 consecutive days during peak operations.

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