Job Details

Description

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 Hydro Bell Operator to join our Northwest Pipe team in Portland, OR.

We Offer

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• Bonus Potential (2x per year)
• Up to $2,500 per year Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (Day 1 of Employment)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 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.

SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE:

With experience determining the level of supervision, a Hydro Bell Operator inspects bevels and landing on pipe, performs set-up and change over on the blowout station, and assures compliance with the specifications determined by the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES (End Prep):

• Set up and changeover of end prep.
• Inspects pipe.
• Grinds pipe.
• Performs preventive maintenance.
• Assists with mill changeover.
• Maintains clear and precise documentation for set-up.
• Maintains accurate counts and tally of footage.
• Assists in finishing floor operations as needed.
• Assists in mill operation as needed.
• Operates overhead crane.
• Follows ISO procedures.
• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES (Hydro):

• Preps pipe for testing.
• Assists in operation of expander.
• Operates overhead crane.
• Inspects pipe for leaks.
• Operates Hydro machine.
• Completes proper documentation.
• Follows all safety regulations.
• Trains and assists helpers and laborers.
• Marks pipe.
• Ensures ISO procedures are followed.
• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the lead or supervisor.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Preps pipe for testing.
• Operates overhead crane.
• Completes proper documentation.
• Performs general housekeeping.
• Other duties may be assigned.

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); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working in heavy manufacturing preferred but not required.

HYDRO BELL OPERATOR I - this level of Operator is responsible for setting up end prep for all pipe products, grind and inspect pipe to fit specifications and/or, prepare pipe products for hydro testing, inspection, and crane operation. The operator will also operate a crane used to move pipe products. Individuals in this position operate, work with and are around large industrial equipment. Training is provided and duties are routinely carried out under close supervision; however, close supervision is not always available for routine and repetitive tasks, and these tasks can be carried on without difficulty once they are learned. As work experience is gained, employee may be assigned to more advanced tasks that include more responsibility.

HYDRO BELL OPERATOR II - this level of Operator is responsible for performing duties described for a Hydro Bell Operator I and must be cross-trained to work in the End Prep and Hydro Department. The qualifications and experience of this level of operator must be at an intermediate to advanced level. Duties are carried out under limited to close supervision. As additional work experience is gained, the employee may be assigned to tasks that are more difficult in nature and require more responsibility. Employees in this position may be responsible for providing on-the-job training (OJT) to new employees.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Northwest Pipe Company is committed to equal employment opportunity. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Our organization maintains a drug-free workplace. Except where prohibited by state law, offers of employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, drug test, and/or physical examination, as determined by the essential functions and physical requirements of the position. Northwest Pipe Company reserves the right to close the position, with or without notice, if a qualified candidate is identified prior to the close date.

Requirements

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

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 essential functions.

Project timelines and work volume/deadlines may often require working outside of standard office hours, weekends, or evening work.

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

Physical Activity

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping: Positions self to picking up tools.
• Kneeling/Couching: Position self-picking up tools.
• Reaching: Grabbing things from distance above or from the side.
• Standing: Remaining upright in a stationary position particularly for sustained periods.
• Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward down ward or outward.
• Pulling: using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw drag haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to tag line.
• Repetitive motion: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists hands and /or fingers such as picking up tools.

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• 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 correct, having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sounds.
• Fingers: Picking pinching typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling to phone and/or computer.
• Feeling Perceiving attributes of objects such as size shape temperature or texture by touching with skin particularly that of fingertips.

Physical Requirements

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and /or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and /or up to10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Visual Acuity

• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operating machines such as lathes drill presses power saws and mills where the seeing jobs is at or within arm's reach performing mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as ones by carpenter's technicians service people plumber's painter's mechanics etc.

Vision Requirements:

Up to 2/3 of time, the worker is required to have:

• The worker is required to have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• The worker is required to have distance vision (clear vison at 20 feet or more)
• The worker is required to have color vision (ability to identify and distinguish color)
• 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 distance and spatial relationships)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• The worker is required to have the ability to adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

Weather Conditions

Over 2/3 of the time:

• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• 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.
• 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 vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
• The worker is subjects 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 chemical.
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affects the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes odors, dusts mists gases or poor ventilation.
• None: The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from the weather.
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: activities occurs inside and outside.
• 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 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.

Noise Levels

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Moderate noise (examples business office with computers and printers light traffic.
• Loud noise (Examples metal can be manufacturing department large earth-moving equipment.
• Very loud noise (example jackhammer work front row at rock concert.)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Very quiet conditions (example: forest trail, isolation booth for hearing test)
• Quiet conditions (examples library private office)

Supervision Received:

• Supervision: The incumbent performs a variety of routine work within established policies and procedures and receives detailed instructions on new projects and assignments.

Personal Protective Equipment is required when in the Plant, Yard or Construction Areas:

• Hard Hat
• Safety Glasses
• Steel-toed Boots
• Hearing Protection
• Reflective Vest