Job Description

Purpose of the Position

• Operates furniture/equipment handling trucks 

Company Conformance Statement

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers, and suppliers.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Employees are required to:

• Comply with all applicable safety- and health-related rules, regulations, and procedures;
• Work safely themselves and help their teammates work safely;
• Assist supervisors and managers in identifying and mitigating potentially hazardous conditions; and
• Help the organization maintain a safe and healthy workplace.

Specific Job Duties

• Operates furniture/equipment handling trucks as required to safely relocate furniture, equipment, gas bottles, chemicals and other items as assigned.
• May be required to pick up and deliver locally-purchased materials and supplies in surrounding areas.
• May be required to shuttle passenger vehicles to and from the New Orleans Airport.
• Will be required to assist the general helpers in moving furniture, boxes, etc. Perform transportation functions within customer requirements
• All other duties assigned

Additional responsibilities you may be requested to perform:

• Manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other general labor.

Qualifications

· High school graduate or GED equivalent.

· Must be able to drive multiple types of vehicles including by not limited to sedans, vans, pick up trucks and trucks rated to 5 tons.

· Must possess a valid driver’s license and be capable of obtaining a commercial driver’s license.

Working Conditions

• Physical effort involving able average standing, sitting, walking or detail work
• Occasional risk of injury due to hazards

Physical Requirements

• Lift minimum of 50 pound load up from the ground frequently
• Walk six hours per day
• Bend and stoop six hours per day
• Work overhead and minimum 20 pound load
• Push and pull frequently throughout the day
• Walk up/down stairs frequently
• Stand seven hours per day
• Wear PPE gear six hours continuously (steel toe shoes, safety glasses, hard hat, gloves)
• Tolerate extreme cold/heat for three hours continuously

Special Knowledge and Skills

• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Good communication skills
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
• Ability to take direction
• Ability to work with computers
• Ability to work independently but follow specific detailed instructions
• Ability to interface with various levels of personnel in a multi-cultural, team-oriented environment

Other Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen in order to obtain required NASA badge.

•   M ust be able to provide a certified Birth Certificate (with state seal), Passport, or INS Citizenship documents on date of hire (candidate will be sent home if this paperwork is not provided upon arrival on date of hire).
• Must have the ability to communicate the English language, both verbally and written, in an effective manner.
• Must have, and maintain, a valid driver’s license

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE, CHANGE OR AMEND JOB DESCRIPTIONS FROM TIME-TO-TIME TO CORRESPOND TO DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE POSITION.

Syncom Space Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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