Job Description

Company Overview

Come join a winning Team! Since 1970 Plastic Express has met the bulk trucking, bulk terminal, packaging, and warehousing needs of the plastics industry. Our strategic locations, modern systems, and dedicated employees allow us to provide custom tailored logistical solutions to fulfill the most challenging needs of our customers. Plastic Express operates from 22 full-service facilities, more than 40 bulk terminals, and 52 railcar terminals offering more than 8,500 railcar spots across the country. We are located near 9 major ports in the U.S. and rely heavily on our rail infrastructure to handle imports /exports as well as regional distribution. At many of the Plastic Express sites, we also handle some non-plastic commodities, which include; paper rolls, steel, building materials and other dry bulk materials. Plastic Express owns and operates roughly 250 trucks, with approximately 250 trailers performing full bulk truck distribution business. Plastic Express is headquartered in Houston, TX and has over 600 employees nationwide. Our goal has always been to exceed our customer's expectations, and our can do-attitude is what differentiates us from the competition.

Plastic Express employees have always been our key to success and total customer satisfaction. We are always looking for dependable & talented business professionals that will help us to grow and to continue our “Can Do” tradition.

Job Summary

The Warehouse Maintenance Supervisor position, reporting directly to the Warehouse Maintenance Manager, assists with managing local scheduling and real-time operations that facilitate the maximization of resources (human and automated) to achieve customer satisfaction, productivity, schedule adherence and economic goals.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Supervisory Position. 
• Ensure that all site company employees, temporary employees, outside contractors and visitors adhere to applicable company safety policies.
• Develop and maintain Lock Out – Tag Out (LOTO) procedures for all equipment under his or her purview.
• Maintain existing facilities and equipment with power and hand tools.
• Conceive, Design, Fabricate and Install Equipment, as necessary.
• Support electrical, air pressure and plumbing system improvements and / or alterations in support of equipment installation, maintenance and operation.
• Procure and deploy equipment in support of primary responsibilities. Coordinate with external providers and vendors in support of operational maintenance.
• Develop and maintain operational maintenance support schedule, and provide access to all affected personnel via MyPE, or other approved forum / format.
• Ensure performance of all scheduled preventative maintenance on all site packaging and support equipment.
• Coordinate with Production and Warehouse Management and Supervisors to ensure consumables and spares are requested and maintained to properly support operations.
• Support employee development and training, record keeping and communication of issues with Management. 
• Must be able to listen to directions and lay out job assignments to the staff. 

Qualifications:

• Minimum education required: high school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to perform physical labor for a minimum of 8 hours per day.
• Physical ability to climb, bend, and squat. 
• Able to use hand tools and power tools in completion of duties.
• Able to troubleshoot and repair operational equipment
• Must be able to work outside in all types of weather conditions.
• Must be able to work any day of week, as required.
• Previous maintenance, millwrighting, pipefitting, rigging and welding in an industrial maintenance role experience is required. 
• Must be available for on-call emergencies after working hours, during nights and possibly weekends and holidays to repair or maintain equipment.
• Must have the ability to think independently and make decisions in the company’s best interest.
• Must be safety-focused and ensure that all work is accomplished in a safe manner. 
• Must possess excellent interpersonal, communications and organizational skills.
• Must be multi-task capable with the ability to handle multiple activities simultaneously. 
• Must be Forklift Certified and maintain proper credentials during employment period.

Duties:

  Duties include but are not limited to:

• Operational Maintenance
• LOTO
• Spares and Consumables Management Support
• Additional duties and responsibilities may be added or deleted at any time at the discretion of management.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position manages all employees of the department and is responsible for leadership, performance management and hiring of the employees within its department.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• This is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary.

  Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full time position.
•  Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

Travel is primarily locally during the business day, although some out of the area travel and overnight may be expected.

Benefits and Perks:

• Family health benefit packages
• Vacation pay after 90 days
• Holiday pay after 90 days
• Company matching 401k retirement program, after 90 days. 

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at any time at the discretion of management.

In line with Plastic Express’ Environmental Promise, the hired individual is expected to enthusiastically support all facets of Operation Clean Sweep; specifically, making a conscious effort to prevent pellet, flake and powder loss into the environment and ensure any spills are swiftly and effectively cleaned up.

If you have an interest in working at Plastic Express, please forward your resume including a brief work history.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, For contractors, Local area, Afternoon shift,

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