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 Janitor to join our Northwest Pipe team in Houston, TX.

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)
Tuition Reimbursement
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.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Under ongoing supervision, assists with cleaning the facilities, bathrooms, offices, and the general plant environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General cleaning of the building and keeping it maintained and in good condition.
Sweep and mop floors.
Cleaning and stock restrooms.
Clean up spills with appropriate equipment.
Perform minor repairs.
Notify supervisors or managers of major repairs.
Collect and dispose of trash.
Complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision.
Keep cleaning supplies in stock.
Understands ISO procedures
Other duties may be assigned.
Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
On the job training by supervisor and peers who have experience, knowledge and insight into the job.
Qualified by performance

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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Our organization maintains a drug-free workplace. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successful passing of a drug test and background check. Northwest Pipe Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. Minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be meet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Project timelines and work volume / deadlines may often require working outside of standard office hours, weekend, 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:

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 another.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward or outward.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw drag haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to use measuring tape.
Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists hands, and /or fingers such as use sweeping /moping

Less than 1/3 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. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.)
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium)
Stooping: Positions self-ringing mop/picking up trash this factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Kneeling/Crouching: Position self to preparing mop bucket
Crawling: Moving about to cleaning tight spots.
Reaching: Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side.
Lifting: Raising object from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position {this factor is important if it occur to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling to remove cleaning cape
Feeling Perceiving attributes of objects such as size shape temperature or texture by touching with skin particularly that of fingertips.
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.

Physical Requirements:

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and /or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly lifting carrying pushing pulling or otherwise objects including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Visual Acuity:

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures transcribing viewing a computer terminal extensive reading visual inspection involving small defects small parts and /or operation of machines (including inspection) using measurement devices and /or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Vision Requirements:

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

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 distances and spatial relationships)

Less than 1/3 of the time

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 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 both environment conditions: activities occur inside and outside.
The worker is subject to hazard: 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 places exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation.

Less than 1/3 of the time:

The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.
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 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 oils: There is air and / or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

Noise Levels:

Up 2/3 of the time:

Moderate noise (examples business office with computers and printers, light traffic)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

Very quiet conditions (example: forest trail, isolation booth for hearing test)
Quiet conditions (examples library private office)
Loud noise (Examples metal can be manufacturing department large earth-moving equipment
Very loud noise (example jackhammer work front row at rock concert.

Supervision Received:

Supervision: The incumbent performs a variety of routine work within established policies and procedures and receives detained instructions. Work is checked frequently.

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

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

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