Farwest Steel Corporation

Production Assistant

Eugene, OR - Full Time

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Hello prospective employee! We appreciate you taking the time to learn about Farwest and this available position.

Farwest offers full benefits with options to suit everyone, including:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD, FSA, HRA, HSA, EAP, company paid Life Insurance & STD, and 401K with 3.5% Match.
  • Incentive based on safety performance.
  • Tuition reimbursement and career development opportunities.
  • Compensation based on knowledge, skills, and ability.
About this position:
As a condition of employment, all applicants are required to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check. Farwest adheres to federal regulations in regard to drug-testing, which includes THC. Pre-employment drug screen and background check must be completed, post offer of employment. Farwest participates in E-Verify and we confirm each candidate’s eligibility to legally work in the US.

Job Type: Full Time.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, Multiple shifts available.

Wage Range: $18.00-$21.00 per hour, depending on experience.

Farwest’s Eugene location, seeks a driven and dependable individual to join their team as Production Assistant. In this role, you will process orders cut on the burning machines and assist in other areas of the warehouse as needed while following all safety policies and procedures.

Key responsibilities for this role include:
  • Identify parts associated with a specific order, process parts, and clean up per instructions on the work order using grinders and hand tools.
  • Stack parts on pallets or in bundles and mark with pertinent information from the work order for delivery or storage.
  • Remove small cut parts from the burning tables by hand when needed.
  • Identify all questionable quality issues and present them for review by the supervisor to ensure that customer expectations are met on every order.
  • Load and unload vehicles including inbound deliveries and customer will calls.
  • Sort and prepare parts for the processing area.
  • Occasional forklift and crane operation as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Prior warehouse experience is a plus.
  • Attention to detail and awareness of surroundings.
  • Effective verbal and written communication in English. 
  • Ability to make mathematical calculations and read a tape measure.

About Farwest:

Farwest Steel Corporation has been the preeminent metal solutions choice within the greater Western United States since 1956.  Farwest’s products and services offer customers the ability to consolidate many suppliers into one effective solution.  We have over 650 employees located in 7 Western States.

As a company, Farwest strives to offer our employees a safe, innovative, creative, fun, diverse and team-based atmosphere that supports our vision: to be the preeminent metal solutions provider in the Western United States. Our goal is to create a performance-based culture staffed with highly motivated and satisfied employees.

Join a growing, dynamic company with operations across the western US! Learn more at www.farweststeel.com/careers
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