Job Title: Band Saw Operator – 1st & 2nd Shift (Temp-to-Hire)
Location: Houston, TX 77021 (Must live within 10–15 miles of location)
Pay Rate: $18-$19 per hour (based on experience)
Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire
Available Shifts
1st Shift: 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Monday–Friday
2nd Shift: 2:30 PM – 10:30 PM, Monday–Friday
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Band Saw Operator to join a large steel manufacturing and distribution operation in Houston. This role is responsible for accurately cutting metal materials using horizontal band saws and/or cold saws while maintaining safety, quality, and production standards.
This position operates in a heavy industrial, open-air steel manufacturing environment where employees work around large steel beams, pipe, tubing, rebar, overhead cranes, industrial forklifts, production equipment, and semi-truck traffic. Candidates must be comfortable working in a physically demanding environment while maintaining constant awareness of workplace hazards and following all safety procedures.
This is a temp-to-hire opportunity with consistent hours and potential for overtime.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Operate horizontal band saws and/or cold saws to cut metal materials to specified lengths
- Set up saws, including selecting and adjusting feeds and speeds based on material grade and cut requirements
- Accurately read and interpret tape measurements, work orders, cut lists, and production documentation
- Identify and work with various metal material grades
- Verify measurements and finished cut lengths for accuracy
- Perform basic equipment inspections and report mechanical or safety concerns
- Safely move and stage materials for processing
- Work around large steel products including beams, tubing, pipe, rebar, and structural materials
- Work safely around overhead cranes, forklifts, moving industrial equipment, and truck traffic
- Maintain awareness of pinch points, moving machinery, suspended loads, and loading operations
- Maintain a clean and organized work area
- Follow all safety procedures, quality standards, PPE requirements, and company policies
- Collaborate with warehouse and production personnel to meet daily production goals
Work Environment
- This position is located in a large open-air, non-climate-controlled steel manufacturing and distribution facility
- The environment is loud, active, fast-paced, and physically demanding. Employees must remain alert and maintain constant awareness of their surroundings due to potential hazards
Employees regularly work around
- Structural steel beams
- Pipe, tubing, and rebar
- Horizontal band saws and cutting equipment
- Overhead cranes carrying suspended loads
- Industrial forklifts
- Semi-trucks and trailer loading operations
- Heavy manufacturing equipment
- Large quantities of metal materials moving throughout the facility
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience operating horizontal band saws and/or cold saws
- Strong understanding of feeds and speeds for cutting applications
- Experience cutting metal materials
- Ability to accurately read tape measures and measurements
- Experience reading work orders, cut lists, and production documentation
- Prior experience in a warehouse, manufacturing, fabrication, metal service center, or industrial environment
- Ability to work consistently on assigned shift
- Ability to safely work around heavy materials and industrial equipment
- Strong commitment to workplace safety
- Ability to work in an open-air, non-climate-controlled manufacturing environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a metal service center or metals distribution operation
- Experience cutting steel, aluminum, tubing, pipe, or structural materials
- Experience with overhead cranes and material handling equipment
- Forklift experience
- Familiarity with production schedules and material handling processes
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
Work Schedule & Overtime
- Monday through Friday
- 40 hours per week
- Overtime may be available based on workload (not guaranteed)
- Occasional weekend work when business needs require
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand for extended periods
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without assistance
- Ability to bend, stoop, twist, and work in a warehouse/manufacturing environment
- Ability to safely handle materials throughout the shift
- Manual dexterity to operate machinery safely and accurately
- Ability to work in a physically demanding industrial environment
Equipment Used
- Horizontal band saws
- Cold saws
- Sit-down forklifts
- Overhead cranes
- Measuring devices and gauges
- Material handling equipment
- Production and warehouse equipment
What We're Looking For
- Candidates located within 10–15 miles of Houston, TX 77021
- Reliable and punctual with a strong work ethic
- Honest and accountable team players who take ownership of their work
- Strong safety mindset
- Experience in steel, metal, manufacturing, fabrication, warehouse, or industrial operations
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment
- Willingness to learn and support team objectives
- Comfortable working around large moving equipment, overhead cranes, and heavy materials
- Ability to remain safety-focused in a high-hazard industrial setting
- Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check, drug screen, and physical examination.
Please Be Prepared for Our AI Recruiter to Ask These Mandatory Questions
- Are you able to work the 1st Shift (6:00 AM–2:30 PM) or 2nd Shift (2:30 PM–10:30 PM) Monday through Friday? Which shift are you applying for?
- Do you live within 15 miles of Houston, TX 77021? If no, what ZIP code do you live in?
- Do you have reliable transportation to arrive at work on time every day?
- What is your availability for an in-person interview?
- Do you have steel-toe work boots or steel-toe shoes?
- Are you willing and able to successfully complete all pre-employment requirements, including a background check, drug screen, and physical examination?
- How many years of band saw operating experience do you have?
- Have you operated a horizontal band saw, cold saw, or both? Please explain.
- What types of materials have you cut using a band saw (steel, aluminum, stainless steel, tubing, pipe, structural shapes, etc.)?
- Describe your experience setting feeds and speeds for cutting applications.
- Do you have experience reading work orders, cut lists, or production documents? Please explain.
- What experience do you have working in a warehouse, manufacturing, fabrication, or metal service center environment?
- This position is located in a large open-air steel manufacturing facility where employees work around heavy steel beams, pipe, tubing, rebar, overhead cranes, industrial forklifts, and semi-truck traffic. Are you comfortable working in this type of environment?
- Have you previously worked in a steel manufacturing, metal fabrication, construction materials, industrial warehouse, or heavy manufacturing environment? Please describe your experience.
- Are you familiar with industrial hazards such as pinch points, struck-by hazards, suspended loads, moving equipment, and truck traffic? Please describe your experience.
- Have you worked around large steel products such as beams, pipe, tubing, plate, rebar, or other heavy metal materials? If yes, please explain.
- This position requires maintaining constant awareness of your surroundings to avoid pinch points, moving equipment, overhead loads, and loading operations. Are you able to work safely while maintaining this level of awareness throughout an entire shift?
- Have you ever worked in a non-climate-controlled warehouse, manufacturing facility, metal shop, or outdoor industrial environment? Please describe.
- Have you worked from cut lists, work orders, or production schedules? Please explain.
- What steps do you take before operating a band saw to ensure the machine is safe to run?
- Do you have at least one year of recent band saw operating experience?
- Have you operated a horizontal band saw within the last 24 months?
- Are you able to accurately read a tape measure to 1/16-inch increments?
- Have you used feeds and speeds when setting up cutting equipment?
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