Job description

Position Type: Full-Time (FLSA non-exempt status)

Working Hours: 40 hours/week

Work Breaks: (may vary based on work schedule)
Overtime is expected and may be voluntary or mandatory - depending on workload

Work Schedule: Changes in work schedules may be required based on company needs (i.e.: additional hours, or a reduction in hours based on available work and/or seasonal requirements).
6:00 am – 4:30 pm (Monday – Friday)
Saturdays – as required
½ hour unpaid lunch
Two 15-minute paid work breaks may apply - depending on work schedule

Job Duties and Responsibilities:


• Fit and fabricate steel structures, weldments, chute work, and other company products.

• Check measurements and dimensions of each piece being worked on with measuring tapes, squares, or other devices.

• Place each product component in its appropriate location as noted on the blueprints for proper alignment by using a hammer, pry bar, jack, wedge, or other tools

• Mark spots to cut and use tools to manipulate steel or other materials by cutting, hammering, bending, or grinding the workpiece

• Employ hand torches to heat materials to make them more flexible for bending or manipulation into the correct specification

• Review blueprints, drawings, and other specification papers before starting work on a fabrication process and during the steps to ensure accurate completion

• Maneuver fabrication machines, such as grinders, drill presses, brakes, shears, and torch to cut, bend, grind and adjust materials

• Make templates for common work tasks when conducting repetitive motions for the fabrication process to ensure a set standard of work quality

• Maintain fabricating equipment

• Identify tools and methods needed to construct and assemble components

• Evaluate equipment performance and implement necessary modifications

• Fabricate and/or assemble structures made of steel

• Uses and maintains equipment responsibly as to not compromise safety.

• Comfortable with team work on large weldments

• Personal hand tools are a requirement

• Ensure safety of self and others

Depending on workload, fabricator will be expected to perform welding functions:

• Joins, fabricates, and repairs equipment, structures, and various types of metal objects (typically carbon, AR, or stainless steel) using an array of welding techniques such as flux core and hard wire welding.

• Analyzes blueprints, plans, and drawings to determine measurements, plan layout, and sequence of welding assignments.

• Good understanding of DWG reading and layouts to achieve a quality product

• Participate in quality assurance discussions to assure items are built according to DWG details.

• Determines the best equipment and welding method based on the specific job requirements.

• Operates drill presses, grinders, power saws, and other hand tools.

• Inspects and tests welded structures and surfaces to ensure acceptable/quality weld and to discover flaws.

Required Education/Experience/Training:

• Less than High School Education, or Highschool Education, or equivalent

• Vocational or Fabrication School training, or proven on the job training experience

• Minimum of 5-year experience in the metal fabrication field required

• Working knowledge of fabrication equipment

• Mechanical or Maintenance aptitude helpful

• Welding knowledge/experience required

• Must be able to read and interpret documents, such as blueprints, drawings, plans, policies, diagrams, tables, DWG related prints, etc.

• Must have mathematical and numeric knowledge/skills related to the measuring and estimating of weights, heights, calculating numbers, solving spatial problems

• Must have knowledge of materials and a strong understanding of metals and equipment

• Must be organized and have good communication

• Must have good dexterity

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