Fabrication Technician

Hourly Rate: $21-$22/hour

Shfit: Monday - Friday, 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Summary:

The Fabrication Technician is primarily responsible for converting sales orders to products by using various machines to cut and then assemble parts to a finished product. This position is also responsible for adhering to a productions schedule, completing work orders with a high level of quality and ensuring safety standards are always met.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Reviews and interprets written work instructions through fabrication drawings.
• Receives and processes assigned tasks through the work order module via Eclipse in conjunction with pre-fab order business.
• Professionally communicates with customers regarding project requirements such as discrepancies, scheduling, shipping details, etc.
• Sets up machines for saw cutting, threading rod, bending anchor bolts, shearing and punching, etc.
• Is able to safely operate band saws and other fabrication shop machinery such as: threading machine, bender, stationary belt sander, drill press, bench grinder, hand tools, measuring tools…etc.
• Accurately cuts material to specifications using quality control conventions.
• Performs assembly to achieve a finished product and move product to designated space.
• Pulls product from inventory for orders using established warehouse procedures and/or unload delivery trucks and move inventory to designated areas.
• Checks all delivery paperwork and customer orders for accuracy, reporting issues to Branch Manager.
• Perform necessary activities to get products ready for delivery.
• Assists warehouse personnel with Material Handling duties, such as pulling orders, put away, cleaning, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of one-year experience in a similar position is preferred.
• Experience and/or previous training is preferable in operating a band saw.
• Proficiency in utilizing fabrication equipment such as: threading machine, bender, stationary belt sander, drill press, bench grinder, hand tools, measuring tools, band saw, and Ironworkers.
• Experienced in safely operating a forklift.
• Good personal communication skills.
• Understanding of safe warehouse practices and ability to follow safe machine standard operating procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret documents furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule forms such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, quality manuals and procedure manuals.
• Ability to deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to perform simple shop math, convert decimals to fractional equivalents and measure material accurately.
• Thorough knowledge of various types of metals, their physical properties and how to work with them.
• Good dexterity and physical stamina.

Physical:

• The employee is regularly required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel a computer mouse or other computer equipment; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; use hands and arms to reach for, grasp and manipulate objects; stand, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May be required to move or traverse considerable distances in the facility during the course of a workday.
• Must have the physical abilities to perform essential warehouse tasks.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. to a height of 3-4 feet and load product into trucks.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• Ability to ascend/descend a ladder to pull or put away product from shelving and racking.
• Ability to safely operate a dolly, pallet jack and/or forklift in loading and unloading supplies.

Working Conditions:

• Warehouse & Fabrication environment;
• May be inside most of the day, seldom outside to get material or place finished product outside, temperature exposure may be 50-100 degrees inside;
• May work in the following conditions:
• Slightly confined spaces;
• Moderate to severe noise level (equipment); Slightly slippery surfaces;
• Moderate air pollution (dust); Moderate vibration (equipment, tools); Moving objects (forklift).