Fabricator

Fravert

Date: 18 hours ago
City: Birmingham, Alabama
Contract type: Full time
Description

Summary:

As a fabricator, you will be responsible for reading and interpreting engineering blueprints, fabricating metal/ wood components or structures, and performing quality checks on finished products. You may also be required to set up fabricating machines and design custom templates. To ensure success as a metal fabricator, you should have advanced knowledge of industrial metalwork, a good eye for detail, reading tape measures and basic mathematical skills. Ultimately, a top-class fabricator expertly constructs high-quality products to exact specifications.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Conforming with company safety regulations to produce a safe working environment and quality product.
  • Reading and interpreting engineering blueprints.
  • Constructing base templates if necessary.
  • Measuring and marking out, routing, cutting and bending metals.
  • Setting up metalwork machinery including rollers, drill presses, torches, welders, brakes, and shears.
  • Double-checking design specifications before starting each job.
  • Fabricating and constructing metal/wood components with such methods as welding, gluing, or fastening
  • Knowledge of mig welding, tig welding, or laser welding.
  • Fabrication may include grinding and finishing. Assembly may be required on finished products.
  • Performing quality checks on completed products.
  • Operating forklift to move raw materials and finished products throughout the shop
  • Completing jobs timely and accurately.
  • Clocking in and out of each task and applying used raw materials to jobs.
  • Must maintain all equipment and notify supervisor when issues arise or service is needed

Computer Skills

  • Global Shop- timeclock, inventory management, Paylocity

Requirements

Qualifications:

  • Excellent verbal skills
  • Able to interpret drawings/blueprints
  • Self-motivated
  • Problem solver – ability to identify root cause, desired results, assess and implement solutions
  • Knowledgeable of department materials, tooling, equipment processes, and products
  • Adaptability
  • Deadline driven
  • Team oriented
  • Ability to stand for long periods
  • Ability to lift and manipulate large custom pieces
  • Must be able to lift 50lbs on a regular basis and up to 100 lbs. on an infrequent basis
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