
Metal Fabricator
- South Point, OH
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Review, analyze and understand engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout.
- Understands layout and plans sequence of operations to maximize efficiency of production in terms of time, quality, quantity, resources, and overall costs.
- Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes. Understand various weld form symbols on blueprints and drawings. Designs and constructs templates and fixtures.
- Positions, aligns, fits, and welds together material pieces to AWS specifications. Weld using MIG welder and pulse process; weld components in flat, vertical, horizontal or overhead positions both vertical and horizontal plane.
- Tack up structures to meet tolerances and specifications. Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
- Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches. Hammers, chips, and grinds work piece, cut, bend, and straighten metal.
- Operate MIG welder. Set up and operate shear and break press, punch press. Use overhead crane, forklift, hoists, to assist in fabrication assembly and moving materials/projects.
- Operate, grinders, cutting torch, drills, misc. hand tools. Properly care for and maintain tools in good operating condition; ensure tools and equipment is properly stored at the end of each shift.
- Maintains regular and consistent job attendance, comes to work on time. Follows and complies with IE Core Values. Follow and comply with IE safety program.
- Install electrical components in pre-cut panels, wire as needed. Wash, prime, paint parts for electrical units
- High School Diploma or GED, plus 2 years welding fabrication experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Able to discern correct welding applications. Must be proficient in MIG welding. Essential “rigging” knowledge is necessary.
- Good math skills necessary in transferring print information to the fabrication process. Ability to read and interpret shop/engineering drawings
- Arrive to work, meetings, appointments, and other work-related functions on time and as scheduled
- Ability to maintain positive working relationships with those encountered in the course of the work
- Frequently stand for prolonged periods, lifting/moving of up to 100 pounds, pulling, pushing, reaching, grasping, kneeling, crouching, stooping, crawling and climbing ladders. Able to fabricate and assemble metal buildings, products & parts.
- Ability and skill to effectively operate a wide range of equipment, hand and power tools, overhead crane, forklift, torches, brake shear, power saws, drills, punch press, etc.
- Good verbal and written communication skills. Customer focus. Must be able to work as and with a team, take direction from supervisor(s), adhere to required work schedules, adjust easily to changes in midstream, focus attention on details and follow work rules
- Mentor fellow employees/teammates when the opportunity presents itself
- Must be able to climb to and work from elevated platforms, ladders and walkways
- A record of dependability and cooperation in previous work environments
- Ability to obtain and maintain current AWS (American Welding Society) certifications as required