2nd Shift Fabrication Operator - Precision Metalwork

Great Plains Manufacturing; Salina (KS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Plains Manufacturing is seeking a 2nd shift Fab Operator to join our team in Salina, KS. The role runs Monday through Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., with overtime on Fridays as required, and involves operating fabrication machines that cut, shape, and bend metal parts.

Responsibilities include reading specifications, setting up and adjusting machines, measuring parts for accuracy, removing burrs, and performing light maintenance. Must read prints and work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and understand engineering prints.
• Demonstrated familiarity with precision measuring tools.
• Strong math skills including fractions and decimals.
• One to three years’ experience as a fabrication operator.

Responsibilities

• Set up, tend and operate fabricating machines such as cutoff saws, shears, roller, brakes, presses, forming machines, spinning machines, punch machines, laser cutting, CNC plasma, etc.
• Read job specifications to determine machine adjustments and material requirements.
• Set stops or guides to specified length as indicated by scale, rule, template, or computer program.
• Locate and mark bending and cutting lines onto work piece.
• Position work piece against stops or aligns layout marks with die or blade.
• Push button or depress pedal to activate machine.
• Observe machine operation to detect work piece defects or machine malfunction.
• Measure work piece dimensions with varying measuring devices to determine accuracy of machine operation.
• Remove burrs, sharp edges, rust, or scale from work piece.
• Perform minor machine maintenance such as oiling machines, dies, or work pieces.
• Assist machine operators to set up machine, and stack, mark, pack, and transport finished work pieces.
• Monitor fabricating tasks and recommends quality improvement initiatives to the fabrication manager.

Skills

Read engineering prints

Precision measuring tools

Strong math skills

Effective communication

Fabrication operator experience

Basic computer literacy

Job description

Great Plains Manufacturing is seeking a 2nd shift Fab Operator to join our team in Salina, KS. The role runs Monday through Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., with overtime on Fridays as required, and involves operating fabrication machines that cut, shape, and bend metal parts.

Responsibilities include reading specifications, setting up and adjusting machines, measuring parts for accuracy, removing burrs, and performing light maintenance. Must read prints and work in a fast-paced environment.