Bender Shear Operator

Jensen-Infrastructure; Puyallup (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Jensen Precast is seeking a Bender Shear Operator in Washington state (Puyallup area) to fabricate steel cages from production drawings within the production facility. You’ll work closely with the cage fabrication, quality control and production teams to ensure structural integrity and on-time delivery.

The role involves bending and cutting rebar/mesh to drawings, assembling cages, and packaging reinforcing for transport, while maintaining safety and quality in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with rebar bending and cutting per drawings.
• Ability to read production drawings and fabricate cages.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate steel cages per drawings using bender and shear.
• Prepare rebar and mesh for cage department.
• Maintain safety and quality standards in a fast-paced production environment.

Job description

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOINGThe Bender Shear Operator (($25.00-$30.00) is a key position at Jensen Precast. You will be creating steel cages based on production drawings while working in the production facility. The structural integrity and quality of our products depends on you doing your job correctly.Reporting to our Production Supervisor, you’ll primarily work with the cage fabrication, quality control and production teams.A highlight of your day-to-day will include:Manufacturing rebar material for precast reinforcing cages within specific tolerances using the rebar bender and shear.Packaging steel reinforcing for transport to cage department.Utilizing time effectively and organizing day with fluctuating schedules; Bender Shear Operator must be 1 Day ahead of Cage department schedule.Understanding Just-In-Time (JIT) and having the right materials ready for the next day’s tasks.Identifying size of mesh, rebar and or/cages based on rebar cage drawings; cutting pieces of rebar and/or mesh into appropriate sizes to assemble cages per drawings by utilizing bender shear; bending rebar and steel to appropriate angles and dimensions per drawings.WHO WE ARE LOOKING FORYou’re enthusiastic and motivated in a fast-paced environment. Growing up, you were the one always building cool stuff with Legos or Lincoln logs because you thoroughly enjoy putting things together. Paying attention to detail comes natural to you and you always double check your work. You don’t take shortcuts because quality is important to you. You’re safety conscious not just for yourself, but for your team. We’re open to individuals who aren’t just looking for their next job, they’re looking to build a career. You want an opportunity to showcase your skill set with a solid company who will invest in you. In our culture – everyone matters.ALL ABOUT JENSEN PRECASTMuch like you, our founder, Don Jensen was looking for a way to support his family, so he started his Company in 1968. Since founded, we’ve been supporting communities across Nevada, California, Arizona, Washington, and Hawaii.Jensen Precast likely has an impact on your daily life. We build culverts to take water away from your neighborhoods, underground utility boxes to hold cables, and manholes to allow workers access to the sewers deep below the roads we drive on. And that’s just a small sample of what we do at Jensen on a daily basis.When you work at one of Jensen’s many locations, you will enjoy the close relationships and camaraderie of a small company while being part of a larger, well-established, growing company.We are committed to ensuring employment practices that promote equal opportunities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations during your interview process.