FABRICATOR

Kalamazoo-Fabricating; Pavilion Township (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalamazoo-Fabricating in Michigan seeks a Fabricator to ensure quality, productivity, attendance and safety in daily operations. The role requires welding in multiple positions, reading complex blueprints, and executing precise fabrication tasks with stainless steel and other alloys.

The candidate will perform TIG, MIG and ARC welds, maintain shop equipment, and lead tasks within the team while driving continuous improvements in weld strength, quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret complex blueprints and materials lists.
• Perform high-quality welds in multiple positions on stainless steel and alloys.
• Maintain safety and housekeeping in a fast-paced shop environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote excellence throughout the department
• Must be able to conduct themselves in a safe manner
• Maintain a safe and clean work area
• Read, write and interpret complex blueprints and lists of materials
• Fabricate components and assemblies from blueprints and sketches
• Plan various operations required to make assemblies
• Become familiar with and fabricate pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems
• Be familiar with construction and operation of shop equipment and maintain it
• Perform routine machine set-up
• Act as a group leader (subject to the individual acceptance)
• Continuous improvement is expected in all critical activities such as overall machine quality, safety, weld strength and appearance, and productivity
• Design, build and install guards and drive assemblies
• Set-up and install drive assemblies
• Final quality checks of products
• Dimensional verification of parts and final product
• Work in other areas of the operation as directed by supervision
• Others as assigned by supervision

Skills

Welding TIG/MIG/ARC

Blueprint reading

Quality control

Safety awareness

Shop math

Job description

The Fabricator position is responsible for the quality of work, productivity, attendance/punctuality, safety, flexibility, working without supervision, and general housekeeping.

Qualifications

• Dedication to excellence and a quality output


• Will have a skill-set that allows the quick, accurate jigging and checking of products manufactured by the company


• The ability to perform high quality welds in all positions (vertical up, down, flat and overhead) typically required in fabricating machinery


• The ability to perform high quality welds on stainless steel and other alloys such as cast iron, nickel and manganese steels is required


• Will have the skill-set to perform the following welds: TIG, MIG and ARC (primary weld is product line specific)


• Will have the skill-set to perform surface finish specifications up to food grade on stainless steel surfaces (including food grade welding and polishing)


• The employee will supply all basic tools required to perform the responsibilities listed

Responsibilities

• Promote excellence throughout the department


• Must be able to conduct themselves in a safe manner


• Maintain a safe and clean work area


• Read, write and interpret complex blueprints and lists of materials


• Fabricate components and assemblies from blueprints and sketches


• Plan various operations required to make assemblies


• Become familiar with and fabricate pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems


• Be familiar with construction and operation of shop equipment and maintain it


• Perform routine machine set-up


• Act as a group leader (subject to the individual acceptance)


• Continuous improvement is expected in all critical activities such as overall machine quality, safety, weld strength and appearance, and productivity


• Design, build and install guards and drive assemblies


• Set-up and install drive assemblies


• Final quality checks of products


• Dimensional verification of parts and final product


• Work in other areas of the operation as directed by supervision


• Others as assigned by supervision

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.