Fabricator

Harvard Integrations LP; Tea (SD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard Integrations LP seeks an experienced welder to assemble and fabricate metal cabinets, enclosures, bases and related components. You will read engineering drawings and follow customer specifications to lay out, weld and finish assemblies.

Shifts available: Day 6:00-4:30pm and Evening 4:30pm-3:00am. The role requires MIG welding, basic tool use, reading blueprints and maintaining quality and safety in a busy metal shop.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience with welding and fabrication.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions.
• Experience with structural steel and grinding processes.

Responsibilities

• Follow customer specifications and engineering drawings, gather required materials, lay-out, assemble and weld base or enclosure.
• Set up equipment and weld parts using MIG, gas welding and any combination of arc welding processes.
• Install specialized parts and components on enclosures, including insulation, Z-bar, doors, hinges, brackets using cutting, welding and grinding tools.
• Install specialized parts and components on bases, including structural steel, sheet metal/plate, lift and lugs.
• Examine welds for size, quality and precision.
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping and rewelding as needed.
• Operate crane or other lifting equipment to move components to complete work on enclosures.
• May operate forklift to move materials and supplies.
• Follow all established quality guidelines; maintain a clean, safe work area.

Skills

MIG welding

Basic math

Read blueprints

Hand tools

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Tape measure

Grinder

Saw

Forklift operation

Job description

Description

Assemble and fabricate metal cabinets, enclosures, bases, and/or other components.

Available Shifts:

Day Shift- 6:00-4:30pm

Evening Shift- 4:30pm-3:00am

Job Responsibilities/Key Accountabilities

• Follow customer specifications and engineering drawings, gather required materials, lay-out, assemble and weld base or enclosure.
• Set up equipment and weld parts together using MIG, gas welding and any combination of arc welding processes.
• Install specialized parts and components on enclosures, which may include insulation, Z-bar, doors, hinges, brackets using cutting, welding and grinding tools.
• Install specialized parts and components on bases, which may include structural steel, flat and formed sheet metal / plate, lift and lugs.
• Examine weld for appropriate size, quality and precision.
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping and rewelding as needed.
• Operate crane or other lifting equipment to move and position base or other enclosure components to complete work on all areas of the enclosure.
• Work with engineering staff to clarify information and obtain design changes as needed.
• May repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping and reassembling as needed.
• May operate a forklift to move materials and supplies.
• Follow all established quality guidelines.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Follow established safety guidelines.
• Perform additional duties as requested.

Requirements

• Ability to use basic hand tools, power tools, tape measure, grinders, and saws safely.
• Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions.
• MIG welding.
• Requires good judgment, and ability to work with others and perform other tasks as assigned.
• Previous work with structural steel, welding and grinding processes.
• Ability to review designs and drawings (blueprints).
• Strong attention to detail in measurements and design specifics.
• Experience operating a forklift preferred.

Educational Requirements/Degree(s)

High School Diploma or GED preferred. Equivalent experience may be acceptable.

Extended periods of

• standing
• walking
• climbing
• reaching
• pushing
• pulling

Ability to lift __50___lbs on a regular basis

Ability to lift _100______lbs. occasionally

Work in extreme heat and cold temperatures

Reaching and working overhead

Work at heights greater than ten feet (Example: working on a ladder or on a roof).

Working in tight spaces