Fabricator / Machine Operator

Holden Industries, Inc.; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health plans

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Identity protection service

Paid parental leave

Employee assistance program

Continuing education

Generous paid time off

Nine paid holidays

ESOP/401k retirement plan

Job summary

Holden Industries, Inc. in Waukesha, WI is seeking a Fabricator to set up and operate fabrication equipment to produce stock and custom parts. You will read blueprints, adjust machines, measure parts, and ensure quality while handling routine maintenance.

The role requires basic math, blueprint reading, and the ability to lift up to 100 lbs as needed. It offers full-time hours, competitive benefits, and a collaborative shop environment at Wildeck, a subsidiary in the Holden family.

Qualifications

• Read shop drawings or prints to determine specs.
• Read and interpret tape measures and templates.
• Perform basic calculations using a calculator.
• Read and use tape measure accurately.
• Basic computer skills in Windows/ERP systems.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50–100 pounds as needed.
• Wear OSHA PPE including safety shoes and glasses.

Responsibilities

• Reads job specs from drawings to determine machine adjustments.
• Sets stops/guides to specified lengths per templates.
• Monitors machine operation to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Measures pieces to ensure accuracy of operation.
• Stacks, marks, and packs finished parts for shipping or storage.
• Performs minor machine maintenance such as lubrication.
• Lifts objects by hand or with a crane/forklift as needed.

Skills

1 year experience

Voortman CNC experience

Blueprint reading

Tape measure reading

Basic calculator math

Windows/ERP familiarity

Tools

Voortman CNC

Job description

THE ROLE:

Fabricator

LOCATION:

Waukesha, WI

REPORTS TO:

Supervisor, Manufacturing

POSITION TYPE:

Full-time, non-exempt

HOURS:

5:00am – 3:00pm, Monday – Thursday

Our Opportunity

The Fabricator sets up and operates a production machine to manufacture stock and custom parts. Fabrication machines may include fiber laser, brake press, saw, tube bender, iron worker, shear or roll former that cut, shape or bend metal plates, sheets, tubes and structures by performing the following duties.

Your Responsibilities

• Reads job specifications from shop drawings or blueprints to determine machine adjustments and material requirements.
• Sets stops or guides to specified length as indicated by scale, rule, jig or template.
• Observes machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunction.
• Measures work piece dimensions to determine accuracy of machine operation.
• Stacks, marks, and packs finished work pieces.
• Performs minor machine maintenance such as oiling machines, dyes, or work pieces.
• Lifts objects by hand, or with a power hoist/crane, or forklift.

Your Qualifications

• One-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior Voortman or CNC experience preferred.
• Read and understand shop drawings or prints.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform basic calculations using a calculator.
• Read and use tape measure.
• Basic computer skills in a windows environment/ERP system.
• Physical requirements include: Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds when turning parts over, dependent on the part being handled. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Twisting, turning, grasping, reaching, bending, pulling, and extended periods of standing.
• The employee in this position must wear OSHA approved safety shoes with metatarsal guards, safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and grinding and/or cutting shield when using grinder or power cutters.

Our Company

Headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Wildeck is a subsidiary of Holden Industries, and is a 100% employee-owned company. Wildeck is the largest U.S. manufacturer of industrial steel work platforms (mezzanines), vertical lifts (VRCs), rideable material lifts (RML), safety guarding products, industrial ladders, crossovers, and more. We have been providing the highest quality products to the distribution industry for almost 50 years.

Wildeck provides employees a comprehensive total rewards package.

• competitive compensation
• three different health plans
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• identity protection service
• paid parental leave
• employee assistance program
• continuing education
• generous paid-time-off
• nine paid holidays

Retirement plans include the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401k. Contributions to the ESOP are made by the Company annually based on profitability.

One of the many benefits of being an employee-owned company is that our employees are our shareholders with the ability to directly impact the profitability of the company and share in the rewards.