Fixture Technician

Colonial Group; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking a skilled Fixture Technician to build and repair fixtures and secondary equipment using a wide range of hand and power tools.

Under supervision, you will dismantle, re-assemble, troubleshoot, and overhaul fixtures; perform welding, cutting, and brazing; and contribute to design improvements and preventive maintenance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive fixture-building and repair experience toward journeyman level.
• Wonderlic Select assessment: minimum score of 50 (cognitive portion 20).
• Ability to analyze information and make decisions from limited choices.

Responsibilities

• Build and repair fixtures and secondary equipment.
• Review and improve fixture designs and prepare quotes.
• Perform preventive maintenance on fixtures and related equipment.
• Troubleshoot, disassemble/reassemble, and repair fixtures and components.
• Design and build manufacturing equipment such as fixtures, workstations, and conveyors.
• Weld, cut, or braze metal for repair and fabrication purposes.
• Maintain records of repairs and inventory; train staff on new fixtures.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Fixture Technician

FLSA STATUS: Non Exempt

REPORTS TO: Manager, Maintenance or Manager, Engineering (Manufacturing)

SUMMARY

This is skilled work involving the building and repairing of fixtures and secondary equipment. Work involves utilization of a wide variety of hand and power tools to fabricate, build, repair, replace, and modify existing fixtures and secondary equipment. Dismantles, re-assembles, repairs, troubleshoots, and overhauls a wide variety of fixtures and secondary equipment. Performs miscellaneous welding, cutting, and brazing.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be physically capable of walking for the entire work shift.
• Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds repeatedly.
• Repeated bending and lifting during the shift.
• Must be able to wear steel-toe footwear.
• Adequate visual acuity to enter/revise molding press programming.
• Must be able to meet requirements for forklift and crane license.
• Must be capable of exerting up to 150 foot pounds on torque wrench.
• Must be able to work around Magnetic Field

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Under general supervision is responsible for the following major tasks:

• Build and repair fixtures.
• Review and improve design on current and new fixtures.
• Prepare quotes on new fixtures.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance on fixtures and secondary equipment as required.
• Troubleshoots, disassembles, and re-assembles fixtures, secondary equipment, and components as directed.
• Troubleshoots pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical mechanical equipment as directed.
• Design and build manufacturing equipment such as skid tippers, gate cutters, work stations, welders and conveyor systems.
• Tests secondary equipment, components, and fixtures to assure proper operation.
• Modifies jigs and fixtures to correct problems.
• Maintain records of all repairs, modifications, and inventory performed.
• Welds, cuts, brazes metal for repair and fabrication purposes.
• Inspects secondary equipment and fixtures and reports needed repairs.
• Trains personnel in the proper use of new fixtures and secondary equipment.

• Completes forms, work orders, charts, and other miscellaneous paperwork to assure proper documentation of work needed or performed.
• Maintains adequate repair supplies.
• Performs other work as directed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

A minimum of 5 years years of progressive experience leading to technical journeyman work requiring extensive knowledge of fixture building and repair.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Possesses the ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices.

• A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 20 on the cognitive portion).

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

This position typically does not require any travel.

DISCLAIMER

The information contained in this job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Agreement to complete all post-hire required training.