General Laborer

Custom Equipment, Inc; West Bend (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Custom Equipment, Inc in Wisconsin is seeking a Shop Helper to support welders and finishers in our manufacturing facility. You will assist in staging production, preparing fabrications for shipping, and performing maintenance and custodial tasks as needed.

This role requires basic reading of measurement devices, the ability to lift up to 60 lbs with assistance, and a willingness to learn welding-related processes in a fast-paced shop environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read measurement devices such as tape measure, square, etc.
• Preferred – welding experience in manufacturing.
• Preferred – brake presses, welding, shipping and receiving.
• Willingness to develop welding/blueprint reading skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in staging production for welders and supply fixtures and pallets.
• Prepare fabrications for shipping: palletizing, banding, wrapping, labeling.
• Unloads materials, verifies correctness, and routes to proper locations.
• Operate robotic welding equipment for assemblies and parts, load/unload, inspect welds.
• Observe robot operation, report defects or machine issues.
• Grind burrs and smooth edges with grinders and power tools.
• Perform daily maintenance and custodial duties.
• Adhere to safety regulations and maintain a safe work area.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Measurement reading

Welding support

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

As a leading aerial equipment manufacturer, we're constantly striving to better our products, services, and customer satisfaction.We understand thisstarts with us and that's why we're dedicated to our employees' success.

Job Description

Primary Purpose

Performs shop helper duties throughout the shop as directed. Assists welders in finishing work, i.e. grinding, cutting, etc.

Essential Function and Responsibilities

• Assists in staging production for welders and all others in the facility and supply them with all necessary supplies, fixtures, and pallets needed to complete staged jobs
• Prepare fabrications for shipping suppliers including but not limited to, palletizing, banding, wrapping, labeling, etc.
• Assists in ensuring all materials are unloaded from delivery trucks, verified for correctness, checked for damaged goods and materials transferred to their designated location or work station on a daily basis
• Operates robotic welding equipment to produce scissor assemblies and fabricated metal parts, loads and unloads parts, checks quality of welds, and does basic troubleshooting.
• Observes robot operation to detect defects or machine malfunction, reports issues that may fall outside of product specifications.
• Chips or grinds off burrs, sharp edges, excess weld, slag, or spatter using hand or bench grinders and other power tools.
• Performs various maintenance and custodial duties
• Follows safety regulations and observes environment to ensure safe working conditions are present and corrects issues that need attention
• May perform other duties as required and/or assigned

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, physical demands and/or ability required for this position to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to read measurement devices such as tape measure, combination square, carpenters square, T square, etc.
• Preferred – Previous experience welding in a manufacturing industry
• Preferred- Previous experience with brake presses, welding, shipping and receiving.
• Preferred- Ability to develop more specialized skills in such areas as welding, blueprint readings, machine operation

Physical Demands and Working Environment

• Ability to lift, position, move, bend, flip parts in order to accomplish production goals that require loading, adjusting, turning, and removing small and large parts up to 60lbs with assistance
• Ability to occasionally lift greater than 75lbs with assistance
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend, kneel, reach, lift, sit, in hot, cold, dusty, elevated, noisy area where foot and automated equipment movement, airborne, dust/fumes, and ultraviolet light are present
• Ability to operate a forklift
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts

Additional Information

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