Metal Fabricator

Air Tractor, Inc.; Olney (TX); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Catastrophic insurance

Life insurance

LTD

Job summary

Air Tractor, Inc. is seeking skilled Sheet Metal Workers to fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment. Duties include laying out dimensions, converting blueprints into shop drawings, and installing ducts and furnace casings.

You will ensure precise assembly, finish surfaces, and maintain tools and equipment on site. Benefits include 401K with company match and optional medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

Qualifications

• Mechanical knowledge of machines, tools, and maintenance.
• Strong math skills including arithmetic, geometry, and basic calculus.
• Understanding of materials, construction methods, and safety practices.
• Installation experience: setting up equipment, wiring, or fabrication processes.
• Ability to select appropriate gauges, materials, and equipment for a job.
• Ability to evaluate options based on costs, benefits, and risks.
• Knowledge of design techniques and blueprints for production.
• Experience performing routine equipment maintenance and repairs.
• Effective time management to coordinate multiple tasks.
• Strong troubleshooting to identify causes and solutions.
• Knowledge of production and processing methods to maximize efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment per blueprints.
• Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions on materials using guides and rulers.
• Maneuver and anchor assemblies in place for installation.
• Convert blueprints into shop drawings to guide construction and assembly.
• Install assemblies such as ducts, pipes, and furnace casings in frameworks.
• Drill, punch holes, and fasten components with appropriate hardware.
• Perform surface finishing and deburring of parts.
• Maintain and repair equipment as needed.
• Transport prefabricated parts to job sites for installation.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Mathematics

Building and Construction

Installation

Equipment Selection

Judgment and Decision Making

Design

Equipment Maintenance

Time Management

Troubleshooting

Production and Processing

Job description

$18 per hour - Air Tractor is an employee-owned company. We offer multiple benefits including 401K with company match, optional medical, dental, vision, catastrophic, accident, life, and LTD. Air Tractor provides a small amount of life insurance for emplo

Sheet Metal Workers

Job Purpose

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces.

Essential Duties and/or Responsibilities

• Determine project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions.
• Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, according to drawings or templates, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers.
• Maneuver completed units into position for installation, and anchor the units.
• Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction and assembly of sheet metal products.
• Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, and down spouts, in supportive frameworks.
• Select gauges and types of sheet metal or non-metallic material, according to product specifications.
• Drill and punch holes in metal, for screws, bolts, and rivets.
• Fasten seams and joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, and bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
• Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, and drills.
• Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, and smooth surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts, using hand tools and portable power tools.
• Finish parts, using hacksaws, and hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
• Maintain equipment, making repairs and modifications when necessary.
• Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
• Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Sheet Metal Workers

Job Purpose

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces.

Essential Duties and/or Responsibilities

• Determine project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions.
• Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, according to drawings or templates, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers.
• Maneuver completed units into position for installation, and anchor the units.
• Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction and assembly of sheet metal products.
• Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, and down spouts, in supportive frameworks.
• Select gauges and types of sheet metal or non-metallic material, according to product specifications.
• Drill and punch holes in metal, for screws, bolts, and rivets.
• Fasten seams and joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, and bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
• Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, and drills.
• Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, and smooth surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts, using hand tools and portable power tools.
• Finish parts, using hacksaws, and hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
• Maintain equipment, making repairs and modifications when necessary.
• Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
• Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.