Precision Steel Fabrication Machine Operator

Sunward Steel Buildings, Inc.; Jamestown (ND); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life & AD&D

Long-term disability

401(k) retirement program

Voluntary benefits

EAP

PTO 128 hours annually

8 paid holidays

Job summary

Sunward Steel Buildings, Inc. is seeking a Machine Operator for our Jamestown, ND fabrication team. You will set up, calibrate, and run equipment that produces custom steel building components, ensuring dimensions and tolerances meet specifications.

Beginning pay depends on experience, with higher placement for those with press brake/roll former backgrounds. This hands-on role requires mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and ownership of your machine output.

Qualifications

• Read shop drawings, blueprints, and job orders.
• Proficiency with standard measuring tools (tape, calipers, squares).
• Mechanically inclined with systematic troubleshooting and machine operation.
• Experience with press brakes/roll formers is a strong plus; forklift cert or steel fabrication background helps.

Responsibilities

• Set up, install, and calibrate equipment per job orders and specs.
• Operate presses, roll formers, shears, punches to spec.
• Monitor performance; adjust settings to maintain quality.
• Perform changeovers to minimize downtime.
• Conduct first-article and in-process quality checks.
• Identify non-conforming parts; report defects.
• Perform routine operator maintenance and cleaning.
• Support production to meet deadlines; overtime during peak periods.

Skills

Read blueprints

Measuring tools proficiency

Machinery setup and operation

Troubleshooting

Forklift certification (plus)

Tools

None

Job description

Sunward Steel Buildings, Inc. is seeking a Machine Operator for our Jamestown, ND fabrication team. You will set up, calibrate, and run equipment that produces custom steel building components, ensuring dimensions and tolerances meet specifications.

Beginning pay depends on experience, with higher placement for those with press brake/roll former backgrounds. This hands-on role requires mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and ownership of your machine output.