Saw Operator - 2nd Shift

M.C. Dean; Bowling Green (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision, life, anddis­

Paid time off

401k Retirement Plan

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc. is seeking a Fabrication Welding Technician at the Modular Mission Critical site near Richmond, VA. The role focuses on operating a vertical band saw, handling ferrous and non-ferrous materials, and maintaining safe, efficient production processes.

You will read blueprints, manage basic preventative maintenance, and adhere to safety standards while supporting continuous improvement and teamwork in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required with 1+ year of band saw experience.
• Ability to interpret blueprints, shop drawings and work orders.
• Demonstrated safety awareness and OSHA rule familiarity.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and reliability in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets blueprints and work orders.
• Maintains inventory reports and materials levels.
• Unloads raw materials and stores them properly.
• Operates band saw and basic shop equipment safely.
• Performs preventative maintenance on saw equipment.
• Ensures clean, safe work area and adherence to safety rules.
• Operates forklift and assists in material handling.

Skills

Band saw operation

Forklift operation

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Written and spoken English

Team collaboration

Self-motivated

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Band saw

Forklift

Tape measure

Lock-out/Tag-out

Job description

Overview

About Modular Mission Critical ModularMission Critical is the manufacturing campus for M.C. Dean's complex, modular product line for datacenters and critical infrastructure. Located just north of Richmond, VA, this site is growing fast serving customers worldwide. Important openings include assemblers for our production lines and engineers and designers for products and continuous improvement. Join M.C. Dean's more than 9,000 employees around the world making an impact through innovations in power and technology.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust-we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment for employees to build long-term careers.

The Fabrication Welding Technician is responsible for a variety or welding duties, including performing multiple welding processes, including fusion welding, on both, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, layout and fabrication of precision weldments from blueprints utilizing industry standard fabrication methods; meeting demands and completing work orders in a timely manner; ensuring availability and functioning of required items; and ensuring safety and resolving immediate safety concerns. Maintains welds on various items using a variety of processes (manual arc, tungsten inert gas, metallic inert gas, brazing, cement core drilling, sheet metal, steam-fitting, etc.) (e.g. gym bleachers, safety bars, lockers, carts, steamers, tools, electric motorized gates, recreational equipment welding, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability and functioning of required items ensuring safety.

Position Summary

Ensures the safe operation of an automatic vertical band saw. Cuts steel stock to correct length and measurements.

Responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Reads and interprets basic blue prints.
2. Completes daily stock inventory reports.
3. Maintains proper inventory levels of materials
4. Unload raw materials from semi-trucks and store material.
5. Uses iron working for punching as appropriate.
6. Maintains equipment and ensures work area is clean and safe at all times.
7. Performs basic preventative maintenance on saw equipment.
8. Assures compliance with appropriate safety practices and procedures and with applicable federal, State and local codes, OSHA regulations and requirements
9. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
10. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
11. Operates forklift.
12. Knowledge of trade tools, equipment, materials, tape measure, methods and techniques used in safe band saw operation.
13. Knowledge of Lock-out/Tag-out procedures.

Qualifications

Position / Candidate Requirements:

1. Must be able to work 2nd shift hours.
2. High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate; experience using a band saw
3. Mechanically inclined.
4. Prioritize, schedule, and review work.
5. Effectively and safely operate a variety of assigned tools and equipment.
6. Interpret blueprints, shop drawings, sketches and work orders to others.
7. Understand and follow oral and written directions; communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
8. Work independently with little direction.
9. Meet schedules and time lines.
10. Maintain routine records.
11. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
12. Operate a forklift

Physical Demands

1. Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
2. Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.
3. Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
4. Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
5. Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds
6. Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.

Education

1. High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate; 1+ years of experience using a band saw

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Abilities

• The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.
• Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
• Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
• Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Pay Range

USD $22.00 - USD $25.00 /Yr.