Senior Chassis Fabricator: Precision Welds & Fixturing Lead

Hendrick Automotive Group; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hendrick Technical Solutions in Charlotte, NC seeks a highly skilled chassis fabricator to join our team. This role focuses on manufacturing-level weldments and expertise in fixture configuration, design, and deployment to ensure precise component location.

You will fabricate complex assemblies from blueprints, using modular hole-grid tables and dedicated hard fixtures to control alignment and thermal distortion, delivering repeatable, high-quality welds across multiple metals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5–7 years of professional manufacturing fabrication experience in a senior-level welding role.
• Proven mastery of blueprint reading, GD&T, and weld symbols.
• Deep practical knowledge of fixturing mechanics, clamping systems (toggle, pneumatic, screw), and setup ergonomics.
• Strong metallurgical understanding of thermal expansion and structural restraint techniques.
• Ability to weld components in flat, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Experienced knowledge of welding, including MIG, TIG, and tack welding.

Responsibilities

• Fixture Setup & Alignment: Set up, configure, and utilize custom and modular tooling fixtures to securely lock workpieces to master datums, ensuring absolute repeatability across production runs.
• Component Positioning: Employ use of CMM Arm for locating, aligning and positioning. Using hard pins, V-blocks, and edge locators to eliminate manual measuring and achieve precise part geometry.
• Distortion & Thermal Control: Implement aggressive distortion management strategies, including rigid clamping sequences to combat thermal shrinkage and prevent warping.
• Precision Fabrication: Execute high-quality welds (MIG, TIG, Flux-Core) on various metals and shapes according to strict blueprint engineering specifications and tolerances.
• Quality Assurance: Inspect finished weldments against master reference points to verify compliance with structural and dimensional design constraints.
• Leadership: Providing leadership and guidance to level I and II fabricators

Skills

Blueprint reading

GD&T

Welding symbols

Fixturing

MIG welding

TIG welding

Thermal distortion control

Quality inspection

Overhead welding

Leadership

Tools

CMM Arm

Hard fixtures

Job description

Hendrick Technical Solutions in Charlotte, NC seeks a highly skilled chassis fabricator to join our team. This role focuses on manufacturing-level weldments and expertise in fixture configuration, design, and deployment to ensure precise component location.

You will fabricate complex assemblies from blueprints, using modular hole-grid tables and dedicated hard fixtures to control alignment and thermal distortion, delivering repeatable, high-quality welds across multiple metals.