Metal Fabricator I

Purpose/ Summary

Learn all the processes to plan, lay out, repair, and install sheet metal products and parts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Under direct supervision:

• Learn and gain a better understanding of calibrated tooling and equipment such as but not limited to vernier calipers, height gages, pi-tapes, plug gages, micrometers, go/no go gages, thread gages, cylindrical plug and vertical dividing head
• Become proficient in interpreting blueprints to determine how and where to fabricate, assemble and install sheet metal products
• Become proficient in measuring, marking dimensions, and lay out material to be installed using tools such as scribes, rulers, calculators, and squares
• Become proficient in fastening joints and seams in sheet metal with solder, welds, caulk, bolts, and metal driver clips, ensuring work is done carefully and bonds will last
• Assist in checking parts using specified gages or check parts using furnished fixtures to see that dimensions are being maintained
• Consistently maintain specific tolerances and accurately perform dimensions
• Maintain a neat and orderly work area
• Follow all applicable safety rules and precautions

Adheres to all Core Values (Health and Safety, Quality, Customer Service, Development of People, Integrity, Corporate Citizenship, Continuous Improvement, Respect).

Adheres to all Core Competencies (Communication, Teamwork, Achieving Results, Commitment to Continuous Improvement, Judgement).

Other job-related duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent or 1 year of relevant experience
• Demonstrate a good mechanical aptitude.
• Able to read, write, and speak in standard English
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional sheet metal fabricator certificate
• Basic knowledge of specific properties of metals used
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and blueprints

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, electrical equipment, acetone, alcohol, argon, braze alloys, nitrogen, hydrogen, oil-based lubricants, and cleaning solutions
• The employee is occasionally exposed to moderate cold and extreme heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually middling.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel
• Must be able to communicate verbally and have the ability to hear
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop or crouch
• The employee is occasionally required to sit
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to thirty (30) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.