Job Description

•Job Responsibilities:•

Their main role is to bend, align, cut, weld and assemble metals using various tools.

Basic Tasks:

• Operates fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, and drill presses.
• Bends and straighten metal by hammering, chipping and grinding it.
• Uses hand torch or furnace to pre-heat workpieces.
• Fits and welds metal parts together.
• Designs and creates templates and fixtures.
• Checks if a workpiece meets the specifications by using square, ruler, and measuring tape.
• May fabricate and assemble sheet metal products.
• May set up and operate machine tools associated with fabricating shops, such as radial drill press, end mill, and edge planer.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems, pipe supports, and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial production and processing systems, applying knowledge of system operation, and following blueprints: Selects type and size of pipe, and related materials and equipment, such as supports, hangers, and hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications.
• Inspects work site to determine presence of obstructions and to ascertain that holes cut for pipe will not cause structural weakness.
• Plans installation or repair to avoid obstructions and to avoid interfering with activities of other workers.
• Cuts pipe, using saws, pipe cutter, hammer and chisel, cutting torch, and pipe cutting machine.
• Assembles and installs variety of metal and nonmetal pipes, tubes, and fittings, including iron, steel, copper, and plastic.
• Secures pipes to structure with brackets, clamps, and hangers, using handtools and power tools.
• Installs and maintains hydraulic and pneumatic components of machines and equipment, such as pumps and cylinders, using handtools.
• May weld pipe supports to structural steel members.
• May observe production machines in assigned area of manufacturing facility to detect machinery malfunctions.
• May operate machinery to verify repair.

Job Type: Full-time