Description:
Job Title: Fabrication Operator
Department: Fabrication
Reports To: Shift Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Travel: 0
Job SummaryThe Fabrication Operator is in charge of fabricating, assembling, and insulating machinery using a variety of tools and equipment according to a required specification. Further, the position is to perform tasks involved in repairing hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, mechanical, and electrical systems on all production machines and equipment. The incumbent is expected to be a self-starter, a good time manager, work independently, and follow Altor Solutions' standards for safety and conduct.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Associates at this level are expected to have developed a trade of expertise and can work independently in the performance of standard maintenance and repairs.
- The following list of major duties represents a composite list of typical duties performed by individuals in this position. Specific duties performed by the incumbent will vary depending upon the facility and/or department within the Company.
- Fabricate components using tools such as lathes, boring machines, mills, plate rollers, grinders, drill presses, and press brakes (experience on each of these tools is not required to start)
- Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, work orders, charts, diagrams
- Use hoists, drills, hand tools, holding devices, cutters, power tools, and welding equipment
- Test run machines and observe machine operations
- Perform inspections including pressure and flow tests
- Change worn machine accessories, such as cutting tools and brushes
- Perform quality work checks to ensure the product meets quality standards
- Rework and/or repair assembled equipment and products according to engineering specifications
- Perform all work in accordance with quality standards and established safety procedures
- Responsible for general maintenance duties on building and machines; including troubleshooting to determine. Responsible for following Plant-specified job specifications, task list, and completion of all required paperwork.
- Responsible for conducting him/herself safely and adhering to all required safety protocols and policies, including lockout/tagout.
- Required to wear PPE properly in accordance with company standards.
- Keep the area around your workstation clean and free from dirt and debris; this may include cleaning assigned areas of the building or pieces of equipment as instructed by your supervisor.
- Must be able to work assigned shifts, including working overtime and attending after-hours meetings as needed.
- All other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
QualificationsTo 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.
Education Requirements/Work Experience
- 1-3 years' experience preferred
- High school diploma / GED
- Associates Degree or technical certificate preferred
- Considerable knowledge of tools, materials, and methods
- Ability to work from drawings and manuals
- Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly
- Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem
- Ability to get along with other employees and work well as an individual or on a team
- High attention to detail and self-motivation skills
CompetenciesTo perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Integrity: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner. Speaks openly and truthfully with team members and accepts responsibility for actions. Understands the importance of maintaining confidentiality and fosters an environment where integrity, honesty and accountability flourish. Promotes transparent and accountable actions and acts decisively against dishonest conduct. Demonstrates the ability to gain confidence of their employees and customers by respecting the confidentiality and privacy of their concerns and needs and encourages collaboration, trust, foresight and listening between team members. Considerate of others\' points of view and treats others with courtesy and professionalism.
- Accountability: Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results with little to minimal supervision. Consistently meets all deadlines and follows through on completing tasks while holding self and other accountable for actions and/or appointed responsibilities and manages one\'s own performance to proactively ensure team accountability.
- People Centric/Teamwork: Capable of being approached and easy to work with. Contributes to the success of the team, communicates clearly individually and in group settings while treating others with respect. Listens to others and works well within diverse groups. Consistently places team needs over individual needs and seeks input from people with different experiences and perspectives and recognizes the differences of opportunities to learn and gain by working together. Values and encourages unique skills and talents.
- Problem Resolution: Demonstrates the ability to effectively solve problems and set priorities while delivering results in a timely manner and effectively obtains results through planning and delegation. Analyzes problems skillfully and uses data to reach solutions while demonstrating the ability to appropriately take calculated risks or escalates decisions to consult with others when appropriate.
- Communication: Creates an environment of open communication amongst team members while providing regular, consistent, and meaningful information. Actively listens carefully to others and ensures messages are understood. Demonstrates the ability to communicate information clearly, concisely, and thoroughly in a timely manner. Has the ability to tailor communication styles to the subject matter and to the needs of the recipient. Is credible and confident through communication and presentations and persuasively presents thoughts and ideas to the audience.
- Job Knowledge: Demonstrates relevant job knowledge and essential skills, such as work practices, policies, procedures, quality assurance, and technical abilities. Demonstrates self-improvement efforts to enhance skills and knowledge with changes impacting the job while adhering to workplace rules as well as to traditional or socially expected methods of doing business following processes and procedures.
- Continuous Improvement: Consistently finds ways to improve methods, processes and/or procedures to improve quality of work and to maximize efficiency. Quickly identifies process inefficiencies and takes independent action to make improvements. Willing supports new ideas while energizing others within the workforce to embrace changes that enhance efficiency. Understands and applies formal methods to analyze and eliminate non- value-added work and support process environments. Willingly seeks opportunities and shares different approaches to address problems while generating practical ideas and workable solutions to solve problems or address issues. Identifies and accepts failures as learning opportunities.
- Initiative: Ability to assess and initiate things independently with limited supervision required. Has the ability to manage resources to achieve results, while possessing the ability to manage multiple activities to accomplish goals. Actively seeks and does more than required or requested in the job and plans ahead for upcoming problems or opportunities and takes appropriate action when required.
- Planning & Organizing: Manages resources to ensure work is completed timely and accurately. Proactively anticipates potential problems and develops contingency plans to overcome obstacles. Anticipates deviations and plan and actively reorganizes work as necessary. Demonstrates the ability to manage time expertly to complete work ahead of schedule while utilizing available resources to complete work efficiently.
Physical Demands The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The employee must frequently lift and carry up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk and required to reach with hands and arms and stoop/crouch, bend or twist. The employee is occasionally required to push, pull, and/or move material and work in awkward positions, such as underneath equipment, or working around machines in operations area.
Work EnvironmentThe work environment is typical of most manufacturing environments. The noise level in the work environment is usually high with ear protection required as posted. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
DisclaimerThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by those assigned to a particular position. This document in no way states or implies that this is as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required and personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from, any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.
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