Fabricator - Central Fab Shop (Athol)

About the role

Idaho Forest Group is currently seeking a Fabricator to join our Central Fab Shop (CFS) team that services the company's objective in maintaining state-of-the-art technology throughout its mills.

Responsibilities

• Comprehend and perform all duties in accordance with rules, regulations and JSAs
• Perform a wide range of tasks including; welding, cutting, fabricating, assembling, installing, and repairing of various types of processing equipment or machines to improve production quality and efficiency
• Dismantle and re-assembly on various types of equipment for modifications or upgrades
• Layout, cut, grind, form, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits
• Trouble shooting or inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of issue or other problems
• Operating of man lifts, scissor lifts, fork lifts and other various type of heavy equipment
• Comfortable working at high elevations out of man lifts or baskets
• Keep working areas clean
• Other duties as needed

Required Qualifications

• Extensive cutting, welding, and fabrication skills
• Operating of cranes and/or rigging experience
• Knowledge of industrial machinery and processes
• Excellent natural problem solving and analytical skills with mechanical aptitude
• Able to read and understand schematics and blueprints
• Must be able to work various shifts, days, and overtime as needed
• High School Diploma or GED (or willingness to quickly obtain one as a condition of employment)
• Ability to pass a hair follicle drug test, post-offer pre-employment physical, and background check

Preferred Qualifications

• Valid Driver's License

Pay

$35.84/hr - $42.18/hr

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit and/or stand for shift, reach with hands and arms, stoop, squat, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distance, and climb stairs
• Bend at waist – occasional
• Twist upper body – occasional
• Stoop - occasional
• Repetitive use of hands – frequent for clerical duties
• Stand/walk – frequent
• Sit – occasional
• Vision – near and far correctable; depth perception
• Hearing – preferred for awareness of surrounding machinery, mobile equipment, emergencies

Work Environment

Must be able to tolerate all weather elements, loud conditions, airborne particles (sawdust).