Fabricator I

About the role

The Fabricator I supports production by performing foundational fabrication tasks under direct supervision. This role focuses on learning fabrication processes, safe equipment operation, and quality standards while contributing to customer-specific orders. The Fabricator I must exhibit the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS): Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength; Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts; Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others; Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome; Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals; Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth; Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Cut rope to specified customer lengths using chop saws and measuring tools
• Assist with pressing and installing buttons to defined diameter requirements
• Practice, train, and obtain annual welding certification to ensure weld integrity and reliability
• Strip plastic coating from rope per work instructions
• Apply protective coatings or paint to exposed rope and button assemblies
• Perform basic visual quality inspections to ensure product meets specifications
• Safely operate hand tools and entry-level fabrication equipment
• Follow all safety, quality, and standard work procedures
• Maintain a clean and organized work area

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or ability to demonstrate basic literacy and math proficiency through education, experience, or assessment
• Ability to read basic work instructions and measurements
• Mechanical aptitude and attention to detail
• Willingness to learn fabrication skills and processes
• Ability to stand, lift, bend, and work with hands for extended periods
• Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior manufacturing or fabrication experience

Skills

• Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes.
• Strand and Wire rope of various diameters and lengths, on reels or in coils, empty or unassembled reels, paper lagging strips, tags, seizing wire, blocking, thimbles.
• Rewinding machines, stanchions, shafts, collars, bushings, rope cutters, measuring devices, fork trucks, banding equipment, welders, and various hand tools.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match
• 100% company-paid life insurance
• 100% company-paid disability insurance

Pay

$21.50/hr + Monthly Incentive Payments based on meeting operational metrics after the 90-day probationary period is complete

Schedule

Monday - Friday: 7 am - 3 pm

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stand and walk for extended periods throughout the workday.
• Frequently bend, stoop, reach, push, pull, and perform other material handling activities.
• Lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Operate or work around forklifts, powered industrial trucks, and other material handling equipment as required.
• Work in manufacturing, warehouse, dock, and shipping environments with varying temperatures and noise levels.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE