Fabricator/Welder

About the role

Safe Fleet, a leader in the truck equipment manufacturing industry, is seeking a Fabricator/Welder to join a team fabricating, installing, and repairing Automated Tarp Systems. This full-time position involves on-premises tarp system fabrication, repair, and installation for the trucking industry. The ideal candidate is a high-energy, physical individual with experience working on triaxle truck bodies and semi-trailers in a fast-paced, labor-intensive environment. This role requires motivation in a competitive industry and a focus on results, detail, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Fabricates steel and other metal parts as indicated by work orders and blueprints.
• Maneuvers fabrication machines, such as grinders, drill presses, brakes, rolls, shears, and flame cutters to cut, grind, and adjust material.
• Sets up and operates gas welding machines to weld metal parts according to work orders, blueprint layouts, and verbal instructions, regulating flow of gases for proper mixture.
• Cleans parts to remove contamination prior to welding.
• Sets up and operates all phases of brazing applications using clamps, fixtures, and torches, working to specified tolerances and selecting proper flux.
• Sets up and operates stick welding machines to repair, join, or fabricate parts using blueprints, sketches, or verbal instructions.
• Reads a tape measure, uses hand tools, and operates semi-automatic manufacturing equipment.

Competencies

• Detail-oriented and eager to work.
• Able to balance numerous tasks efficiently with a tolerance for stress and resilience.
• Flexible while adhering to processes.
• Quick and accurate problem-solver with a sense of urgency.
• Mechanical aptitude.

Requirements

• Manual dexterity.
• Able to learn on the fly.
• Demonstrated ability to work professionally and productively with peers on the production floor.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent.
• 1 year of welding experience preferred.
• Certification preferred but not required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds.
• Requires close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Regularly uses hands and reaches with hands and arms.
• Frequently stands, walks, stoops, kneels, crouches, bends, or twists.
• Regularly talks or hears.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
• Works in a climate-controlled manufacturing/warehouse facility.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package, including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Paid holidays.
• 401K match.