Ring Fabricator III

About the role

Zenix Aerospace Jet Products produces complex machined rings and ring components in titanium, nickel, cobalt, stainless and aluminum alloys. The Ring Fabricator III operates machinery that bends and expands metal structural shapes to specified contours and performs multiple ring fabrication processes.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, and tend machines that heat and bend metal structural shapes (bars, strips, rods) to specified contours.
• Adjust and calculate machine setups from written instructions to account for material thickness, bend radius, and correct circumference.
• Examine, inspect, and measure materials and finished products to verify conformance with written specifications.
• Monitor machine operation and temperature to detect malfunctions and ensure product conformance.
• Feed metal material through rolling mechanisms or start, control, and monitor feeding mechanisms.
• Monitor and manipulate controls to adjust and regulate machine speed and operation.
• Utilize all personal protective equipment and ensure all machine safety equipment is in use prior to operation.
• Perform three or more ring fabrication methods, including rounding, grinding, forming, heat treating, expanding, and/or flash welding.
• Demonstrate reliability, teamwork, adherence to safety, and compliance with corporate policies and goals.
• Identify methods to optimize resource utilization of time, materials, and equipment to meet production goals.
• Evaluate metal heat-treating and fabrication processes to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and improve quality.
• Identify areas for improvement and aid in implementing changes to maximize production effectiveness.
• Identify areas where additional training or certifications could enhance job performance and departmental success.

Requirements

• Ability to read, understand, and calculate necessary information from written instructions.
• Ability to read blueprints, drawings, or templates.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including flash welding, MIG/TIG welding, heat treat furnaces, metal rounding, and metal expanding.
• Ability to monitor and control machine operation.
• Ability to move, install, position, and handle material, including hot parts.
• Ability to quickly move hand(s) together with arm to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Vocational training a plus.
• 2 years of similar work experience.
• Experience in welding and metal fabrication preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive market-led base salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package with wellness benefits.
• Employee recognition program.
• Matching 401k plan.
• Paid vacation.
• Employee wellness activities.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Community involvement initiatives.