Fabricator Welder

Fabricator Welder

Reports to: Production Supervisor

Job Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt, Day shift

Location: Allegan, MI

Salary: The hourly range for this position is $18.50 to $25.00, however starting wage will depend on qualifications, skill, and experience.

Company Profile: Looking for a company that values its team members and encourages growth and development? Look no further than RCI Adventure Products! As the world leader in Ropes Course adventure products, we offer a unique and exciting work environment that will challenge and inspire you. Our team members are the key to our success, and we believe in creating a culture that fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth. Come join us and take your experience to new heights!

Job Summary

The Fabricator is responsible for assembling, cutting, welding, and shaping metal components to create finished products according to blueprints, drawings, and specifications. This role requires precision, attention to detail, and adherence to safety and quality standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain production throughput of assigned parts
• Use blueprints to produce and meet all specifications
• Completing and demonstrating all basic skill competencies
• Able to operate in the shop with little or no supervision
• Use material handling equipment safely to move parts
• Follow all safety standards and procedures
• Fabricate and assemble metal structures and equipment through the use of welders, cutters, and measuring tools
• Use multiple welding machines to repair and maintain metal equipment and structures of various sizes
• Understand and implement personal and company safety measures by wearing PPE
• Work independently and be a self-motivator
• Able to work within timelines
• Maintain a clean workplace
• Communicate with various departments for the direction of the project
• Contribute to the quality control of the project

This description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Knowledge/Experience Required

• 3-5 years of manufacturing experience in a structural steel environment
• Must be able to read blueprints and build with fixtures
• Familiarity with standard structural steel fabrication practices for welding, cutting, drilling and punching steel
• Proficient in GMAW
• Understand and can use measuring instruments
• Ability to pass a weld test in AWS D1.1 Flat prior to hiring

RCI Perks

• Paid Time Off is awarded the day you begin with RCI and increases along with your tenure in the company
• Ten paid holidays
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Confinement
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Saving Account (HSA)
• 401 (k) / Roth plan with company match

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee in this position will regularly stand for long periods; Frequently walk; Occasionally reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must be able to lift and/or move 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to shop elements such as noise, dust, fumes, and odors.