Plant Service Machinist/Fabricator

Job Description

Job Description

Fry Communications, Inc. is currently in search for a Plant Service Machinist/Fabricator. This position involves machining parts for stock, making or repairing parts for emergency repairs, fabrication, welding, and working on plant machinery within the Plant Service shop and following through with scheduled work. A commitment to achieve results is required.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Strapper repairs or rebuild projects, preforming mechanical and electrical repairs, electrical trouble shooting of simple control wiring circuits using schematics, reading prints and performing other related duties and following any other instructions required by supervision. All candidates should be self-motivated and yet have a team player attitude. Training will be required to be completed up through Maintenance A position in RedVector, as well as performing other related duties and following any other instructions as may be required by supervision.

The qualified candidate should be able to operate the following equipment:

Manual Vertical Milling machine which includes; level a shaft in the mill, find the center of the shaft and mill a given size key without causing damage to the tools or the shaft, set up the mill and square the surfaces of a block to each other and set up the mill and machine a block to a given thickness +/- 0.001”. 

Manual lathe skills which includes; Turn a shaft with a minimum of 2 radius within 0.001”, face the end of a shaft to length within 0.001”, drill and tap a hole into the end of a shaft and turn threads on the outside of a shaft. 

Welding, which includes; setting up the welder for Tig welding, joining 2 pieces of steel to form a right angle, set up the welder for Mig welding joining 2 pieces of steel to form a right angle and set up the Mig welder for aluminum joining 2 pieces to form a right angle. All candidates should be self-motivated and have a team player attitude.

Fry Communications, Inc. is a family-owned catalog and publication printing specialist. We have five manufacturing facilities in Mechanicsburg, PA which operate 24/7. We are one of the premier high-quality, high-volume printers in the United States and serve some of the nation’s top publishers. Fry Communications, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Company Description

Fry Communications, Inc. is a family-owned catalog and publication printing specialist. We have five manufacturing facilities in Mechanicsburg, PA which operate 24/7. We are one of the premier high-quality, high-volume printers in the United States and serve some of the nation’s top publishers. Fry Communications, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.