PANEL FABRICATION

Job Description

Job Description

Job Task

The incumbent fabricates metal pieces by cutting and bending pieces according to work order requirements. The incumbent then assembles pieces according to schematics, blueprints, or SOPs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Read and interpret diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine unit or piece(s) to be built
• Program, set up, and operate fabricating machines, such as brake press, rolls, shears, grinders, mills, cold saws, punches, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components
• Confer with supervisors or engineers to plan or review work activities or to resolve production problems
• Use visual inspection techniques to verify quality of product
• Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using rulers and measuring tapes
• Assist in troubleshooting efficiency and effectiveness
• Maintain a clean, safe work area free of foreign materials
• Participate in training and cross-training efforts as needed
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS

• Metal fabrication experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to read written procedures and understand work orders and blueprints
• Ability to use the correct tool for the task 
• High school diploma, GED or equivalent required

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated high level of quality in workmanship
• Basic math, reading, and reasoning skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, written and oral
• Demonstrated knowledge and use of the above mentioned tools
• Demonstrated ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Demonstrated multi-tasking ability to respond to manufacturing needs
• High attention to detail; ability to visually inspect and measure parts 
• Ability to work independently or with a team

supervisory responsibilities 

• This position does not include supervisory responsibilities

physical demands/ ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 

This position is located in an industrial/production environment, with exposure to:

• Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach within hands and arms length, stoop, kneel, and crouch 
• Regularly required to stand for long periods of time
• Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. 
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Frequently required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and balance
• Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range 
• Noise levels typical of a manufacturing production environment
• Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Intermittent exposure to cold or heat
• Ability to work in proximity to moving, mechanical parts and machinery