Builder

Lincoln Electric • Macomb Township, MI

4d

About The Position

The Builder builds, fabricates, assembles, and repairs checking fixtures, forms, templates, and related tooling used in manufacturing automotive parts and assemblies. The role involves interpreting blueprints, establishing dimensions and reference points, operating shop equipment, assembling tooling, and verifying that tooling meets specifications. The Builder also repairs or reworks tools, may prepare sketches and fabrication instructions, and follows safety procedures while documenting and communicating work across shifts.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED, a certificate in Machine Tool Technology, or equivalent work experience.
• Frequently stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; frequently work from ladders and scaffolds; occasionally sit.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Close vision.

Responsibilities

• Examine blueprints for parts that require a template, jig, fixture, or other tooling.
• Calculate unspecified dimensions and lay out designs on materials, establishing reference points and tooling holes with measuring instruments.
• Set up and operate machines and shop equipment to cut, shape, and finish materials to specified dimensions.
• Fit, align, and assemble tooling components, then measure assemblies for conformance to specifications using precision measuring and checking instruments.
• Join assembly components using bolts, pins, clamps, screws, rivets, or other methods.
• Repair or rework tools.
• Draw sketches and prepare detailed instructions for fabrication or machining by other workers, when needed.
• Maintain safe operations by following safety procedures and regulations.
• Document and communicate actions, irregularities, and continuing needs to maintain continuity among work shifts.
• Accept ownership of organizational goals, take on new and different requests, and seek opportunities to add value.
• Perform additional job duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED