Fabrication Operator 4 - 2nd Shift
Southern States, LLC•Hampton, GA
About The Position
The Southern States LLC Fabrication Operator 4 plans and performs fabrication operations to meet fabrication drawing specifications. The role uses equipment and hand tools to drill, bend, shear, punch, solder, clean, polish, and gauge work pieces. The operator reads blueprints, work orders, shop notes, and tooling instructions and coordinates with the team leader to determine how to complete assigned work.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED, 1–3 months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to add and subtract whole numbers, fractions, and decimals and use simple mathematical devices such as calculators, scales, and measuring tapes.
- Mandatory WorkKeys Ready.
- WorkKeys ACT scores: Applied Math – 3, Graphic Literacy – 4, Workplace Observation – 3.
- Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Responsibilities
- Read blueprints, work orders, shop notes, and tooling instructions to identify specifications such as hole locations and sizes, cut lengths, bend lengths and angles, and cleaning and gauging requirements.
- Communicate with the team leader to determine the proper method for completing assigned jobs.
- Vibrate contacts by placing them in a vibrator, clamping them, and starting the machine.
- Perform minor setups on the contact bender and bend contacts using the machine lever.
- Verify contact bends against blueprints.
- Operate punch press machines; no setup is required.
- Assemble contacts by pressing rivets into parts and soldering them with an induction machine.
- Make shunts using a tape measure, foot shear, band saw, tin pot, and hammer.
- Grind, file, and sand aluminum or steel parts to meet print specifications.
- Clean weld spatter from welded assemblies.
- Clean, polish, and buff silver-brazed parts to print specifications.
- Set contacts to print specifications using gauges and hand tools.
- Sandblast parts using a handheld hose, with a foot pedal or hand lever to control sand flow.
- Maintain equipment and the work area in a clean and orderly condition.
Benefits
- Competitive wages and shift differential
- Weekly paycheck
- 10 paid holidays and a birthday holiday
- Paid vacation
- Steel-toe shoe reimbursement up to $135
- Medical insurance
- Dental and vision insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) retirement account
- Verizon Wireless discount program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
