Fabricator Tube Bender-Weekend Shift

Life Fitness • Ramsey, MN

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About The Position

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength is hiring a Tube Bender for its Fabrication Department. The role performs tube-bending work with a focus on safety, quality, and productivity. The schedule is three 12-hour days per week on the weekend shift, with pay for 40 hours and overtime paid after 36 hours. A 11.1% weekend-shift premium is stated. The posting lists an hourly range of $23.00–$27.88 in its compensation details; an earlier section gives $23.00–$27.25 based on experience. Actual wage offers depend on qualifications, experience, location, and other relevant factors. The position is eligible for overtime and participation in a production bonus plan, subject to performance goals and other criteria.

The Tube Bender sets up, adjusts, and operates bending machinery and related equipment to bend metal materials to specifications. The work includes fabricating from drawings, samples, or instructions; selecting and developing layouts and choosing tools, dies, and gauges; checking parts against drawings and tolerances; identifying and removing non-conforming material; completing paperwork; and communicating with other departments. The role also involves operating material-handling equipment.

The employer offers full-time team members a benefits package that includes retirement savings, insurance, leave, paid time off, and other programs. Benefits eligibility is governed by applicable plan documents and policies.

Requirements

• At least six months of metal tube-bending experience.
• Knowledge of bending equipment and the ability to adjust equipment and solve problems as needed.
• Ability to operate and/or read a tape measure, calipers, protractors, blueprints, and process sheets.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English effectively.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and walk, stand, bend, twist or turn, reach overhead, and grasp tools as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, and operate bending machines and equipment to bend metal structural tubes, rods, bars, angles, pipes, channels, and extrusions to specifications.
• Fabricate parts from drawings, samples, or instructions without supervision.
• Select layouts, templates, and check fixtures, and develop layouts from drawings, samples, or instructions.
• Select tools, dies, and plane-gauge requirements.
• Check bent parts against drawing specifications and tolerances using appropriate measuring and inspection equipment.
• Identify, properly tag, and remove non-conforming materials.
• Complete required paperwork accurately and promptly.
• Perform first-article runs and communicate recommendations as appropriate.
• Communicate with other departments as necessary.
• Operate a hoist, cart caddy, and manual pallet jack.
• Draw own layouts and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 401(k) savings plan with 4% employer match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Parental, medical, and military leaves of absence.
• Paid time off, including paid holidays.
• Company-paid short-term disability and optional long-term disability.
• Health savings account.
• Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance.
• Identity protection and legal services.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee assistance program with free counseling sessions.
• Access to an on-site fitness center.

What This Job Offers

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