Fabricator Tube Bender-Weekend Shift
About The Position
Join Life Fitness / Hammer Strength's Fabrication Department as a Tube Bender. The role performs tube-bending functions while ensuring 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 weekend-shift premium of 11.1% is offered. The position involves setting up, adjusting, and operating bending machinery and related equipment to fabricate metal components to specifications. The employee works from drawings, samples, or instructions, selects layouts, templates, check fixtures, tools, dies, and plane gauge requirements, and inspects completed parts for compliance with drawings and tolerances. The role also includes identifying non-conforming materials, completing paperwork, performing first-article runs, coordinating with other departments, and operating material-handling equipment. The role requires at least six months of metal tube-bending experience, knowledge of bending equipment, and the ability to read or operate measuring and production documents. Manufacturing experience is preferred. Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds and walking, standing, bending, twisting, reaching overhead, grasping tools, and operating a hoist, cart caddy, and manual pallet jack.
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 communicate effectively in English by speaking, reading, writing, and understanding.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced team environment.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform the listed physical activities.
Nice To Haves
- Manufacturing experience.
Responsibilities
- Set up, adjust, and operate bending machines and equipment to bend metal structural tubes, rods, bars, angles, pipe, channels, extrusions, and similar materials to specifications.
- Fabricate from drawings, samples, or instructions without supervision.
- Select layouts, templates, and check fixtures.
- Develop layouts from drawings, samples, or instructions.
- Select tools, dies, and plane gauge requirements.
- Check bent parts against drawing specifications and tolerances using appropriate measurement and inspection equipment.
- Identify, properly tag, and remove non-conforming materials.
- Complete required paperwork accurately and on time.
- 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.
- 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
- Legal services
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition assistance
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts
- Employee assistance program with free counseling sessions
- Access to an on-site fitness center
- Production Bonus Plan eligibility
- 11.1% weekend-shift premium
- Overtime eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
