Fabricator

Alphia • Pittsburg, CA

5d

About The Position

The Fabricator builds, repairs, and modifies one-of-a-kind equipment and parts rather than repeatedly producing the same part. The role involves operating metal machining tools and equipment, including press brakes, shears, grinders, iron workers, drills, and band saws. The position may involve 10 to 20% travel to other plants as needed.

The Fabricator supports plant operations in a schedule-driven, 24-hour-per-day environment with a customer-service orientation. Food safety and Good Manufacturing Practices apply, including the use of appropriate safety equipment. Pre-employment background, drug, and skills testing are required. The role may require prolonged sitting, standing, climbing stairs and ladders, and walking plant floors for more than one mile per day.

Requirements

• Two years of formal fabrication vocational training or at least four years of applicable experience directly related to metal fabrication, working with material from sheet metal through ½ inch.
• Proficiency operating press brakes, shears, grinders, iron workers, drills, band saws, and other machines.
• Very strong wire-feed and stick welding skills on mild and stainless steel.
• Proficiency in layout and assembly.
• Ability to convert drawings, sketches, and ideas into finished products.
• Sense of urgency and good work ethic.
• Full range of body movements, including using hands to handle objects and computer equipment and peripherals, and bending, reaching, and crouching.
• Ability to use the senses of sight, hearing, touch, and smell.
• Ability to regularly lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to understand and follow work instructions in English.
• Ability to meet pre-employment background, drug, and skills testing requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience making or repairing parts and equipment used in food manufacturing.
• Experience with packaging equipment such as baggers, scales, palletizers, and conveyors.
• Experience with processing equipment such as extruders, driers, grinders, scales, pneumatic conveying systems, and pumps.
• Experience rebuilding mechanical components such as pumps, gear boxes, shafts, and conveyors.

Responsibilities

• Build, repair, and modify one-of-a-kind equipment and parts.
• Operate metal machining tools, including press brakes, shears, grinders, iron workers, drills, band saws, and other machines.
• Travel to other plants as needed, approximately 10 to 20% of the time.
• Support plant operations in a schedule-driven, 24-hour-per-day environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed