Shop Tech I - Manufacturing & Installation
About The Position
Pillar Innovations is seeking a hands-on Shop Technician to perform general labor across assembly, fabrication, and mechanical projects. The role involves building products from drawings, troubleshooting problems, making basic repairs, and learning the company’s products and services. Projects may require extended hours and travel to customer sites for installations, sometimes involving overnight stays. The position is suited to someone with basic mechanical knowledge, familiarity with general construction trades, an interest or ability in reading drawings, flexibility when schedules require it, and pride in producing quality work as part of a team.
Requirements
- Ability to work under minimal supervision within broad guidelines of procedures and goals.
- Experience with measuring devices such as straightedges, combination squares, gauges, and tape measures.
- Ability to read and follow manuals and standard operating procedures.
- Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints and mechanical drawings.
- Ability to use basic hand and power tools such as pliers, hacksaws, drills, grinders, and test equipment.
- Flexibility to work extended hours when project schedules require.
- Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including standing for extended periods, walking, using hands and arms, crawling, kneeling, and regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
- Completion of a thorough background check and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening; participation in random, post-accident, and reasonable-suspicion testing as required by company policy.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience and/or education in general construction, mechanical work, or fabrication.
Responsibilities
- Learn to mount steel components, pumps, compressors, piping, and related items.
- Learn to assemble pipe and tube structures.
- Assemble basic structures made from materials such as metal, aluminum, and plastic.
- Learn to assemble complex systems such as conveyors, compressors, pump stations, and ovens.
- Learn to interpret mechanical drawings and documentation for custom machines, systems, and products.
- Assist with assembling machinery using bolts, welds, rivets, or other methods to fasten it to foundations or other structures.
- Learn to identify, lay out, position, and secure parts and assemblies according to specifications.
- Assist in ensuring fabrications and assemblies conform to quality standards and specified designs.
- Troubleshoot problems and make basic repairs.
- Travel to customer sites for installations when required.
Benefits
- Employee ownership through an ESOP operating through a qualified retirement plan.
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Health and life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Paid lodging, per diem, and transportation for out-of-town work.
- On-the-job mentoring and training.
- Internal job postings and defined employee career paths.
- Performance and salary reviews.
- Employee feedback program.
- Bonuses and incentives for working safely.
- Company-provided tools and basic safety equipment.
- PPE allowances with no vendor restrictions.
- Weekly pay with premium pay for Sundays and holidays.
- Financial tools and programs to support financial goals, money management, debt reduction, and savings.
- Scholarship opportunities for dependent children.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
