Fabricator

Website PRAB

Fabricator Job Highlights

Title Fabricator
Type Full Time
Experience Not Indicated
Function Management/Manufacturing
Location Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Company PRAB

Company Profile

PRAB (KMC Global Company) is a leading engineer and manufacturer of metal chip processing equipment, fluid filtration equipment, conveyors, and industrial water and wastewater treatment systems for manufacturing operations worldwide.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Fabricator who will be responsible for the quality of work, productivity, attendance/punctuality, safety, flexibility, working without supervision, and general housekeeping.

Educational Qualification

  • No education level is mentioned, yet a High School Diploma will be a plus

Work Experience

  • Possess work-related experience (a plus)

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Act as a group leader (subject to individual acceptance)
  • Be familiar with the construction and operation of shop equipment and maintain it
  • Become familiar with and fabricate pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems
  • Continuous improvement is expected in all critical activities such as overall machine quality, safety, weld strength and appearance, and productivity
  • Design, build and install guards and drive assemblies
  • Dimensional verification of parts and the final product
  • Fabricate components and assemblies from blueprints and sketches
  • Final quality checks of products
  • Maintain a safe and clean work area
  • Must be able to conduct themselves in a safe manner
  • Perform routine machine set-up
  • Plan various operations required to make assemblies
  • Promote excellence throughout the department
  • Read, write, and interpret complex blueprints and lists of materials
  • Set up and install drive assemblies
  • Work in other areas of the operation as directed by supervision
  • Others as assigned by supervision

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

  • Dedication to excellence and a quality output
  • The ability to perform high-quality welds in all positions (vertical up, down, flat, and overhead) typically required in fabricating machinery
  • The ability to perform high-quality welds on stainless steel and other alloys such as cast iron, nickel, and manganese steels is required
  • The employee will supply all basic tools required to perform the responsibilities listed
  • Will have a skill set that allows the quick, accurate jigging and checking of products manufactured by the company
  • Will have the skill set to perform surface finish specifications up to food grade on stainless steel surfaces (including food grade welding and polishing)
  • Will have the skill set to perform the following welds: TIG, MIG, and ARC (primary weld is product line specific)

Physical Requirements

  • Regularly required to talk and hear
  • Requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all-day
  • Must frequently lift or move items over 50 pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Employer’s Statement

PRAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply for this job please visit www.prab.com.

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