Laser Fabricator

Laser Fabricator Job Highlights

Company Profile

Lincoln Electric is a global manufacturer of the highest quality welding, cutting, and joining solutions ranging from simple to complex.

Job Profile

The company is hiring a Laser Fabricator who will work with the Fabrication Manager and other coworkers to ensure that all jobs are welded to their specifications and meet the outlined requirements.

Education Level

• High School Diploma or GED

Work Experience

• Previous experience as a fitter or fabricator (experience with fitting Invar® or steel layup molds for composite fabrication is a major plus)
• Certificate in Machine Tool Technology or Equivalent Work Experience
• Certificate in welding technology or equivalent work experience

Duties/Responsibilities

• Accomplish organizational goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Document actions by completing production timesheets
• Examine workpieces for defects
• Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal
• Heat-treat parts using acetylene torches
• Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met
• Lift or move materials and finished products using large overhead cranes
• Locate and mark workpieces’ bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications
• Maintain continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs
• Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
• Mark reference points on floors or face blocks and transposes them to workpieces using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone
• Move parts into position manually or by using hoists or cranes
• Operate equipment using safe workplace habits
• Position, align, and fit parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools
• Other duties as assigned

Essential Functions

• Active listening – paying full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
• Arm and hand stability – the ability to keep the hand and arm steady while moving the arm or while holding the arm and hand in one position
• Coordination – adjusting actions as a response to the actions of others
• Critical thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Depth perception – the ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object
• Judgment and decision making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Manual dexterity – the ability to quickly move your hand, your hand along with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
• Multi-limb coordination – the ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down
• Operation and control – control of equipment or systems operations
• Reaction time – the ability to respond quickly (with hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, image) when it appears
• Stamina – The ability to physically exert yourself for long periods without getting out of breath
• Static force – the ability to exert maximum muscular force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
• Trunk strength – the ability to use the abdominal and lumbar muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without fatigue

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to pass a drug test, with little or no notice, in compliance with the law
• Ability to pass a background check in compliance with the law
• To conform to U.S. export control regulations, the applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently to work from ladders and scaffolds.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Must regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to the risk of electrical shock
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts

Employer’s Statement

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status, or disability.