Steel Shop Fabricator

Description

Job Overview: Prep, fit, cut, drill and weld various structural steel assemblies to D1.1 and PDM quality tolerances.

Adhere to PDM’s Core Values:

• Relationship Building: We foster long-term positive relationships with fellow employee-owners, external partners, and our communities.
• Accountability: We consistently demonstrate a high level of personal accountability. 
• Urgency: We operate with a sense of urgency.
• Innovation: We embrace growth and change.
• Create Return on Efforts: We create positive results on all our efforts.

Areas of Accountability:

• Learn & understand company safety policies and procedures and promote compliance.
• Focus on increasing productivity and lowering material cost while maintaining expected levels of quality & communication with superiors.
• Assist in the transformation of the shop floor culture to one of Continuous Improvement and Accountability. 
• Demonstrate reliability through exceptional attendance.
• Embrace and enhance a positive culture.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Review and establish daily plans.
• Monitor inventory and submit orders as needed.
• Inspect and maintain tools, equipment and machinery.
• Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
• Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed. 
• Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
• Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope. 
• Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment. 
• Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors. 
• Measure, cut and bend rebar.
• Examine work pieces and defects and measure work pieces to ensure conformance with specifications.

Requirements

Qualifications:

Education: 2 year trade school

Knowledge and Skills: Maintain and operate cutting torches, stick and wire welding equipment. Ability to read blueprints.

Experience: 4 years of job experience or 

Physical: Applicants must be able to walk and stand on feet for extended period of time, lift, push and pull up to 75 lbs, crawl on hands and knees, climb a ladder and be able to work long hours. This position works outdoors year-round and therefore subject to all weather conditions sometimes to include extreme cold and heat.

PDM is an Equal Opportunity Employer