Fabrication Technician III (Mon - Thurs, 5:00AM - 3:30PM)

Description

The Fabrication Technician III at NPSG Global is expected to utilize AWS standards and practices in the fabrication and assembly of metal components for NPSG Global’s customers. Welders at NPSG Global work in a collaborative, supportive, and fast-moving manufacturing environment where safety and quality are of the highest priority.

Responsibilities:

• Perform consistent quality MIG, TIG, and arc welds, utilizing AWS standards and practices in the execution of welding projects.
• Fit and weld sub-assemblies with tack or spot welds.
• Consistently and efficiently deliver quality final products according to order requirements.
• Perform measurements within indicated parameters to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and work orders to consistently deliver quality welded products against technical orders.
• Visually inspect completed welds to determine compliance to standards and make appropriate repairs to assemblies that do not meet standards.
• Finish assemblies utilizing buffing, grinding, polishing, covering, tagging, painting, and/or packaging assemblies according to order.
• Work safely and in compliance with NPSG Global safety protocols and policies; actively avoid and mitigate safety hazards to self and others.
• Perform work accurately and thoroughly; accept responsibility and account for own actions.
• Understand and follow verbal and written directions.
• Maintain daily production logs.
• Obeying all company, OSHA, and other state and federal agencies’ safety regulations.
• Ability to work 40-50+ hour work weeks, dependent on production needs.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

Requirements:

• Ability to read and accurately execute fabrication designs and schematics.
• Advanced ability to read blueprints.
• Ability to accurately calculate measurements using basic math functions and tools, including fractions, decimals, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to utilize common measurement tools effectively and accurately like tape measures (imperial and metric) and calipers.
• Ability to work in a team environment as a self-motivated, collaborative team player, with minimal supervision.
• Adherence to all company, warehouse, and welding safety standards and policies.
• Must be able to work at least 40 hours per week.
• Must be able to use hand and power tools.
• Must be able to operate fabrication and machining equipment (e.g., mill, lathe, drill press, power roller).
• Ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend English.
• Possess an advanced understanding of welding symbols.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 7+ years of hands-on welding experience.
• Minimum of 1-3 years previous experience in a metal fabrication shop working with similar equipment and materials is preferred.
• AWS certification preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Manufacturing environment with intermittent noise and long periods of standing in a warehouse-type physical space, with exposure to noise and dust in hot and cold climates.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, bend, squat, twist, and kneel.
• Normal vision (with or without corrective lenses) and normal hearing (with or without corrective hearing aids).
• Must have good hand and eye coordination.
• Must wear steel-toed shoes.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This job description should not be interpreted as the exclusive responsibilities of the position. Employees will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties, as may be required by their Manager.

NPSG Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.