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🎪 Join our team and enjoy the team-building and employee engagement events throughout the year such as Family Day at Holiday World and team-building at TopGolf.

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Job title: Fabricator

Reports to: Production Supervisor

Location: Louisville, KY

Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY

The Fabricator will be responsible for reading blueprints, fabricating materials, and assisting other fabricators to ensure on-time and high-quality items are fabricated to multiple end users.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Read blueprints
• Experienced with MIG welding
• Ability to operate: Forklift, Ironworker, MIG Welder, Metal Saw, Grinder, Drill Press, Tube Bender, and other misc. shop equipment.
• Quality control to meet customer and internal standards.
• Ability to work in a safe manner consistent with OSHA Standards.
• Track items in the shop using software system.
• Ability to work efficiently.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• High School diploma or GED required
• A minimum of 3 - 5 years of relative experience required
• Ability to read and comprehend blueprints and other shop drawing required
• Computer literacy and ability to read a tape measure
• Strong math skills and mechanical aptitude
• Ability to meet all deadlines even with changing priorities
• Continuous improvement and quality focus
• Previous use of manual and power hand tools required

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To perform this job successfully, the employee is frequently required to talk and hear; stand; walk; sit; use hands to grasp, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds without assistance. The employee is regularly required to wear personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, etc. in production areas.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will utilize all required personal protective equipment (PPE) and will frequently work in extreme hot, cold, wet, and/or noisy conditions where material particles from grinding and other operations may be present.

Design Fabricators & Integrators is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.