Fabricator

Summary: This role is responsible for pre-fabrication tasks comprised of cutting, drilling, coping, and rolling operations of piping/tubing/flex/spiral wrap and material kitting to manufacture vacuum jacketed pipes and flex hoses into a finished products while maintaining standards in safety and quality in order to meet the customer’s needs. Principle Responsibilities: •    Uses primarily hand tools, table saws, band saws, and hydraulic press to prepare pipe for welding •    Cuts pipes to various angles (miter, cope, fish mouth, hole punches) ensuring tight tolerance fit •    Waterjet machining experience considered a plus •    Receives, issues, stores, and inspects material and parts as required to fulfill production order.  •    Kits pre-fabricated material and inventory items in preparation for welding.  •    Examines pipe and/or hoses and parts to be assembled to assure they are correct, including size, material and machining and consults Supervisor or Leader on questionable issues. •    Assures that assembly parts are available. •    Pick-up and delivers kitted parts to the designated work area(s).  •    Pick-up and delivers the order card(s) to the appropriate planner as noted on the card.  •    Uses computer system to make inquiries and track availability of inventory. •    Closes work orders. •    Assembles parts in established sequence through established procedures to assure quality of fit and operation. •    Coordinates associated paperwork to record test results for documentation accompanying shipments •    Read ands interprets engineering drawings and BOMS to ensure proper cuts are made dimensionally correct and proper material is used.  •    Trims parts, and pipe and/or hoses linings to assure proper fit. •    Adjusts pipe and/or hoses parts to assure proper fit. •    May assemble standard pipe and/or hoses and specialty pipe and/or hoses  •    Sets up and performs special testing based on routing sheet specifications. •    Assures that all routing sheet specifications are accomplished. •    Exercises judgment on product quality regarding casting quality, machining and fit. •    Assists in packaging of finished goods into the appropriate shipping container (box, crate, pallet, etc.)  •    Verifies and records heat numbers and material markings for various customers. •    Advises coworkers and Team Leader of special customer requirements -- eg., special paint requirement. •    Proficiently uses hand tools to blend materials to assure proper fit. •    Participates actively in Operational Excellence and Quality processes including project team involvement, problem solving, and recommending solutions to enhance and improve the quality of departmental and/or company-wide business activities. •    Completes RTY data recordings for quality and process issues, as required •    Completes daily, weekly, and monthly 5S requirements •    Maintains safety as utmost priority and proactively reports safety issues or incidents  •    Performs QAD transactions as needed to transfer and back-flush material in proper sequence to maintain accurate inventory levels and status. •    Performs other work as assigned by Supervisor or Team Leader QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: •    Skill in the care and use of applicable hand and pneumatic tools and equipment. •    Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and bills of material (BOM) . •    Ability to work from verbal and written instructions, drawings, diagrams and routing sheets. •    Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision, on conditions necessitating ingenuity, initiative and judgment. •    Product knowledge sufficient to perform “Principal Responsibilities” with little supervision needed. •    High degree of physical and mental dexterity and visual attention for