What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fabrication Specialist position at Beitzel Corporation?
Job Title: Fabrication Specialist
Beitzel Corporation is a leading industrial construction and service company with over 50 years of experience in the Energy, Mining, Industrial Construction, Aggregate, and Renewables Industries. We are seeking a skilled Fabrication Specialist to join our team.
Job Summary:
The Fabrication Specialist will be responsible for safely and efficiently operating assigned equipment, reading and understanding drawings and blueprints, and accurately executing work orders and quality assurance (QA) standards per job requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in welding and fabrication, with experience in reading and interpreting blueprints, dimensioning, and welding symbols.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safely and efficiently operate assigned equipment
- Read and understand drawings and blueprints, and accurately execute work orders and quality assurance (QA) standards per job requirements
- Identify, lay-out, position, and secure parts and assemblies according to specifications and/or prints using various measuring devices
- Tack-weld or weld components and assemblies, using welding equipment
- Perform structural welding using a variety of procedures, such as the groove weld, fillet weld complete joint penetration, and partial joint penetration
- Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
- Perform quality checks during production to ensure parts/pieces meet tolerance requirements
- Follow proper procedures when defective parts are discovered
- Facilitate setups and changeovers within welding machine capacities
- Ignite, operate and cut metal via oxy/acetylene and plasma torches and adjust valves, amperage, or voltage to obtain desired flame or arc
- Secure work pieces and operate stops and guides for proper alignment
- Operates overhead and jib cranes to move, lift and place metals and weldments
Requirements:
- 2 years of welding and fabrication experience in an Industrial Metal Shop
- Must successfully complete a weld test required prior to employment
- Ability to pass certifications in both GMAW and GTAW welding required within 30 days
- Advanced ability in reading and interpreting blueprints to include dimensioning, welding symbols, etc.
- Proficient in the use of manual plasma cutter and oxyfuel cutting torch
- Possess advanced knowledge of metal plate types (steel, aluminum, stainless, galvanized, etc.) sizes, and shapes (beams, channels, angles, pipe, flat bar, etc.)
- Possess a mechanical aptitude with experience in related tasks
- Ability to read and interpret WPS with the ability to adjust machine settings to conform to WPS while maintaining desired arc
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short/Long term disability
- Paid time off and holidays
- Paid lodging, per diem, and transportation provided for out-of-town work
- Employee focused work environment
- On-the-job mentoring and training
- Internal job postings
- Performance and salary reviews
- Employee feedback program