Fabricator

Position 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 customers 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 sustained period required.
Ability to detect defects in products and exercise independent judgment on repair capability.
Experience with cutting equipment such as chop saws circular saws band saws or cutting wheels.
Working knowledge of shop mathematics.
Previous welding experience or supporting welding functions considered a plus
Ability to work with measurement devices (ex- rulers measuring tapes calipers micrometers)
Ability to sustain moderate physical effort working with light to medium weight material.
Lifting bending twisting carrying pushing and pulling are common and repetitious. Concentrated mental and visual attention in working to close tolerances is required. High degree of physical and manual dexterity and visual attention for sustained period also required.
Ability to read and understand standard work instructions
High school education
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation general identity national origin disability or veteran status.