FABRICATOR 1ST CLASS

Job Description

We are looking for an Awesome Person to fill the role of a FABRICATOR for Lyon Shipyard. A qualified applicant would have experience working on and setting up the plasma table.

Fabrication would layout and fabricate metal structural parts, such as plates, bulkheads, and frames. May prepare molds and templates for fabrication of nonstandard parts. Familiar with fabrication and welding equipment (band saw, laser, plasma weld, brake press a & various other tools); ability to apply algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric functions to blueprint dimensions in the manufacture of complex parts and experience in cutting up to 2” inches of sheet metal.

Duties and responsibilities

(Duties and responsibilities, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks is illustrative ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. It does not imply that all positions within the class perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.)

Receives instructions, prints, and work orders for the job.

Interpret blueprints

Construct items using basic fabrication tools, plans, lays out, fabricates, assembles, installs and repairs sheet metal parts, equipment and products utilizing knowledge of working characteristics of metallic and nonmetallic materials, machining and layout techniques, using hand tools, power tools, machines and equipment.

Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches or product specifications to determine sequence and methods of fabricating, assembling and installing sheet metal products.

Selects gauge and type of sheet metal, stainless steel or aluminum, according to product specifications.

Lays out and marks dimensions and reference lines on material using scribers, dividers, squares and rulers, applying knowledge of shop mathematics and layout techniques to develop and trace patterns of product or parts or using templates.

Sets up and operates fabricating machines such as shears, brakes, presses, forming rolls to cut, bend, and form or straighten materials.

Shapes metal material over anvil, block or other form using hand tools.

Trims, files, grinds, deburrs, buffs and smooths surfaces using, power tools and equipment.

Installs assemblies in supportive framework according to blueprints, using hand tools, power tools and lifting and handling devices.

Inspects assemblies and installation for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, scales, gauge.

Repairs and maintains sheet metal products.

May operate computer aided equipment to facilitate production.

Competencies

Technical Capacity.

Communication Proficiency.

Problem Solving/Analysis.

Initiative.

Results Driven.

Thoroughness.

Work Environment

Work is regularly performed in outside weather conditions, including rain and extreme heat, near moving mechanical parts and includes occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions and to vibration.

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.

The employee is required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/ Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. This position periodically requires long hours and weekend work. Regular and predictable on-site attendance is an essential function and a prerequisite to perform other essential functions of the position.

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although periodic out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Required Education and Experience

High school degree or equivalent.

Meet the above requirements

Preferred Education or Experience

Education based on requirements that are job-related and consistent with the business necessity.

Experience in a Shipyard/ Military setting.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None

AAP/EEO Statement

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and continues to be, a fundamental principle at Lyon Shipyard, Inc. It is the company's policy that opportunities be available to all persons without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, citizenship status, or any other category protected under state or local law. This policy applies to employees and applicants and to all phases of employment including hiring, promotion, demotion, and treatment during employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and termination of employment.

Lyon Shipyard is proud to be a drug free workplace.