Fabricator I

Job Description

The Fabricator I supports production by performing foundational fabrication tasks under direct supervision. This role focuses on learning fabrication processes, safe equipment operation, and quality standards while contributing to customer-specific orders.

The Fabricator I must exhibit the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength
• Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

• Cut rope to specified customer lengths using chop saws and measuring tools
• Assist with pressing and installing buttons to defined diameter requirements
• Practice, train, and obtain annual welding certification to ensure weld integrity and reliability
• Strip plastic coating from rope per work instructions
• Apply protective coatings or paint to exposed rope and button assemblies
• Perform basic visual quality inspections to ensure product meets specifications
• Safely operate hand tools and entry-level fabrication equipment
• Follow all safety, quality, and standard work procedures
• Maintain a clean and organized work area

Compensation:

$21.50/hr

+ Monthly Incentive Payments based on meeting operational metrics after the 90-day probationary period is complete

Schedule:

Monday - Friday:  7 am - 3 pm 

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Ability to read basic work instructions and measurements
• Mechanical aptitude and attention to detail
• Willingness to learn fabrication skills and processes
• Ability to stand, lift, bend, and work with hands for extended periods

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent 
• Prior manufacturing or fabrication experience

Additional Information

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

• Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes.
• Strand and Wire rope of various diameters and lengths, on reels or in coils, empty or unassembled reels, paper lagging strips, tags, seizing wire, blocking, thimbles.
• Rewinding machines, stanchions, shafts, collars, bushings, rope cutters, measuring devices, fork trucks, banding equipment, welders, and various hand tools.

Additional Information:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment.  A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical 
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability