Frame Fabricator

Job Details

Job Location: 18 MORIN STREET - BIDDEFORD, ME 04005

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: High School

Travel Percentage: None

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Skilled Labor - Trades

• Layout, fit, MIG weld, and finish tubular-steel parts with minimal or no supervision according to customer specifications in the allocated time.
• Confirm that all safety measures are in place and operational including welding screens before working.
• Perform daily maintenance and safety checks on welding equipment.
• Measure work‑piece dimensions throughout the frame fabrication operation to assure quality and the ability to replicate.
• Recommend improvements to perform the job more efficiently.
• Maintain a log of preventive maintenance on a daily/weekly schedule according to manufacturer recommendations.
• Alert supervisor of any maintenance on daily/weekly schedule according to manufacturer recommendations.
• Observe tool and machine operation to detect work piece defects or welding machine malfunction.
• Notify the supervisor of any problems and suggested changes that will allow jobs to run more efficiently.
• Finishing of welds as specified by work order.

• High‑school diploma/trade school certificate or equivalent.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Interpret Job Travelers (work orders).
• Understand cut lists and (BOM) Bill of Materials.
• Basic understanding of metallurgy for material used.
• Identify material types and gauges.
• Read job specifications to determine machine adjustments.
• Read Tape Measure, Dial Caliper, Versa Gauge, and other related measuring devices.
• Convert decimals and fractions related to what shows on the Job Traveler/blueprints.
• Proficiently interpreting mechanical drawings.
• Able to understand material shrinkage and expansion with the use of heat.
• Certified on the battery‑operated pallet jack.
• Certified on the over‑head crane.
• Certified with welding equipment.