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

Prescott Metal is expanding its Frame Department and looking to add skilled Frame Fabricators-MIG Welders to the team.

• 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.
• Keep work area clean, neat, and orderly and free of trip hazards.
• Consider pallet weight and stacking methods to maintain safe capacity.
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned to help Prescott Metal achieve its goals.

• Verify material type and material thickness.
• Check for any material defects or damage.
• Verify finish.
• Verify orientation on every structural member.
• Verify all outside dimensions after tack‑up.
• Verify all lead‑in dimensions of cutouts and holes after tack‑up.
• Verify quantity.
• Verify all tapped holes are free of debris.
• Verify weld splatter is removed as required.

• 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.

The Fabricator stands for 8-10 hours per day, walking, stooping, and reaching, as well as frequently lifting manually and/or moving material up to 50 pounds. Typical manufacturing environment, subject to dust, metal shavings, machinery oil.