Fabrication Prepper; Weekend

Join a family‑owned & operated company with over 42 years of stability and growth. We are North America’s largest manufacturer of flexible metal hose and metal bellows expansion joints, with over 450,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Our products are 100% manufactured in the USA and serve industrial markets such as power generation, refining and petrochemical, steel, pulp & paper, chemical processing, marine and offshore, liquid terminals, and bulk material handling.

Job Overview
The Prepper is responsible for measuring, cutting, and crimping hose to customer specifications. They will also trim and inspect braid for damage, support inspection pull hoses, assist material handlers with hand braiding, and cross‑train across company departments based on business needs.

• Inspects braid for damage
• Sets saw and track for cutting
• Measures, cuts and crimps hose length to customer specifications
• Crimps & stamps/etches ferrules
• Fits crimp collars on
• Verifies cut‑length calculations
• Trims braid
• Checks bins
• Reads and understands Travelers / Job Orders and tolerance chart
• Reacts to change effectively and handles other essential tasks as assigned
• Helps inspection pull hoses, material handlers hand braid, or cleans area whenever necessary

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to understand and follow English instructions
• Good basic math skills
• Manufacturing experience preferred, but not required
• Ability to read a tape measure accurately and convert measurement to decimals
• Required to cross‑train across company departments based on business needs

Honorable: Be honest, treat others fairly, behave with integrity.

Loving: Care for the well‑being of our team, treat others with kindness.

Professional: Treat others with respect, be reliable by following through and honoring commitments, be responsible and own your stuff.

Customer Focused: Appreciate how each of our roles impacts others, provide great service to all we encounter.

Quality Minded: Do it right, imagine a better way, pursue continuous improvement.

Hardworking: Dedicate to giving your all, be passionate, show pride in your work.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to bend, squat, twist and kneel.
• Ability to use hand and power tools.
  
  Must be able to work a minimum of 40 hours per week.

Hose Master is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.