Fabricator Welder

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Fabricator Welder

Reports to: Production Supervisor

• Job Type:

  • Full-time

  • Non-Exempt

  • Day shift

• Location:

  • Allegan, MI

• Salary: 

  • The hourly range for this position is $18.25 to $25, however starting wage will depend on qualifications, skill, and experience.
    
    

Company Profile:

The RCI Adventure Products (RCI) team is wholeheartedly focused on bringing fun to the world by creating profitable adventure entertainment attractions for business owners across the globe. RCI is dedicated to hardworking and career-oriented individuals who are as passionate about their work as they are about their lives. Our success is centered around a fun company culture, excelling in execution and being energized to make a difference. We are a place where every employee can make a difference - and it all starts with you! 

Job Summary:
The level 2 fabricator position is on the path from level 1 to expert fabricator. Level 1 training has been completed and you are quickly acquiring skills to become a master fabricator. As a level 2 fabricator, you have a great ability to read and interpret diagrams, sketches, and blueprints to determine operations, required materials, and timeframes for projects with the ability to problem-solve any issues prior to fabrication. You will be expected to set up, operate, and maintain all welding equipment.  As a solid form team member, you will share and demonstrate our values through workmanship and interactions with internal and external audiences.  

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain production throughput of assigned parts

• Use blueprints to produce and meet all specifications

• Completing and demonstrating all basic skills and level 1 fabrication competencies

• Able to operate in the shop with little or no supervision

• Use material handling equipment safely to move parts

• Follow all safety standards and procedures

• Fabricate and assemble metal structures and equipment through the use of welders, cutters, and measuring tools

• Use multiple welding machines to repair and maintain metal equipment and structures of various sizes

• Understand and implement personal and company safety measures by wearing PPE

• Work independently and be a self-motivator

• Able to work within timelines

• Maintain a clean workplace

• Communicate with various departments for the direction of the project

• Contribute to the quality control of the project

This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Knowledge/Experience Required:

• 3-5 years of manufacturing experience in a structural steel environment

• Must be able to read blueprints and build with fixtures

• Familiarity with standard structural steel fabrication practices for welding, cutting, drilling and punching steel

• Proficient in GMAW

• Understand and can use measuring instruments

• Ability to pass a weld test in AWS D1.1 Flat prior to hiring

RCI Perks

• Paid Time Off is awarded the day you begin with RCI and increases along with your tenure in the company

• Ten paid holidays

• Medical 

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance

• Short Term Disability

• Long Term Disability

• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Confinement

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 

• Health Saving Account (HSA), with company contribution

• 401 (k) / Roth plan with company match
  
  

Physical Requirements:
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 in this position will regularly stand for long periods; Frequently walk; Occasionally reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, and crouch.  The employee must be able to lift and/or move 50 pounds or more.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to shop elements such as noise, dust, fumes, and odors.