The Sheet Metal Fabricator is responsible for fabricating, cutting, bending, and preparing sheet metal components used in commercial roofing systems. This position operates fabrication equipment to produce custom flashing, trim, coping, gutters, downspouts, roof panels, and other architectural metal products according to project specifications and quality standards.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Understand roof basics and processes.
- Efficiency in installation such as gluing and rolling out EPDM products.
- Own and have a proficient use of the following: Tape Measure, combination square, snips (right and left), hand seamers, pop-rivet gun, utility knife, and chalk line.
- Able to solder safely and effectively with iron weights and proper furnace temperatures.
- Able to fabricate and coping, gravel stop, gutters, downspouts, through-wall flashing, counter flashing, penetration flashing, etc…
- Cleans metal shop to eliminate possible hazards.
- Able to understand the installation of Butler roof systems, standing seam, mechanically seamed, copper flat seam, wall panels, soffits, and trims and to fabricate according to specifications of those systems.
- Loads and unloads truck as required.
- Receives instructions from supervisor.
- Abides by all OSHA and Houck safety guidelines.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Safely operate forklifts to move, maneuver, and transport various materials throughout the facility.
- Operate fabrication equipment including brakes, shears, slitters, roll formers, notchers, and computerized metal forming equipment
- Measure, cut, bend, punch, and assemble metal components from materials such as galvanized steel, aluminum, stainless steel, copper, and coated metals.
- Perform quality inspections to ensure fabricated products meet dimensional and appearance requirements.
- Assist in inventory control and material management.
- Communicate with project managers, foremen, and supervisors regarding fabrication requirements and job schedules.
- Perform routine maintenance on fabrication equipment.
- Read and interpret shop drawings, specifications, and production schedules.
Competencies
- Building and construction standards and methods.
- Correct tools to use and their functions.
- Correct disposal methods.
- Intermediate mathematical skills.
- Public and personnel safety.
- Proper equipment selection.
- Control operations of equipment or systems.
- Understanding and able to follow written directions.
- Problem identification and solutions of problems.
- Judgment and decision making, time management.
- Talking to others to effectively convey information.
- Active listening-giving full attention to what people are saying.
- Match and detect differences between colors, shades, and texture.
- Understand speech and converse with people.
- Tell when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
- Shift back and forth between two or more activities.
- The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment around you.
- Remember information.
- Judgment and decision making, time management.
- Flexibility.
- Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
- Communication/People Skills.
Work Environment
Functions can take place indoors or outdoors. The standard work environment has loud to very loud noise levels associated with various equipment, coworkers and phone conversations. Often work must be performed awkward positions. The employee works around hazardous situations, materials and equipment.
Physical Demands
Physical demands are based on the ability to perform the following actions throughout an 8-10 hour period of work for a 4-7 day work week.
- Exert oneself physically over long periods of time.
- Bend stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and other extremities.
- Use one's abdominal muscles and lower back to lift continuously over time without fatiguing.
- Exert maximum muscle force to lift, pull, or carry objects.
- Keep or regain one's body balance or stay upright.
- Quickly move the arms and legs.
- Make fast and repeated movements of the body, fingers and hands.
- Exert muscle force repeatedly.
- Keep the hand and arm steady while making a movement.
- Quick, coordinated movements of one hand to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects.
- Coordinate movements of two or more limbs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
- Stand and walk throughout an extended workday.
- Use legs, hands and arms on a consistent basis for manual labor.
- Climb and/or balance yourself.
- Lift up to 100 pounds on occasion and up to 50 pounds regularly.
- Excellent vision skills (with or without correction) are required.
- Ability to clearly hear within speech range in an environment with construction noise.
- Kneel, squat, or bend consistently for more than 4 hours a day.
- Use hands consistently to grip or pinch for more than 4 hours a day.
- Make repetitive motions much of work hours.
- Work outdoors.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory requirements.
Position Type
Full-Time/Variable Hours
Compensation
Hourly
Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision benefits available after completion of Introductory Period.
Required Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or GED
- Comparable Experience
Travel
Mostly in-state travel required, sometimes overnight or multiple-day stays out of town. Company does not guarantee transportation.
Other Duties
This job description may not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, activities and responsibilities may change at any time.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.