Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication Technician
Based at our Pomona, CA facility, you’ll join a tight-knit fabrication team that turns drawings into precisely formed metal parts. Picture your evening: you clock in, review the production run, program the machine, verify your tooling, and set the first piece. From there, it’s all about accuracy, rhythm, and safe, efficient flow.
Schedule & Pay
- Shift: 4:00 PM – 12:30 PM
- Training: First 3 months on 1st shift
- Hourly: $19.98 + $0.40 shift differential
What your day looks like
- Configure, program, test, and fine-tune fabrication equipment to shear, pierce, extrude, bend, and form material to spec.
- Shear bus bar and steel using dedicated shear machinery.
- Run work orders in sequence according to the production plan or expedite as directed.
- Read and interpret blueprints to produce parts exactly as designed.
- Install, align, swap, and lock punches, dies, and other fixtures as needed.
- Interface with an industrial robot (when applicable) to pick/place stock onto conveyors or other devices.
- Load, position, and secure materials with fixtures, clamps, and stops on the machine.
- Monitor machine operation and troubleshoot via operator controls to resolve issues.
- Inspect finished pieces for defects such as burrs, jagged edges, or marred surfaces.
- Measure parts with squares, tape measures, calipers, and related tools to verify tolerances.
- Mark each part with proper identification.
- Stack finished components accurately on carts, conveyors, or designated devices.
- Dispose of scrap and nonconforming material appropriately.
- Initiate scrap tickets to trigger replacement orders when needed.
- Partner with Material Handlers to ensure copper, aluminum, cold-rolled steel, galvanized steel, and other materials are on hand.
- Keep machines, tools, and your work area clean for reliable performance and safe conditions.
- If operating at Class A level, perform or assist maintenance with necessary equipment repairs.
- Operate a forklift and other powered material handling equipment to load machines and unload incoming raw materials.
Basic qualifications
- Comfort with basic shop math.
- Ability to read and write.
- Read and understand mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, and bills of material.
- Lift up to 50 lbs.
- Stand for up to 10 hours.
- Operate common hand and power tools.
- GED or equivalent experience.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship
Preferred qualifications
- Prior fabrication experience in a manufacturing setting.
- Experience with CNC programming.