Machine Operator Day shift

Overview

Fabricate structural steel components using cutting equipment and operate material handling machines.

Key Responsibilities

• steel fabrication
• machine adjustment
• material handling
• equipment operation
• drawing review
• ppe compliance

Tasks

-Stoop or crouch OCCASIONALLY while performing the regular job duties. The position will be held continuously for a few seconds to 15 minutes, depending upon the job. -Reach forward OCCASIONALLY to perform job duties or to retrieve tools. The employee will OCCASIONALLY be required to reach to full forward extension. -Identify steel shapes, sizes, and mill tolerances. -Wear all required Personal Protective Equipment. PPE includes steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats. -Make adjustments to machine to ensure accurate dimensions as shown on the shop drawings. -Push and pull drawers open OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to retrieve tools. Employee will OCCASIONALLY push material attached to a jib crane or overhead crane to properly guide into place. Force varies up to 35 pounds. -Lift weights up to 60 pounds from floor to waist OCCASIONALLY during the work shift. Jib cranes and overhead cranes are available for the employees assistance with lifting. -Reach overhead OCCASIONALLY to guide material attached to the cranes and to attach the chains from the crane to the material. -Push material OCCASIONALLY into machine for fabrication. (SHEAR) -Fabricate beams, tubes, angle, channel, bar grating, pipe, plate, or rounds according to the dimensions shown on cut lists and shop drawings, AISC code requirements for structural steel, and machine capabilities. -Attend all meetings as required by management. -Crawl RARELY up to 10 feet to access tools, materials, etc. -Identify cut list and shop drawing errors and discrepancies before or during early stages of fabrication. -Operate forklifts, jib cranes, overhead cranes, conveyors, and transfers in order to move materials. -Perform minor mechanical tasks on machine (blade changes, cleaning, etc.) -Stand FREQUENTLY over the course of the 8 to 12 hour work shift. -Kneel in the commission of job duties OCCASIONALLY, depending upon the job. -Sit only during the break and lunch periods. Rarely one will be able to sit while cutting material. -Fabricate material as trained and instructed. -Carry weights noted above distances ranging from a few feet to 60 foot. -Climb OCCASIONALLY onto or over the conveyors. -Walk OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY over the course of the 8 to 12 hour work shift. The distances walked will range from a distance of a few feet to 60 foot. -Lift weights up to 20 pounds from floor to chest CONTINUOUSLY, which includes the various tools utilized in the process of performing the usual work duties.

Requirements

• forklift
• crane ops
• shop drawings
• heavy lifting
• computer use
• 6‑month experience

What You Bring

-Hear sufficiently to be aware of safety issues -Lift weights up to 35 pounds from floor to waist FREQUENTLY during the 8 to 12 hour work shift -Ability to use a computer for cut-lists and inventory purposes. -Exposure to solvents, greases, oils, and coolants OCCASIONALLY. -Ability to follow inventory procedures. -Ability to operate forklifts and overhead cranes in a safe and proper manner. Use and understand industry and Drake-Williams Steel adopted hand signals used for crane operations. -Ability to multi-task. -Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers, supervisors and managers. -Exposure to fumes, odors and dusts in the shop area OCCASIONALLY. -Ability to understand and carry out semi-complicated verbal and written instructions. -Consistently and reliably works scheduled hours at assigned locations. -Visual ability to read and interpret shop drawings. Safety glasses are required in the shop area. -Ability to pass a Drake-Williams Steel administered test that covers shop drawing interpretation, fractional number calculations, basic geometry, etc. -Ability to work under periodic supervision focused on the progress of work and setting priorities for job completion. -Ability to possess pride in own workmanship; demonstrate attention to detail, and work safely. -Ability to interpret, understand and utilize cutting lists, shop orders, and shop drawings. -Ability to read, write, and perform higher arithmetic computations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals and fractions. -Skill in using auto measurer, tape measure, or 1 rule. -Gross finger dexterity skills required to operate the various tools and equipment utilized in the course of standard job duties. Fine finger dexterity is not required. -Minimum of six months of experience in a steel manufacturing environment. -Exposure to heat, cold, wet and humid conditions in the shop area OCCASIONALLY.

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About Drake-Williams Steel, Inc.

-Survived the Great Depression by launching Omaha Buckets in the 1920s, then pivoted to structural steel in 1958. -Evolved through four generations of family leadership into a world-class fabrication facility with plants in NE, IA, CO. -Major projects range from institutional and healthcare buildings like TD Ameritrade HQ to rail components and bridges. -The 2011 acquisition of Mountain Steel Division broadened capabilities and geographic presence into Colorado. -Went employee-owned via ESOP in 2014, fueling modernization, robotic fabrication, and lean-manufacturing initiatives. -Services cover structural, rebar, miscellaneous & railroad steel, coatings, detailing, distribution, and contract fabrication.

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