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Job Title: Fabrication Operator

Department: CNC Machines - Manufacturing

FLSA: Non-Exempt: Hourly

Location: Nicholasville, KY

Reports to: Manufacturing Supervisor Travel: None

Supervises: No

Job Summary: Operates any or all of machines similar to mills, drills, benders, broaches, second operation machines, presses and lathes. May do minor setups. Works is repetitive in nature and relatively simple to perform. May perform one operation continuously or rotate from one to another.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Positions parts according to knowledge of unit being assembled and/or following
• blueprints/routings and bills of materials.
• Fastens parts together with bolts, screws, speed clips, rivets, or other fasteners.
• Removes small quantities of metal with hand files and scrapers to product close fit between parts.
• Operates drill presses, presses, or riveting machines to assist in assembly operation.
• Wires and solders simple subassemblies.
• Function and visual checks a variety of product to verify quality.
• Makes up boxes, labels, accessory packs for finished products, using heat sealers, label machine, staple machines, etc.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent. One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Functional Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.