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Employment Opportunities With Pro Fabrication

Located in Madison Lake, Minnesota, Pro Fabrication is an precision metal fabrication job shop that provides solutions for unique manufacturing needs. The company’s success is driven by lean manufacturing principles, commitment to customer satisfaction by “doing it right the first time,” and employee involvement.

Pro Fabrication is recognized as an excellent place to work with competitive pay, a clean air-conditioned work environment and great job opportunities.

Please Mail or Drop Off Application Form to 201 1st Street Madison Lake MN, 56063 or Email to Jobs@pro-fabrication.com or Fax to 507-243-3863.

Available Positions

Please see below for all positions and position detail.

Drafter
Quality Inspector
Production Lead (2nd Shift)
2nd Shift Welder
Programmer
Salvagnini Operator

Drafter

Summary: Experienced level of technical drafting work. Work assignments are varied and of considerable scope and complexity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Incumbents break down information obtained from customer specifications, sketches, layout drawings and instructions furnished by others. Will convert the information into detailed drawings with section views, dimensions, assemblies, and weldments.
Supervision is limited; work is reviewed by peers or by more experienced staff as a quality procedure.
Incumbents perform a variety of mathematical calculations using standard procedures.
Incumbents have responsibility for coordinating with others to determine whether drawings can be executed efficiently and within expected tolerances, although at this level questions are less frequent due to knowledge and experience.
Incumbents typically prepare bill of materials and specifications when drawings are complete.
Incumbents prepare document packets for shop floor production.
Uses Computer Assisted Drafting Design (CADD) equipment and software.
Some time may be spent providing work direction, training, checking projects and providing technical help to less experienced staff.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Two-year college or technical school; and 5+ years of drafting experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in SolidWorks is required to perform this job successfully. An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Hours are: Monday – Friday 7:30a.m. – 4:00p.m.

Quality Inspector

Summary: Under limited supervision, you will be responsible for performing detailed first article, bench, or floor inspection in a sheet metal job shop, of a variety of standard or custom parts, products, or materials being produced in house or received from vendors. Assists with auditing and reports. Tests and inspects products at various stages of production process; may compile and evaluate statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs first article inspections, WIP and receiving inspections for quality, appearance, performance and other measurable or observable characteristics of complicated equipment, instruments or products, or of diversified parts, materials and assemblies.
Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with management to determine quality and reliability standards.
Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, and mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics.
Records test data and may be asked to apply statistical quality control procedures.
Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
Maintains a working knowledge of the latest codes and new developments in testing and examination methods of processes, materials, and products.
Document control for SOP’s, common distribution lists etc.
May be asked to review, verify, and investigates NC’s and CPA’s using Unipoint.
May recommend, write, or modify existing quality inspection procedures.
May use statistical tools to prepares graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for analysis.
Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications: High school diploma and 2 years Quality Inspection experience with course work in metric and 2 years or more of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Hours are: Actual Hours are TBD

Production Lead (2nd Shift)

Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Plant Manager the 2nd Shift Lead directly leads 9 to 15+ employees and coordinates activities of workers engaged in fabrication and assembly of sheet metal products. Carries out lead responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Responsible for weekly hand off with day shift managers. Leads and coordinates activities of workers by performing duties listed under the Essential Duties and Responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates.
Monitors employees’ productivity, efficiency and quality.
Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
Responsible for following procedures in the Company’s ISO quality system.
Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, quality of product and increase efficiency of shop, department and/or work crew.
Analyzes and works directly with employees to troubleshoot and problem solve issues.
Maintains time and production records meeting or exceeding deadlines.
Inspects materials, parts, products, work in progress and finished products to verify conformance to specifications.
Inspects material handling equipment for defects and notifies maintenance personnel of need for service or repair.
Analyzes work orders and blueprints to determine information such as material to be used, type of operations, and sequence of operations required. Determines priorities and assigns work orders to employees.
Computes amounts of stock and supplies required for operations, based on productions schedules, and requisitions materials from storage area.
Interfaces with others in the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met.
Plans flow of material through the department and verify everything that leaves the department is complete.
Computer skills; know or have the ability to learn and be efficient in Microsoft Office, uniPoint, JobBoss.
Analyze work orders to estimate workers hours and create machining schedules to meet both internal and external needs.
Maintains and ensure all documentation required by OSHA and Company safety programs are compliant.
Identifies employees’ skills and develops them by coaching/counseling on a regular basis.
Conducts performance reviews in a timely manner.
Is consistently at work and on time.
Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications: Minimum of 5+ years of Supervisory experience in a sheet metal job shop; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required for this position. The 2nd Shift Supervisor must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. The 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.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Hours are: Monday – Thursday 3:30p.m. – 2:00a.m.

Welder (2nd Shift)

Summary: Under the direct supervision of the department lead, use hand-welding equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. Must have basic knowledge and understanding of welding, grinding etc. Training will take place on 1st shift.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Positions material to be welded, using standard fixtures in most cases, and applies hand-eye coordination to achieve the desired weld.
Ability to weld components in all positions; flat, vertical, horizontal and overhead.
Regulates heat and wire speed of Mig and pulse arch welders.
Ability to run and use Mig, and pulse arch wire feed welders, plasma torch, oxyacetylene cutting, stick weld, and other welding equipment. Familiar with TIG welding techniques and has the ability to progress with training to be efficient.
Clamp, hold, tack-weld, grind and/or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
Detect faulty operation of equipment and/or defective materials and notify supervisor.
Inspects completed parts for defects measuring the work pieces to make sure they follow the print and ensures welds are free of voids, excess fill material and slag is cleaned up.
Uses air tools such as grinders, cutting wheels and dual action sander/grinders.
Grinding: Must have ability to grind/DA excess welds to desired finish.
Checks and monitors the fitting and welding processes to avoid warping or distortion of materials.
Ability to read, interpret, and work from specifications, drawings, prints, and basic welding symbols.
Confers with Supervisor to receive instructions and exchange production information.
Ability to use and read measuring tools-tape measure, calculator, square, etc.
Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications: First level of production welding, requiring technical training in welding and 1 year or less of related welding experience or equivalent. In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Hours are: Monday – Thursday Hours 4:00p.m. – 2:00a.m.

Programmer

Summary: The right candidate will have sheet metal fabrication programming experience for our laser, Turret, and Waterjet. Work assignments are varied and not limited in scope and complexity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Works from engineered drawings and specifications, determines best processes to manufacture parts and fixtures, uses knowledge of machine operations, and develops code to control machine operation.
Determines reference points and direction of machine cutting paths.
Creates instruction sheets and cutting lists to guide setup and operation of machine.
Prepare process plans, include positioning of carriage and/or tool, rate of feed, speed of rotation, tool changes, types of tools, sequence of operations of machine.
Writes program of machine instruction in symbolic language to encode direct numerical control database to regulate movement of machine along cutting or punching path.
Works directly with machines and machine operators to verify the accuracy and safety of programs.
Observes operation of the machine on a trial run or simulation to proof programmer instructions.
Works independently on projects of moderate complexity but have ready access for assistance from more experienced staff or supervisors.
Strong mathematical skills, reading comprehension and excellent communication skills are required.
Uses computer Assisted Drafting Design (CADD) equipment and software.
Breaks down information obtained from customer specification, sketches, layout drawings and instruction furnished by others. Will convert the information into detailed drawings with section views, dimension, assemblies, and weldments.

Qualifications: 3-5 years of equivalent combination of education and experience. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Solidworks and Sigmanest experience is required.

Hours are: Monday – Friday Hours 7:30a.m. – 4:00p.m.

Salvagnini Operator

Summary: Set up machines (calibration, cleaning etc.) to start a production cycle. Control and adjust machine settings. Feed raw material or parts to semi-automated machines. Inspect parts with precision and measuring tools. Test operation of machines periodically.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs daily, weekly and monthly maintenance as required.
Keeps work area clean and follows safety procedures.
Makes sure no one is around the operation path of the machine before starting operation.
Modify program to make corrections.
Performs routine maintenance.
Offers feedback on programs to make them run more efficiently.
Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications: High School diploma or GED and 2-3 years metal fabrication CNC Punching and forming, preferably experience with operating a Salvagnini punching and forming machine. Strong computer and communication skills and effective process discipline.

Hours are: Exact hours are TBD at time of Hire

Employment Opportunities With Pro Fabrication

Available Positions

Drafter

Quality Inspector

Production Lead (2nd Shift)

Welder (2nd Shift)

Programmer

Salvagnini Operator

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