Master Fabricator

About the Role:

Expert Staffing West is seeking an experienced Master Fabricator to join a manufacturing team in Mentor, Ohio.

Estimated Salary: $25-$30 per hour

The ideal candidate will have at least one year of experience working with metal fabrication and a strong understanding of TIG welding principles. Key responsibilities include:

• Joining metal parts by precision welding them in various positions, such as flat, vertical, or overhead.
• Utilizing safety gear and adhering to safe working practices.
• Preparing and securing components before assembly using tools like straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Inspecting and measuring workpieces for defects to ensure they meet specifications.
• Setting up and operating welding tools and equipment, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding tools.
• Welding different metals, including aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys, either separately or together.
• Positioning and securing parts by clamping, holding, tack-welding, heat-bending, grinding, or bolting.
• Choosing and installing the appropriate torches, tips, filler rods, and flux based on welding chart specifications or the types and thicknesses of the metals.
• Igniting torches or starting power supplies and initiating arcs by touching electrodes to metals to complete electrical circuits.
• Adjusting gas flow and pressure by connecting and turning regulator valves to achieve the desired flames.
• Selecting the necessary equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
• Monitoring welding processes to prevent overheating, warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of materials.
• Using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to join metal segments through processes like gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.
• Interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan welding operations.
• Marking or tagging materials with job numbers, piece marks, and other required identifiers.

Requirements:

We are looking for a highly skilled individual who possesses:

• A minimum of one year's experience in metal fabrication within a manufacturing environment, or equivalent training/education.
• Strong knowledge of TIG welding principles and effective communication skills.

Benefits:

This role offers a competitive salary range of $25-$30 per hour, commensurate with experience. If you're passionate about delivering exceptional results and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.