Lead Fabricator (Corp-Athol) (Manufacturing)

Idaho Forest Group is currently seeking a Lead Fabricator to join our Central Fab Team.

Essential Functions:

• Provide direction, instruction, guidance, and motivation to department team members to achieve specific results, while working alongside them
• In partnership with Department Manager, create KPI's and ensure staff adheres to expectations
• Support with regular employee feedback, performance reviews, adhering to KPI's, goals, etc.
• Responsible for day-to-day employee / staff matters / scheduling
• Comprehend and perform all duties in accordance with rules, regulations and JSAs
• Perform a wide range of tasks including; welding, cutting, fabricating, assembling, installing, and repairing of various types of processing equipment or machines to improve production quality and efficiency
• Dismantle and re-assembly on various types of equipment for modifications or upgrades
• Layout, cut, grind, form, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits
• Trouble shooting or inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of issue or other problems
• Operating of man lifts, scissor lifts, fork lifts and other various type of heavy equipment
• Comfortable working at high elevations out of man lifts or baskets
• Keep working areas clean
• Other duties as needed

Qualifications:

• Extensive cutting, welding, and fabrication skills
• Operating of cranes and/or rigging experience
• Knowledge of industrial machinery and processes
• Excellent natural problem solving and analytical skills with mechanical aptitude
• Able to read and understand schematics and blueprints
• Must be able to work various shifts, days, and overtime as needed
• High School Diploma or GED (or willingness to quickly obtain one as a condition of employment)
• Valid Driver's License is highly preferred

Physical Requirements:

Move safely, quickly, and perform duties with repetitious movement. Sit and/or stand for shift, reach with hands and arms, stoop, squat, twist, push and pull, maintain balance, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distances, and climb stairs. Must be able to tolerate all weather elements, loud conditions, vibrations and airborne particles (sawdust).

As a condition of employment, Idaho Forest Group requires employees to complete a variety of pre-employment screening processes which may include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug and substance test, reference check, prior work verification, driving history (MVR), education verification, aptitude/skills testing, and credit checks. The depth of screening will vary based on the position.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Fabrication