Fabricator I

Company Description

WireCo® is the strength behind the world’s evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking, we create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. Our global footprint includes manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, and research and development centers around the world.

WireCo® offers a competitive wage, incentive programs, growth opportunities, and excellent benefits offerings for employees and their families. Benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.

For more information, check out our website at www.wireco.com.

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Job Description

The Fabricator I supports production by performing foundational fabrication tasks under direct supervision. This role focuses on learning fabrication processes, safe equipment operation, and quality standards while contributing to customer-specific orders.

The Fabricator I must exhibit the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength
• Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

• Cut rope to specified customer lengths using chop saws and measuring tools
• Assist with pressing and installing buttons to defined diameter requirements
• Practice, train, and obtain annual welding certification to ensure weld integrity and reliability
• Strip plastic coating from rope per work instructions
• Apply protective coatings or paint to exposed rope and button assemblies
• Perform basic visual quality inspections to ensure product meets specifications
• Safely operate hand tools and entry-level fabrication equipment
• Follow all safety, quality, and standard work procedures
• Maintain a clean and organized work area

Compensation:

$21.50/hr

+ Monthly Incentive Payments based on meeting operational metrics after the 90-day probationary period is complete

Schedule:

Monday - Friday:  7 am - 3 pm 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or ability to demonstrate basic literacy and math proficiency through education, experience, or assessment
• Ability to read basic work instructions and measurements
• Mechanical aptitude and attention to detail
• Willingness to learn fabrication skills and processes
• Ability to stand, lift, bend, and work with hands for extended periods
• Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior manufacturing or fabrication experience

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

• Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes.
• Strand and Wire rope of various diameters and lengths, on reels or in coils, empty or unassembled reels, paper lagging strips, tags, seizing wire, blocking, thimbles.
• Rewinding machines, stanchions, shafts, collars, bushings, rope cutters, measuring devices, fork trucks, banding equipment, welders, and various hand tools

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position:

• Frequently stand and walk for extended periods throughout the workday.
• Frequently bend, stoop, reach, push, pull, and perform other material handling activities.
• Lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Operate or work around forklifts, powered industrial trucks, and other material handling equipment as required.
• Work in manufacturing, warehouse, dock, and shipping environments with varying temperatures and noise levels.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE

Additional Information

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a post-offer background check. 
• Must successfully complete all required post-offer, pre-employment screenings, including:
  • Criminal background check
  • Drug screening
  • Pre-employment physical examination
• A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment.
• WireCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.