Job description

Are you driven, motivated, and want a career? Do you have an interest in joining one of the world's leading manufacturers of concrete products, equipment & palletizing solutions that have set the standard for the past 80 years? If you're looking for a job opportunity that will allow you to put your welding and fabrication talents to use, we may be the perfect place for you. Columbia Machine is one of Vancouver's largest employers and a family-owned business since 1937; we are currently seeking a skilled fabricator with a highly-trained eye for quality to join our team. In this position, you'll be exposed to some of the most high-tech welding and fabricating tools in the industry. You will learn new and advanced methods of fabrication, and you'll be able to help support our company's vision of delivering products of the highest quality to our customers.

Summary: Layout, fit, and weld fabricated, cast, forged, and machined components per blueprint specifications and knowledge of welding and metallurgy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports manufacturing operations
• Bolt, clamp, and tack-weld parts to secure position for welding.
• Set-up gas-shield mig-welder and weld component parts to blueprint specifications.
• Use intermediate knowledge of blueprints and welding symbols to complete job assignment.
• Use hand tools, clamps, and grinders to perform job tasks.
• As required, repair products by dismantling, straightening, re-shaping, and assembling parts using cutting torch, plasma cutter, and hand tools.
• Make basic jigs & fixtures
• Able to safely rig and move parts and weldments
• Committed to cost reduction and Continuous Improvement and Lean Thinking
• Maintaining neat and orderly work area, 6S
• Complete knowledge of all phases of welding and fabrication related skills
• Able to hold +/- 1/32 shop tolerances
• High degree of fit/finishing skills
• Share knowledge and experience of welding techniques for on-the-job training of new and less experienced fabricators
• Complete basic maintenance on welding equipment
• Forklift, Crane, Jib Crane (per Company certification)

Abilities:

• Ability to foster and work within a team environment
• Ability to provide mentorship

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or GED
• Vocational or Tech School degree or equivalent.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience

Columbia Machine offers a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, short and long term disability, 401(k), incentive compensation, paid holidays, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement. Equal Opportunity Employer - Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. Columbia does participate in E-Verify. To apply for this exciting career opportunity today, please apply online at www.colmac.com/careers

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.50 - $31.54 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• Evening shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Warehouse

Application Question(s):

• Do you have tools?

Experience:

• Welding: 2 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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