Forming Fabricator
QPS Employment Group
St Charles/Missouri/United States
St Charles/Missouri/United States
- $18 - $18.50 p/hour
- Manufacturing
- Forming Fabricator
- machine operation
- manufacturing
The Forming Fabricator operates and sets up machines such as hydraulic shears and chop saws to fabricate parts according to specifications, ensuring quality through inspection and adherence to safety and production guidelines. The role requires basic math skills, reading manufacturing drawings, and the ability to use measuring tools and maintain equipment. This position supports continuous process improvements and requires physical stamina and PPE compliance in a manufacturing environment.
Position Title: Forming Fabricator
Wage: $18.00-$18.50 per hour
Shift: 1st
Hours: 6:00am-4:30pm (Mon-Thurs)
QPS Employment Group has a great Forming Fabricator position available at a company in St. Charles, MO. This is a 1st shift position with the opportunity for hire.
Forming Fabricator Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Follows all company and work center specific production, administration and safety policies and procedures.
- Attends and actively participates in all required training.
- Reviews manufacturing planning, part-specific engineering information, set-up information and/or related instructions to understand appropriate work process and quality requirements for completed product.
- For machine dependent operations, selects, aligns and secures holding fixtures and/or cutting tools, attachments, accessories and material to machines (i.e. set-up machine) and starts and observes machine operation during first part production to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance conditions.
- Adjusts machine controls or other control media as required. Depending upon work center assignment, the operator will set-up and operate one or more of the following machines: hydraulic shear, chop saw and forklift. Set-up and tear-down may require the use of a forklift and/or other material handling equipment.
- Uses gauges, scales, calipers, mylars and/or blueprints, customer tools and other measuring equipment to check first part quality.
- Obtains first part for buy-off from lead person, supervisor, quality control inspector and/or second team member. Upon buy-off, completes production run for the manufacturing planning operation.
- Performs 100% inspection of all parts, subsequent to first part buy-off, and completes requirements of applicable statistical process control plans. Where available, uses target times to evaluate timely completion of work.
- Notifies lead person or supervisor about substantive discrepancies between manufacturing planning target time and actual set-up and/or run times.
- Responsible for minor machine maintenance and maintaining proper alignment and condition of machine.
- Completes required documentation, including but not limited to: manufacturing planning operation buy-off, recording of accurate part counts, labor card entry, set-up information, special notes, data collection plans, tie-in information and recording the disposition of non-conforming material.
- Tears down machine or hand tool set-up upon completion of production run, returning all tools, equipment and accessories to their proper locations.
- Moves completes part order to next manufacturing operation or staging area. Works with others, using continuous process improvement tools and techniques and just-in-time manufacturing techniques, to develop and install process improvements that positively impact manufacturing through-put, machine and human resources utilization, space utilization, organization and other factors.
- Assists incorporate process improvements into document instructions.
- Actively participates in work center and cross-functional process improvement teams by attending team meetings, completing action items, encouraging complete and respectful discussion and understanding of goals, alternatives and solutions.
- Conduct all business transactions and communications in a professional manner congruent to company policy.
- Maintain company confidentiality in all dealings with delivery personnel, vendors, etc.
Forming Fabricator Requirements:
- High school diploma or high school equivalency preferred. Candidates that do not have a high school diploma or high school equivalency will be required to take a pre-employment assessment to be considered for the role.
- Detail oriented with the ability to use elementary measuring tools i.e. micrometer calipers and electronic calipers.
- Must have the ability to read and understand tolerances on manufacturing drawings.
- Demonstrated decision-making ability utilizing good judgment in determining the appropriate guidelines, procedure, and application to utilize in solving problems.
- Understanding of basic math.
- Thorough understanding of process flows, lead times and lean principles in a mfg. environment.
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
- Noise levels ranging from quiet to extremely loud.
- Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when working on the manufacturing floor including, but not limited to, eye, ear, and foot protection.
- May occasionally lift and /or move up to 10-50 pounds.
bridgeton@qpsemployment.com
IND124
About us:
QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.
Why Work with QPS?
-Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
-Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process
Wage: $18.00-$18.50 per hour
Shift: 1st
Hours: 6:00am-4:30pm (Mon-Thurs)
QPS Employment Group has a great Forming Fabricator position available at a company in St. Charles, MO. This is a 1st shift position with the opportunity for hire.
Forming Fabricator Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Follows all company and work center specific production, administration and safety policies and procedures.
- Attends and actively participates in all required training.
- Reviews manufacturing planning, part-specific engineering information, set-up information and/or related instructions to understand appropriate work process and quality requirements for completed product.
- For machine dependent operations, selects, aligns and secures holding fixtures and/or cutting tools, attachments, accessories and material to machines (i.e. set-up machine) and starts and observes machine operation during first part production to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance conditions.
- Adjusts machine controls or other control media as required. Depending upon work center assignment, the operator will set-up and operate one or more of the following machines: hydraulic shear, chop saw and forklift. Set-up and tear-down may require the use of a forklift and/or other material handling equipment.
- Uses gauges, scales, calipers, mylars and/or blueprints, customer tools and other measuring equipment to check first part quality.
- Obtains first part for buy-off from lead person, supervisor, quality control inspector and/or second team member. Upon buy-off, completes production run for the manufacturing planning operation.
- Performs 100% inspection of all parts, subsequent to first part buy-off, and completes requirements of applicable statistical process control plans. Where available, uses target times to evaluate timely completion of work.
- Notifies lead person or supervisor about substantive discrepancies between manufacturing planning target time and actual set-up and/or run times.
- Responsible for minor machine maintenance and maintaining proper alignment and condition of machine.
- Completes required documentation, including but not limited to: manufacturing planning operation buy-off, recording of accurate part counts, labor card entry, set-up information, special notes, data collection plans, tie-in information and recording the disposition of non-conforming material.
- Tears down machine or hand tool set-up upon completion of production run, returning all tools, equipment and accessories to their proper locations.
- Moves completes part order to next manufacturing operation or staging area. Works with others, using continuous process improvement tools and techniques and just-in-time manufacturing techniques, to develop and install process improvements that positively impact manufacturing through-put, machine and human resources utilization, space utilization, organization and other factors.
- Assists incorporate process improvements into document instructions.
- Actively participates in work center and cross-functional process improvement teams by attending team meetings, completing action items, encouraging complete and respectful discussion and understanding of goals, alternatives and solutions.
- Conduct all business transactions and communications in a professional manner congruent to company policy.
- Maintain company confidentiality in all dealings with delivery personnel, vendors, etc.
Forming Fabricator Requirements:
- High school diploma or high school equivalency preferred. Candidates that do not have a high school diploma or high school equivalency will be required to take a pre-employment assessment to be considered for the role.
- Detail oriented with the ability to use elementary measuring tools i.e. micrometer calipers and electronic calipers.
- Must have the ability to read and understand tolerances on manufacturing drawings.
- Demonstrated decision-making ability utilizing good judgment in determining the appropriate guidelines, procedure, and application to utilize in solving problems.
- Understanding of basic math.
- Thorough understanding of process flows, lead times and lean principles in a mfg. environment.
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
- Noise levels ranging from quiet to extremely loud.
- Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when working on the manufacturing floor including, but not limited to, eye, ear, and foot protection.
- May occasionally lift and /or move up to 10-50 pounds.
bridgeton@qpsemployment.com
IND124
About us:
QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.
Why Work with QPS?
-Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
-Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process
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