Welder/Metal Fabricator Lead

Overview

Virginia MetalFab is seeking a driven and dynamic Welder/Metal Fabricator Lead to join their exceptional team. This role involves fabricating, positioning, aligning, and fitting components of structural metal products, as well as operating machines for sawing, cutting, shearing, punching, bending, and straightening metal materials.

About Virginia MetalFab

Since 2010, Virginia MetalFab has been crafting diverse products including industrial air conditioner frames, intricate 3D metal art signs, and custom BBQ smokers.

Our Team

The company prides itself on a vibrant workplace culture with a diverse group of people including hunters, car enthusiasts, gamers, musicians, family-oriented individuals, and single people alike. The environment is friendly and welcoming, encouraging applicants to bring their friends along.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and instructions to determine required materials, task sequences, and methods.
• Examine work orders to assess product specifications and material needs.
• Accurately measure finished products to ensure they meet specifications using tools like squares and measuring tapes.
• Align, fit, and secure parts using various tools such as jacks, turnbuckles, clamps, and bolts in preparation for welding or riveting.
• Manually or mechanically position parts using hoists or cranes.
• Set up and use jigs, fixtures, welding torches, hand tools, and welding equipment.
• Operate fabricating machinery—including brakes, rolls, shears, plasma cutters, grinders, punch presses, milling machines, drill presses, plate rolling machines, and lathes—to manipulate metal components.
• Lay out metal materials and inspect assemblies to confirm specifications are attained.
• Perform cutting, cleaning, fitting, and tack welding on aluminum, stainless steel, and carbon steel parts.
• Utilize cranes, forklifts, and other equipment to lift and move materials and products safely.
• Remove surface irregularities and create bevels with hand files, grinders, and cutting torches.
• Finish metal surfaces and install taps, tubes, and valves.
• Install attachments and tools on production machines.
• Assemble temporary equipment or structures as necessary.
• Mark bending and cutting lines on workpieces considering material thickness and machine/welding shrinkage.
• Design and fabricate templates, patterns, and fixtures using hand tools.
• Use hammers, chippers, and grinders to shape metal, straighten warped parts, and meet established specifications.
• Perform MIG and TIG welding as required.

Working Hours

This is a full-time position with shifts from Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 2:30 pm.

Benefits

• Coverage for illness and injuries, including on-the-job incidents.
• Dental care support.
• Competitive pay to meet your financial needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Willingness and ability to wear different types of personal protective equipment.
• Ability to lift or carry loads between 51-100 pounds.
• Capacity to push or pull loads between 41-100 pounds.
• At least 6 to 12 months of relevant experience or training, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Technical proficiency in machine setup and operation, good mathematical ability, and the skill to work from blueprints.
• Basic computer competency including MS Suite.
• Forklift operator certification.
• Effective oral communication skills.
• Strong sense of accountability and accuracy in job performance.
• Awareness of safety practices and ability to identify and correct hazards.
• Research, problem-solving, innovative thinking, conceptual and analytical abilities.

Hiring Process

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they feel underqualified, as training and mentoring are available. Multiple vacancies exist, and referrals are welcomed to foster a friendly team environment.