SHEET METAL FABRICATION
TECHNICIAN
Pay Rate:
Based on experience and is between $40-80k year. Entry level work receives entry level pay and high-end experience receives high end pay. Please do your best to show us where you are on this scale, and we are happy to compensate you appropriately.
Job Purpose:
The job of the Fabrication technician is to make sure repairs to be done to vehicles are done in proper order and done correctly for overall fitment of body panels and repairs. Each car is different so each repair will be different. Flexibility to those types of repairs is a must. Technician must be able to use a variety of metal shaping tools confidently and purposely to straighten metal, stay consistent in repair/custom methods, remove/replace rust and repair surface imperfections. This means being able to put an entire car together including all rust repairs and custom fabrication. Suspension, brake, steering, fuel delivery and exhaust knowledge is a plus. Each car we do will have metal fabrication but not each car will be a total custom as we do restoration work as well.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Knowing company standards and what is expected on each car prior to beginning work.
- Continued and repeated quality checks prior to and during work including gaps and panel fitment including to adjacent panels
- Thinking ahead and implementing a plan that can be readily executed as well as adapting to possible changes to that plan
- Proper tool use for proper types of repairs
- Continued learning of new ideas and using fresh content
- Quality build types reflecting current industry standards
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience working custom and classic cars is requested. Some exceptions may be considered based on verifiable references.
- Welding of many different types of materials including but not limited to, sheet metal, aluminum, stainless steel
- Knowledge and proper use of welding processes including but not limited to mig welding, tig welding, brazing and body solder work
- High Attention to detail
- Power hammer use and understanding
- Plasma table use including programming using EnRoute and Nesting Programs
- Tools needed for the job. We do have metal brakes, planishing hammer, power hammer, drill press, Shop Sabre plasma table, and a box/pan brake. We are always looking to expand our tool collection and are adding to it constantly to keep up with the industry. Safety equipment WILL BE provided for you. Hand tools are your responsibility and will not be provided to you.
Working conditions:
- This is an 8-5 Monday through Friday job. We have a break in the AM at 10 am for 10 minutes, lunch from 12-1 pm and a final break at 3pm for 10 minutes. Overtime is not authorized unless prior written approval by management.
- Doing this job requires wearing a respirator sometimes all day for some work processes. The shop is very dusty, and it is required that a respirator be worn during times of need such as but not limited to sanding and grinding metals of various types and any process that creates airborne particles or dust.
- Must be comfortable in a loud environment. Some of the processes used are damaging to your ears and hearing protection will be required.
- Some of the materials used are hazardous and require special handling. This means gloves and/or a vapor safe respirator. You must wear the proper safety gear when using these products and proper PPE will be provided.
- Some of the jobs require welding and the use of tools that can be dangerous if not used properly. You must have knowledge of that tool’s risks prior to use and use the tool properly.
- Welding and grinding/sanding of metal is dangerous and it is required of you to wear safe clothing that is flame resistant, proper gloves for the process you are using at the time, eye protection at all times, hearing protection when needed, long hair tied up and no loose clothing.
Physical Requirements:
- This job is physically demanding as it requires you to stand for long periods of time. You also climb under cars often and get up and down a lot. Must be able to handle demanding physical labor.
- Lift heavy objects 50lbs+ and frequently and push heavy cars around the shop
- Tolerance of a dusty environment
Benefits: After 90 day probation period-
- Kaiser Permanente for health
- Full dental and vision from Beam
- Time off includes holiday pay, sick time and vacation time as detailed in our handbook
- We may offer moving expenses and a hiring bonus for the perfect candidate with the correct experience and references. We would request a trial period of work before any hiring arrangements to make sure it is beneficial to all parties.
Interview process:
If you feel you meet these requirements and have interest in working for Pot O Gold Kustoms, please respond by email with a detailed resume showing your experience. References are a must and will be checked in detail so please have accurate information on your resume. Include what you expect to make an hour with details. If you have any special skills or tools, please include those as well as pics of work you have done. A phone interview will start the process and in person Interviews will be scheduled after all references have been checked.