BELLINGHAM MARINE INDUSTRIES
Job Description
Job Title: SE Division Wood Fabricator
Reports To: Plant Manager
Prepared Date: July 7, 2017
Prepared By: Valarie Richey
Approved Date: July 7, 2017
Approved By: Kyla McCauley
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Fed. Job Cat.: Class 2
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. Overtime and weekends as required.
SUMMARY: Sets up and operates a variety of woodworking machines to surface, cut, and shape lumber, and to fabricate wood parts for concrete floats by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
Selects, installs, and adjusts saw blades, cutter-heads, boring bits, and starts machine and makes trial cut;
Operates machines to saw; smooth and shape lumber and wood part; cut tenons and mortises in wood stock; bore holes to cut slots, grooves, and designs in wood stock; and to sand lumber, wood stock, and parts;
Verifies dimensions of parts for adherence to specifications;
Assembles fabricated parts to make concrete float sections per shop drawings and blueprints;
Learns and applies safety rules and techniques.
Other duties as assigned.
EXPERIENCE: Six months of related work experience; high school diploma or equivalent preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret shop drawings, project schedules, and documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; requires ability to communicate clearly and cooperate with others.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; requires spatial ability sufficient to produce and assemble wood products for the manufacture of concrete floating dock systems.
REASONING SKILLS: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
ABILITIES: Must be able to use hands to carry and pull objects of varying weights; to perform routine work repeatedly; to follow simple instructions; to use an assortment of tools and equipment; and to read a tape measure.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This is a physically strenuous position.
STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS: Standing, repetitive arm/hand movement, handling/grabbing constantly; pushing/pulling, lifting up to 50 pounds, fine finger manipulation, stooping/bending/twisting at waist, and reaching above shoulder height, frequently; sitting and walking, carrying up to 50 pounds occasionally, climbing, working at heights and balancing, driving, kneeling/squatting, and crawling seldom; and talking/hearing within normal limits.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: Working in a shop under dusty conditions with exposure to wood debris and sawdust; the noise intensity is moderate to loud. Working in temperatures ranging from very cold to very warm.
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY USED: The following equipment and machinery may be used in this position: hand tools, shovels, rakes, pry bars, drills, brooms, wrenches, grinders, wire cutters, trowels, concrete cutters, jack hammers. Air wrenches, forklifts, concrete vibrators, and sledgehammers.
Dependability for work schedule is crucial.