Job Description

Sheet Metal Fabricator

Sheet Metal Fabricators may set-up and operate various machines, hand tools, and pneumatic tools which may heat, bend, form, press, stretch, shrink, straighten, notch, punch, roll, cut, refine, grind, or drill metal in coherence with machine drawings and customer specifications.

Who are we?
Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Coxsackie, NY manufactures large, complex contoured structural components and assemblies for aerospace and other applications. Our integrated processes include stretch-forming, thermal-forming, chemical processing, precision fabrication, machining, finishing processes, and integration of components into subassemblies.

Why Ducommun?

• Excellent company culture – as recognized by Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces
• Opportunity for career growth
• Great benefits including paid vacation and sick time, 401K match, Employee Stock Purchase Program, annual bonus plan, and tuition reimbursement

Duties & Responsibilities

• Verifies the operations as specified in the traveler as it relates to the operation being performed (i.e., the proper material, thickness, process, etc.).
• Understands layout and plans sequence of operations.
• Sets-up equipment controls, timers, machinery, and dies.
• Operates machine and machine controls.
• Makes any necessary adjustments ensuring the quality of parts remains consistent, by refining parts for cosmetic or other customer-specified reasons.
• Uses precision measuring tools in set-ups and quality assurance, using necessary inspection media to ensure consistent quality.
• Understands customer specifications as they relate to the operation being performed.
• Willing and able to work overtime as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 6 to 12 months’ Manufacturing or Warehouse experience is preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude required.
• Basic math skills required – decimals, percentages, fractions; geometry and trigonometry preferred.
• Computer Skills - able to learn new screens, reports, functions, software programs and internal ERP systems.

This is a generic job posting for a Sheet Metal Fabricator. Depending on the candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, they will be hired into an entry (I) level, intermediate (II) level or expert (III) level job and pay scale.

Hourly Rate: $18.25 - 19.50/hour

Equal Opportunity Employer
Veterans/Disabled

171 Stacey Road
Coxsackie, New York, 12051
United States