Position: Concrete/GFRC Fabricator

Shift: 1st Shift

Wages: $18.00+ DOE

Summary

You'll work with castable materials to create forms, part, and molds, including spraying and pouring GFRC to create custom products, as well as performing hands-on fabrication to meet unique project specifications. You will use various processes to prepare, apply, inspect, and repair materials and products to ensure quality and structural integrity.

What You'll Do:

Select and prepare molds or forms based on project requirements.
Spray GFRC mix - made of cement, sand, water, and chopped fiberglass - onto prepared molds or forms.
Roll or press layers of chopped fiberglass or fiberglass mat onto molds using hands or tools, ensuring smooth application by removing wrinkles and air bubbles.
Spray and apply GFRC to achieve required thickness and structural integrity before curing.
Apply releases or waxes to molds, to facilitate assembly and removal of laminated parts.
Review dies, templates, and cut-out patterns to ensure adherence to blueprints, pictures, samples, and project specifications.
Inspect, clean, and prepare molds and work areas before each phase.
Cure materials, using suitable methods like room temperature curing, heat lamps, or other techniques. Trim cured materials with specialized tools such as diamond-impregnated cutoff wheels.
Ensure the quality and integrity of work performed.
Set up and operate a GFRC spray gun.

Qualifications/Requirements

Excellent work history
High school diploma or equivalent
Basic understanding of concrete application processes; training will be provided
OSHA-10 certification.
Preferred: Six months or more of related experience
Combined education and experience will be considered
Preferred: Construction experience and knowledge; forklift and light equipment operations experience; welding, concrete, fiberglass, and artistic experience
Experience with shotcrete equipment (dry-mix or we-mix) and structural applications
Proficient in operating hand and power tools
Able to read and interpret documents, e.g., maintenance instructions, layouts, blueprints, sketches, and schedules
Effective communication ability, including verbal, listening, and written
Solid teamwork abilities, and the ability to work independently
Ability to work safely; OSHA safety experience/awareness
Common sense, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills; strong attention to detail
Ability to calculate figures and amounts including proportions, percentages, area, and circumference
Able to operate equipment including hoists, rigging, forklift, and welding equipment.
Understanding algebra and geometry with the ability to calculate figures and amounts including proportions, percentages, area, and circumference.

Physical Requirements

Strength and stamina, including regularly using hands to handle, or feel; regularly walk, stand, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Must have close, distance, color, and peripheral vision; depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
Must lift 70 lbs. from floor to waist, 90 lbs. from waist to chest, and 25 lbs. chest to above head. Must carry 50 lbs. for 50 ft., push a 100 lb. wheeled cart for 100 ft., and drag 50 lbs. for 100 ft.

Work Environment

Work is primarily performed in shop and storage yard settings with typical smells, sounds, and moderate to loud noise
Exposure to the outdoors, possible toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes, or airborne particles, and moving mechanical parts
Overtime may be required, depending on the project deadline

1st Shift - Concrete / GFRC Fabricator

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