Machine Builder and Fabricator

Custom Paper Tubes in Valley View, OH is looking to hire a full-time experienced Machine Builder and Fabricator.

This position earns a minimum starting wage of $23.00/hour, based on experience and has the opportunity for performance-based increases in the first 90 days and annually thereafter. We provide fantastic benefits, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, paid holidays, vacation, & sick leave, a 401(k) with a company match, and annual reimbursement for safety boots and prescription safety glasses.

Do you have training in mechanics, electrical work, and/or machining? How about a natural ability for taking things apart and put them back together? Are you self-motivated and dependable? Do you have the ability to effectively manage & prioritize a variety of projects and tasks? Would you like to have a 1st shift manufacturing job that allows you to have weekends off? If so, read on!

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A MACHINE BUILDER AND FABRICATOR

  • High school diploma OR equivalent
  • Minimum of 10 years' experience in manufacturing equipment maintenance or machine building
  • Proficiency to use precision measuring equipment (calipers, micrometers & indicators)
  • Strong math skills, with ability to reverse engineer from a sample part, as well as read and interpret drawings & blueprints
  • Able to troubleshoot mechanical & electrical issues, including AC/DC motors and control panels.
  • Effectively and safely operate manual lathe, the mill & other equipment/tools
  • Must be able to stand, reach, sit, squat up to 10 hours per day as required by the specific job (this may include lifting items up to 60 pounds)
  • Use lift truck, small crane & scissor jack for equipment & building maintenance
  • Must be comfortable with computer keyboard & basic computer skills as you will use them daily for team communication, emails and to research & procure normal materials as well as obsolete parts from the internet.

RESPONSIBILITIES in the Life of a Machine Builder and Fabricator AT CPT

As a full-time Machine Builder and Fabricator, you play a vital role in the operations of our business. Your primary responsibility is to maintain and upgrade production equipment and tooling using your mechanical & electrical skills. This may include using lathe and milling skills to fabricate custom tooling or parts. You may need to create prints, drawings & schematics. Always organized & attentive to detail, you keep an inventory of materials and research & order parts as needed. You monitor and maintain both our facilities and machine performance thru your preventative maintenance duties to minimize our production downtime. You take pride in the quality of your work, and you enjoy giving these unique machines a second life to create beautiful packaging for our customers!

WHO IS CUSTOM PAPER TUBES?

When clients need unique packaging that stands out from the competition, they turn to Custom Paper Tubes! With over 50 years' experience, Custom Paper Tubes has manufactured and provided customers with the best in industry retail and industrial paper tube solutions. Our employees are our most valuable resource. We enjoy working together as part of a close-knit team (the kind that pulls for one another as much as it does for our customers). Are you interested in joining a company that provides a great work-life balance and values your efforts and ideas? If so, we look forward to learning more about you!

Please note:

Employer will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

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