Department: Production
Reports To: Shop Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Summary: This individual will operate a variety of manufacturing and fabrication equipment,
power tools, overhead cranes, and forklift trucks, and perform various shop duties in a safe and
effective manner.
Essential Duties: Essential job duties for this position include the following items. Other duties
must be performed as assigned or required.

• Prep and clean tanks and pipes.
• Operate manufacturing and fabrication equipment such as forklift truck, overhead crane,

etc.

• Read and follow CAD drawings.
• Maintain the shop work area which includes, but not limited to, sweeping, putting tools

away, and clearing pallets and cardboard from the shop.

• Pick up parts for the shop, and/or deliver parts to work sites.
• Unload trucks for delivery, and load trucks with equipment ready to ship.
• Perform all job functions in compliance with company safety program.
• Work toward continuous quality improvement
• Stay current with changing technology, including software and position/industry specific

programs

• Uphold, support, and promote all company policies and procedures

Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, the individual in this position must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the
minimum knowledge, skills and ability required.
Education/Experience:

• High School diploma/GED, Technical school or some college preferred
• Two or more years of experience as a Shop Technician or comparable experience in

manufacturing and fabrication, with a strong mechanical aptitude highly desired.

• Skilled experience using power tools, overhead cranes, and forklift trucks required.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and

maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Position Description

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to

customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions,

proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry, and utilize a calculator.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in

written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized

situations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid drivers license required

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must
be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to perform job functions in a confined space.
• Standing – Approximately greater than 2/3 of on-the-job time, for a minimum of 8 hours

daily.

• Walking – Approximately greater than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Sitting – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Use of hands to finger, handle or feel – Approximately greater than 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Reaching with hands and arms – Approximately greater than 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Climbing or balancing – Approximately less than 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling – Approximately less than 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Talking or hearing – Approximately 1/3 to 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Tasting or smelling – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Weight lifted/Force exerted – An average of approximately more than 50 pounds, less

than 1/3 of on-the-job time, non-continuously.

• Ability to work at heights of 20 feet or more
• Vision – Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), Distance vision (clear vision at 20

feet or more), Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), Peripheral vision
(ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right, while
eyes are fixed on a given point), Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to
judge distances and spatial relationships), and Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the
eye to bring an object into sharp focus).
Vision requirements listed are primarily applied to detailed technician work, various machinery
and tool usage and reading of CAD drawings and other instruction manuals.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
Environmental – Exposure to potentially hazardous environmental conditions may include the following:
Position Description

• Wet or humid conditions (non-weather) – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job

time.

• Work near moving mechanical parts – Approximately greater than 2/3 of on-the-job

time.

• Work in high, precarious places – Approximately 1/3 to 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Fumes, gasses or airborne particles – Approximately 1/3 to 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Toxic or caustic chemicals – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Outdoor weather conditions – Approximately 1/3 to 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Extreme cold (non-weather) – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Extreme heat (non-weather) – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Risk of Electrical Shock – Approximately 1/3 to 2/3 of on-the-job time.
• Vibration – Approximately less than 1/3 of on-the-job time.
• Ability to perform duties in confined spaces.

Noise: Loud – (noise levels not exceeding 85dB)