Overview
We’re looking for a hands-on Shop Technician who enjoys building things, figuring out how they work, and seeing a project through from drawing to finished product. And because Pillar Innovations is 100% employee-owned, every product you build helps grow a company you own a piece of. In this role, you’ll provide general labor across a variety of projects, including assembly, fabrication, and mechanical work. You’ll build new products from drawings, troubleshoot problems, and make basic repairs. You’ll also learn Pillar’s products and services from the ground up, the way an owner should. Projects sometimes call for extended hours, and you may travel to customer sites for installations, which can include overnight stays.
The right person has basic mechanical knowledge and some familiarity with the general construction trades. You can read drawings, or you’re willing to learn. You’re flexible when the schedule demands it, and you take pride in quality work as part of a team of fellow owners who care about doing the job right.
Responsibilities
- Learn to mount steel components, pumps, compressors, piping, etc.
- Learn to assemble pipe and tube structures
- Assemble basic structures including metal, aluminum, plastic, etc.
- Learn to assemble more complex systems such as conveyors, compressors, pump stations, ovens, etc.
- Learn to interpret mechanical drawings and documentation for custom machines, systems, and products
- Assist with assembling machinery using bolts, welds, rivets, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures
- Learn to identify, lay-out, position, and secure parts and assemblies according to specifications
- Assist with ensuring fabrications or assemblies conform to quality standards and specified design
Working Conditions
- Stand for an extended period of time
- Walk / use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls / reach with hands and arms / crawl / kneel
- The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Qualifications
- Previous experience and/or education in general construction, mechanical and/or fabrication work preferred
- Ability to work under minimal supervision, within broad guidelines of procedures and goals
- Experience with various measuring devices such as straightedge, combination square, gages, tape measures, etc.
- Ability to read and follow manuals and SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure)
- Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints and mechanical drawings
- Ability to use basic hand and power tools such as pliers, hacksaws, drills, grinders, test equipment, etc.
