RPS Composites, Inc

Overview

RPS Composites is seeking a skilled Thermoplastic Welder/Fabricator who takes pride in precision, quality, and craftsmanship. With over fifty years of experience, RPS provides engineered composite solutions for industrial facilities handling corrosive fluids.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermoplastic welding and fabrication of industrial plastic piping, fittings, sheet materials, and fabricated components.
• Utilize applicable thermoplastic welding processes, including hot-gas rod welding, extrusion welding, socket fusion, and butt fusion.
• Measure, cut, prepare, fit, align, and weld thermoplastic materials according to fabrication drawings and specifications.
• Fabricate piping assemblies, tanks, structural components, and other custom plastic products as required.
• Read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, engineering specifications, and fabrication instructions.
• Properly prepare welding surfaces, select appropriate welding materials, and maintain suitable welding parameters.
• Inspect completed welds and fabricated assemblies to ensure dimensional accuracy, weld integrity, and quality requirements.
• Operate plastic welding equipment, cutting tools, grinders, and other fabrication equipment safely and effectively.
• Perform fiberglass and composite fabrication when required.
• Follow established safety procedures, quality standards, and production requirements.
• Work independently or as part of a fabrication team to complete projects efficiently.

Requirements

• High school diploma, technical certificate or diploma or equivalent experience.
• Ability to perform welding on various materials at required positions using different welding processes.
• Fiberglass Weld certification and Hydro Testing experience a plus.
• Good mechanical aptitude, basic math skills required: read tape measure, blueprints, calipers, fractions and decimals.
• Mechanical repair, carpentry, pipefitting, and/or fiberglass laminating skills a plus.
• Ability to follow safety, quality and production requirements and standards.
• Ability to use or learn safe usage of standard hand power tools.
• Reliable with good attendance and takes ownership, pride in work.
• Demonstrate a good working attitude, enthusiastic and willing to learn new skills and the business.
• Ability to work without direct supervision at times as well as within a team.
• Ability to communicate and work well with others, maintain respectful, positive interactions.
• Willing to work flexible hours and over time (if required).
• Must be able to pass pre-employment physical, including drug and alcohol screening.
• Physical requirements: stand for long periods of time, crouch, kneel, bend, reach, lift up to 25-50lbs, wear Personal Protective Equipment, good finger/hand dexterity.

Benefits

• 401k
• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• PTO

Additional Info

• Work Location: In person.