Job Description
Description:
The job of a Tube Technician is to use all the tools and equipment necessary to cut, bend, end forming, compression setting, braze, clean, and pressure test tube assemblies to meet customer’s specifications. A Tube Technician is responsible for accurately selecting correct raw materials, cutting tubes to proper length, bending to requirements, installing the specified fittings in their proper orientation, cleaning and testing all to customer specifications in an efficient manner. On occasion, they may be required to work overtime to complete a job on time or other duties, as the company requires. This position may be split between the tube and fabrication.
Requirements:
Safety
Work Environment
- The employee occasionally will work in heat (weather); this position functions within a normal warehouse environment.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Eye protection - Company supplied
- Steel-Toed Shoes – Employee supplied
- Optional - Ear protection – Company supplied
Physical Demands
- The employee will occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch; the employee will regularly Stand; Walk; Use hands, fingers, to handle, or feel; Reach with hands and arms; Talk or hear; Must possess good physical dexterity and have the ability to perform manual tasks and body movement.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision; Distance vision; Peripheral vision; Depth perception; Ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be on their feet for 8 hours or more.
- The employee is required to lift up to 75 pounds.
Tasks
- Pull raw materials tubes and fittings in the quantities specified in the work order.
- Operate CNC Tube Bender.
- Operate Hydraulic bender.
- Operate power & manual tools and equipment.
- Operate lifting equipment (i.e. forklift).
- Measure and Specify tube dimensions on production units.
- Measure tube assemblies for verification to build tolerance of drawings.
- Comprehend Cartesian coordinate info and rotation of plane view angles on 2D and isometric drawings.
- Operate tag machines.
- Operate a saw.
- Operate deburring machine
- Operate flare machines
- Operate end forming machines
- Assemble and set compression fittings to tubes.
- Braze fittings to tubes.
- Use calculator
- Operate SAE hydraulic flaring tool set (double flare)
- Clean (pig) tubes.
- Pressure test tubes.
- Cap tube ends.
- Package tubes for shipment.
- Maintain traceability and records on quality forms and or work orders.
- Clean and maintain work area.
Skills and Competencies
- Safety Focused – Actively look to improve everyone’s safety. Immediately report unsafe conditions.
- Detail Oriented – Ensuring assemblies are produced to customer specification.
- Reading Comprehension – Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical documents and procedures.
- Written Communication – Communicate and document work through written communication.
- Basic Arithmetic and basic trig functions – Ability to add, subtract, multiple, divide and 90° triangle trig.
- Basic computer skills – ability to learn to use company EAP system.
- Time Management – Complete tasks and assignments effectively, and in a timely manner.
- Monitoring – Assessing performance of yourself and process to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Problem Solving – Identify problems, develop and evaluate options to correct, and implement solutions.
- Active Listening – Give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, and ask questions as appropriate.
- Communication – Respectfully communicate with others to convey information.
- Service Orientation – Actively looking for ways to help the company succeed.
Knowledge and Education
- Must have technical knowledge of tube and end forming fittings.
- English Language
- High School Diploma or GED