Fabricates HVAC ductwork and custom sheet metal components by interpreting drawings, operating fabrication machinery, performing layout, cutting, bending, fastening, inspecting, and handling materials. Maintains equipment, documents product compliance and time records, supports production tracking, communicates order status, and assists with training. The role requires safe work practices in demanding shop and jobsite environments, including lifting materials and working in confined, elevated, noisy, dusty, and hazardous areas.
The Sheet Metal Shop Fabricator is a vital part of our production team, responsible for transforming raw materials into high-quality ductwork and custom components that power our HVAC installations. From interpreting shop drawings and operating fabrication equipment to assembling fittings and preparing deliveries, this role demands accuracy, craftsmanship, and a strong work ethic.
Working in a fast-paced, safety-focused shop environment, you’ll support field crews by producing precise, code-compliant pieces that keep schedules on track and installations running smoothly. Your expertise in layout, cutting, bending, and fastening ensures every system starts with a solid foundation.
Sheet Metal Fabricators are highly valued for their technical knowledge, consistency, and pride in their work. Their contributions help streamline jobsite labor, reduce rework, and maintain the highest standards of quality across every project we build.
RK Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.
The Sheet Metal Shop Fabricator is a vital part of our production team, responsible for transforming raw materials into high-quality ductwork and custom components that power our HVAC installations. From interpreting shop drawings and operating fabrication equipment to assembling fittings and preparing deliveries, this role demands accuracy, craftsmanship, and a strong work ethic.
Working in a fast-paced, safety-focused shop environment, you’ll support field crews by producing precise, code-compliant pieces that keep schedules on track and installations running smoothly. Your expertise in layout, cutting, bending, and fastening ensures every system starts with a solid foundation.
Sheet Metal Fabricators are highly valued for their technical knowledge, consistency, and pride in their work. Their contributions help streamline jobsite labor, reduce rework, and maintain the highest standards of quality across every project we build.
Self. Made. at RK
At RK, Self. Made. isn’t a tagline, it’s how work gets done. People here build more than projects; they build capability, confidence, and careers they can be proud of. With so much work designed and fabricated in-house, ideas move quickly from concept to shop floor to job site. Teams collaborate across disciplines, solve real-world challenges, and grow through hands-on work that truly matters.
RK Company Overview
RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship.
People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set.
With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.
Position Summary
Perform trade specific quality work consistent with CAD/FAB and Energy procedures to ensure product meets or exceeds customer expectations.
Role Responsibilities
- Operate trade specific machinery.
- Must be able to read and understand labels, and the ability to pick the proper machine as well as sequence of operation required to form raw materials.
- Interpret job orders and drawings as needed for area of assignment.
- Layout and fabrication of hand makes.
- Inspects and documents product compliance
- Handle materials.
- Working knowledge of capacities of equipment.
- Maintains time records accurately.
- Work closely with other fabricators and labors to improve their skills.
- Maintenance of equipment.
- Assist shop superintendent in the training of new employees.
- Assist shop superintendent with production tracking.
- Work with shop foreman to insure production goals are met.
- Communicate status of orders to the shop superintendent.
- Perform other assignments as directed by shop superintendent.
Qualifications
- Comply with all company policies and procedures.
- All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.
- RK Mechanical employees and subcontractors are required to implement and maintain all safety and health systems practices including the training requirements of RK Mechanical Orientation, shop specific orientation, CPR/First Aid/AED/Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard Identification and Reporting, and OSHA 10.
Minimum Physical Requirements
- Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
- Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
- Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
- Work in all types of weather.
- Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.
- Ability to lift and carry 51 to 75 lbs. occasionally, and/or 31 to 45 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 16 to 22 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
What Sets RK Industries Apart
Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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