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Job Posting- Welder/Fabricator Needed at Albina Co., Inc.
Albina Co., Inc. is a steel bending and fabricating company looking for a Welder/Fabricator. Experience required position in a physically demanding industry. Ability to lift 50lbs repeatedly and stand for 4 hours plus at a time. Must be able to read, write and speak English to complete paperwork and communicate with co-workers. Basic math skills required. Forklift and/or loading experience highly preferred. Previous experience in structural steel fabrication shop required. AWS D1.1 FCAW certification highly preferred. Candidates for position will be required to perform a welding skills demonstration. Machines and Tools commonly used: welders, grinders, torches, band saws, shears, punches, drill press. This is a full-time position Monday-Friday. Union wage scale starting at $17.41 – potentially higher DOE. DRUG TEST REQUIRED. Please apply in person at 12080 SW Myslony St., Tualatin, OR 97062 or fax/email your resume to 503-692-6020 or by replying to this posting.
Job Posting-Maintenance Technician Needed at Albina Co., Inc.
Albina Co. Inc., one of the nations leading suppliers of custom bent metal, is currently seeking an energetic, highly motivated and experienced professional to lead and oversee our maintenance program. We have been in business for 70+ years. Candidates with direct maintenance experience in like or similar industries are strongly encouraged to apply. Job Description This position installs, maintains and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, pipe and electrical systems in our manufacturing facility. Perform preventative maintenance activities assigned for automated or manual machines and equipment per specifications. Familiar with hydraulics and electronics. Follow blueprints, manuals, and schematic drawings. Change or install electrical motors and wiring ranging from ½ hp to 300 hp. Must be familiar with a broad range of hand tools, hoist cranes, measuring and test equipment. Can differentiate unusual sounds in machinery to detect malfunction and discuss machine operation changes with supervisors to diagnose problems or repair machinery. Routinely, use lockout/tag out procedures, dismantle machines and equipment to install new or repaired parts. Provide maintenance upkeep such as cleaning and lubrication of shafts, bearings, gears, etc. Installs and repairs electrical units, operates machinery and fabrication tools such as drill press, welders, plasma torch & grinders to fabricate jigs and fixtures or to repair machinery parts. Create machine specific maintenance documentation, troubleshooting flow diagrams, technical training guides, maintenance checklists, project completion check list, and repair completion checklist. Skill Requirements • Minimum 5 years’ experience as a technician/lead • Working knowledge of hydraulics, electrical and electronics • Knowledge of various types of electric motors • Ability to troubleshoot machines for hydraulic, electrical and/or electronic faults • Ability to use a variety of diagnostic tools • Ability to disassemble and reassemble equipment as needed to repair malfunctions • Ability to analyze mechanical problems and determine proper course of repair • Ability to read, understand and maintain hydraulic, electrical and electronic schematics • Ability to read, understand and enforce maintenance manual on equipment • Must be able to work independently and still be part of a team • Demonstrates even temperament to work under pressure to help prevent delays in production • Excellent follow up skills • Perform preventative maintenance and inspect shop equipment for signs of wear • Help develop and maintain preventive maintenance procedures/program • Maintain stock of tools, parts and supplies required for PM’s and repairs • Coordinate repairs with outside vendors as needed • Intermediate level skills in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel and Outlook) • Ability to communicate with shop personnel to better troubleshoot machine issues • Must be able to lift 35 lbs. daily • Must be able to spend 50-90% of the work day standing or walking • Adhere to all company safety rules • Be willing to work various shifts if needed to help maintain production levels • Possess a valid class C drivers license • Be EXTREMELY organized Preferred: • Limited Maintenance Electrical license • PLC experience (troubleshooting and programing) • Understanding of CMMS • Able to use forklifts, extended reach forklifts and scissor lifts • Able to use overhead bridge cranes • Able to do simple repairs/adjustments to diesel forklifts • Able to do simple repairs/adjustments to LP Forklifts • Ability to weld, machine and fabricate parts as needed for repair or R&D • Be an active member of the safety committee This is a Union position. Successful applicants must be able to pass a drug test. Compensation: • Union Scale $17.51 - $24.83/hr DOE • Pension Plan • 401k • Medical and Dental Insurance • Vacation & PTO Please send your resume to HR@albinaco.com or fax it to 503-692-6020
Updated Pictures of Curved Rectangular Tube Steel "Spheres" Covered in Glass
See below for the most recent pictures of the curved steel "Spheres" in Seattle, WA. 750,000# and 1,050 pieces rectangular tube steel bent the easy way and a portion bent off-axis. Almost 8 miles of welding work and grinding was avoided because of Albina's ability to bend a portion of the project. Almost NO correction was needed during fabrication or erection as the bends fit to the fixtures within 1/32nd of an inch! [caption id="attachment_1208" align="aligncenter" width="300"]Curved Steel Bio-Spheres Covered in Glass Curved Steel Bio-Spheres Covered in Glass[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1209" align="aligncenter" width="300"]Curved Steel Bio-Spheres Covered in Glass Curved Steel Bio-Spheres Covered in Glass[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1210" align="aligncenter" width="220"]Curved Steel Bio-Spheres Covered in Glass Curved Steel Bio-Spheres Covered in Glass[/caption]
Meet Brian and Jaime Smith of Albina Co., Inc.- "The Importance of Family in Business"
Albina Co., Inc. started out as family business in 1939. Brian's grandfather (John) and father (Bill) both served in CEO and Presidential roles before Brian took over in 1998. Brian has worked in all aspects of the business from helping in the shop as a teenager, to managing the Accounting Department straight out of college, to the role of President and CEO which he has maintained for nearly 20 years. Brian's wife, Jaime, serves as the Marketing and Advertising Manager. Together, Brian and Jaime created the business plan required for the move to their current facility in 2000 and have worked side-by-side for the last 17 years to grow Albina into one of the most well-known and highly regarded steel bending companies in the country. Every month, Brian and Jaime will share their thoughts on the importance of family in business. June 2017- LOYALTY Loyalty is defined as faithfulness to commitments or obligations. We pledge loyalty when we get married, when our kids are born,when we are part of team, when we work as a collective unit and when we form personal and professional relationships. Loyalty is showing complete and constant support. Being part of a family business means that we take care of our "Albina Family", we honor our commitments to employees, vendors and customers and we stand by the relationships that we have built on trust, over the many decades our family has been in business. Brian and Jaime are huge Blazer fans and love the game of basketball. Both played at Lake Oswego High School and Jaime went on to play Division I at the University of Minnesota. Both of their children play and they love spending time together as a family both playing and watching various levels of hoops. Go Blazers!
New Spiral Staircase at Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA.
Albina is happy to be teamed up with a very loyal fabricator on the Golden West College Project located in Huntington Beach, CA. Construction of a new 51,969 square foot building at the center of campus will house all student services. A new spiral staircase with landings was required for the new building and the California fabricator new the best choice for this project was Albina. This project required Tube Steel 16" X 4" X .500" WALL A500 GR B material to be spiral bent for the stringers and also bent flat (the easy way) for the landing supports. The spiral staircase also required some smaller HSS square tubing for stringers and landings out of Tube Steel 6" X 6" X .625" WALL A500 GR B. Everything on this project was bent to AESS standards.
Partnership Health Plan of California Construction Project Required Bent Rectangular Tube Steel
Recently a customer approached us with a very difficult steel bending project and wanted to know if Albina Co., Inc. was able to perform the difficult bends. The steel bends were for the Partnership Health Plan of California construction project. Partnership HealthPlan of California has outgrown its current home and will add a new 104,000-square-foot office building that will sit next to its current headquarters on Business Center Drive. This project consisted of primarily HSS Rectangular Tubing. The largest tube measures 20” x 8” x .375” wall and the smallest measures 8” x 4” x .500” wall. Some of the lengths were bent the easy way while other lengths were bent the hard way. Utilizing our in-house developed internal support system we roll bent all of the HSS material without any heat and exceeded all of our customers quality requirements.
Bending BIG Beams for the Murray Amphitheater in Murray, Utah
Got big beams to bend? Look no further than Albina Co., Inc.! We are just finishing up a beam bending project for the Murray Amphitheater in Murray, Utah. Murray Arts in the Park provides a summer full of artistic entertainment. The evening subscription series usually opens in late May and runs through Labor Day in the Murray Park amphitheater. This project consists of 55,000# of bent wide flange the hard way. All wide flange beams were bent to a radius that is tighter than 100 ft. The list of beams consist of: W24 X 76# A992 W30 X 108# A992 W36 X 135# A992 W36 X 170# A992 Albina will not shy away from any work (within our capacity) because it might be difficult to bend. We thrive on the difficult projects that others can’t do! Stay tuned for final installation pictures.
Bent Steel Featured at the "Marketplace at the City" in Surprise, Arizona
Albina Co., Inc. is happy to be part of the "Marketplace at the City" project Surprise, Arizona. "Marketplace at the City" is a 26,000 square foot single-story property located in Surprise, Arizona. Surprise is the fastest growing city in Arizona. The project represents a new trend in the delivery of healthcare, which involves bringing medical services to growing communities and placing them in retail locations. Albina Co., Inc. is providing approximately 20,000# of bent steel on this project consisting of Tube Steel 5" X 5" X .250" WALL A500 GR B and Tube Steel 12" X 4" X .250" WALL A500 GR B. A total of 46 pieces all being bent all to AESS (Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel) standards.
Did You Know That Albina Co., Inc. is the Largest Distributor of Angle Flanges West of the Rocky Mountains?
We have thousands of angle flanges in stock as well as numerous other component parts for your duct collection and air handling systems. If you need angle flanges or angle rings for a project, Albina Co., Inc. is your source. We can supply you with carbon flanges as well as stainless flange. We stock 3” – 72” diameter rings in carbon steel and can get you any special order items you might have (larger rings, odd size material, no holes, etc). We even have a small stock of stainless flanges that are the most common sizes we sell, we can also bring in any size stainless flange you may require (that we don’t have in stock). Connect with Albina! We can provide you with all of your angle flange connection needs!
Albina is a Proud Supporter of the City of Tualatin's ABC (America’s Best Communities) Initiative
In 2016, the City of Tualatin, Oregon was named a national finalist for the ABC award. Many local businesses, including Albina, supported the cause to help the City of Tualatin win the 3 million dollar grand prize. In April 2017, we learned that Tualatin did not win the 3 million dollar prize, but we know that the City of Tualatin is truly one of the best in the nation. Albina, and the steel bending and fabrication community is proud of the efforts that City officials and local businesses made to help make our city one of the best in the nation!
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