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About the Role
This is a hands-on lead role for a Senior Vinyl Fabricator in a new, state-of-the-art vinyl liner manufacturing operation. You will build product daily, train the team, direct work, and ensure production runs to standard.
Responsibilities
- Fabricate vinyl pool liners and related products: cutting, welding, finishing, and inspecting to pattern and customer specification.
- Set up and operate RF welding, bead welding, automated cutting, and finishing equipment.
- Train new and current team members on approved procedures, safe work practices, and quality standards.
- Direct the work of production team members on the floor, working with the Production Supervisor.
- Share in leading and overseeing daily production with the Production Supervisor.
- Check work in process and finished liners against quality standards, and flag and help correct problems at the source.
- Support accurate production records, including material use and remakes.
- Keep equipment clean and running, report issues early, and support scheduled preventive maintenance.
- Support safe material handling and roll staging, and keep the work area organized.
- Provide input on methods, procedures, and improvements as the operation grows.
Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on vinyl fabrication experience, such as pool liners, awnings, tarps, marine, signage, or other heavy vinyl or coated fabric products.
- Experience with RF or hot air welding, heat sealing, or similar seaming methods.
- Ability to read patterns, measurement sheets, and production paperwork accurately, with strong tape measure and fraction skills.
- Experience training others or leading work on a production floor.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to quality and safety.
- Reliability, and willingness to work overtime during peak season.
- Ability to lift, stand, bend, and move throughout a full shift.
- Must be able to work on-site in the Albany, New York area.
- Vinyl pool liner building experience.
- Experience with automated cutting tables or other CNC cutting equipment.
- Experience as a lead hand, team lead, or acting supervisor.
- Experience helping start up a new production line or facility.
- Basic equipment troubleshooting and preventive maintenance.
Skills
- Vinyl fabrication
- RF welding
- Hot air welding
- Heat sealing
- Pattern reading
- Measurement reading
- Tape measure proficiency
- Fraction calculation
- Team training
- Production floor leadership
- Quality control
- Safety compliance
- Material handling
- Equipment maintenance
- Automated cutting
- CNC cutting
- Troubleshooting
Location
- Albany, New York area
Work Type
- In person
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 3+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $28.00 to $30.00 per hour
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Optional life and disability insurance
- Other incentive or compensation programs may be available
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bereavement leave
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
About the Company
- Explore Industries is a leader in swimming pool design and manufacturing, driven by respect, integrity, and innovation.
- We believe in empowering our employees, fostering collaboration, and delivering top-quality products that set industry standards.
- This is a ground floor opportunity in a brand-new operation. You will help set the standards, train the team that follows, and grow with a product line being built from the start.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.