Flanger Operator
FlexTrades is hiring Flanger Operators for nationwide project-based assignments supporting heavy industrial fabrication and pressure vessel forming operations. This role is built for operators who understand large-scale metal forming, can manage precise setups, and maintain strict dimensional accuracy on oversized components.
If you have direct experience operating flanger machines and can work confidently with large-diameter materials while holding tight specifications, this opportunity aligns with your skill set.
Responsibilities
- Operate flanger machines to form knuckle radius, crown radius, and straight flange profiles
- Change and align flanging balls using overhead cranes and hand tools
- Work with materials ranging from 60 to 168 inches in diameter and 3/16 inch to 1 inch in thickness
- Follow routings and standard operating procedures for material type, ball size, and flange height requirements
- Perform quality checks including dish radius, circumference, outside diameter, knuckle radius, thickness, and flange height
- Document measurement results and production data accurately
- Safely operate 10 ton overhead cranes for loading and unloading materials
Qualifications
Required
- Direct flanger machine operating experience required
- Strong mechanical aptitude with high attention to detail
- Ability to read routings and standard operating procedures and use precision measuring tools
- Experience working with cranes, rigging, and heavy manufacturing environments
Preferred
- Familiarity with SMT or Schleifstein machines
- Experience with pressure vessel head forming
About FlexTrades
FlexTrades is a manufacturing workforce solutions company that deploys skilled tradespeople and technical specialists to worksites across the United States. We help manufacturers maintain production flow, protect product quality, and complete complex fabrication work by placing experienced professionals who are ready to contribute on day one.
Our teams support energy, heavy industrial, aerospace, automotive, and precision manufacturing operations nationwide. When large-scale forming and dimensional accuracy matter, FlexTrades delivers.
Apply today to bring your flanging expertise to projects where precision and scale go hand in hand.
FlexTrades is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
