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Fabricator Intern

CompanyShield Casework
LocationKansas City
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 3, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The Fabricator Intern will work in all phases of fabrication for unique projects designed for clients. This role has a direct impact on how each product is crafted and delivered.
Internship Type
intern
Company Size
19
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
More important than who we are and what we do is why we do it. Our story is one of discovery. Shield is the product of an exploration into healthcare associated infections that resulted in an illuminated solid surface sink that lit up to encourage hand washing. During development, we were lamenting the sawhorses that the sink on for our reviews. We started looking for a base to hold the sink but couldn’t find anything that matched the care and engineering we were putting in. Frustrated by the cheap, non-customizable and slowly-crossing-an-ocean options available, we decided to build our own solid surface base. We set the sink inside our new base and once again invited healthcare experts to take a look. While they continued to like the sink, the group was far more interested in the clean, durable and stunning solid surface cabinet. Enter Shield: we began to build casework. Using focus groups, industry research and good old-fashioned trial and error, we learned how to mold flexible, clean solid surface into a better box. Testing everything, we developed patents around our connections, our construction process and our coved interior corners. That’s not to say it was easy. We failed often. We spent weeks in development and untold hours refining every detail of what we make, from every piece of hardware to the sanding process. We had successes, too – winning awards and meeting up with like-minded clients looking for something different. The road to Shield showed us that failure isn’t the worst outcome, and that experience is often the best teacher. We’re not just building a better box anymore. Our philosophy is simple: to create beautiful products that are meticulously crafted, immaculately clean and unmatched in quality. It’s more than fabrication: it’s care and customization, great design and 100-percent transparency. We are makers who are born to build cool sh**.
About the Role

Job Details

Job Location: Shield - KS - Kansas City, KS 66115
Position Type: Internship

SUMMARY

SHIELD is a Kansas City-based design and manufacturing company creating world-class products for the world’s best teams and facilities. Our work can be found in the locker rooms of the NBA, NFL, and NCAA’s top programs, and in the nation’s most innovative hospitals and medical centers. From custom athletic lockers to modern healthcare environments, we partner with elite organizations to design, engineer, and build spaces where champions and professionals perform at their best. At SHIELD, craftsmanship meets purpose — and every project is built with pride.

Our Summer Internship Program is geared towards students interested in the manufacturing of custom cabinets, casework, and locker rooms. The Fabricator Internship is an hourly (non-exempt), full-time opportunity that runs from June 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026. 

Reporting directly to the Production Manager, the Fabricator Intern will work in all phases of fabrication for each of our unique projects specifically designed for our clients. The Fabricator has a direct impact on how each product is crafted and delivered to the client. You will return to school with practical knowledge and experience that is sure to enhance your skill set and career goals.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES/FUNCTIONS may include but are not limited to:

  • Possess an eye for quality and detail and desire to work on cool projects
  • Must be willing to do all phases of fabrication
  • Always maintain a safe and positive work environment
  • Operates power tools, fabrication machines, and/or life equipment and material
  • Work and collaborate as a team to complete projects on a timely schedule
  • Takes direction well and is a self-starter
  • Improves processes when necessary
  • Fulfills production duties assigned as needed

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

  • Ability to read CAD drawings is preferred
  • Knowledge of fractions, decimals- both standard and metric
  • Ability to use various measuring tools
  • Knowledge of fabrication shop procedures
  • Ability to work solo and as part of a project team
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop and crouch all day and frequently lift or move items up to 75 pounds

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, or crawl
  • The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
  • Employee must be able to talk and hear

SHIFT HOURS

  • Full time position, five day work week with over-time as needed

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Due to our onsite Fabrication process, the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions.

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Key Skills
Attention To DetailTeam CollaborationPower Tools OperationFabrication Machines OperationProcess ImprovementReading CAD DrawingsMeasuring Tools UsageFabrication Shop Procedures
Categories
ManufacturingTradesEngineering