Welder

Perform all kinds of welding and cutting using gas and electric welding equipment.

Primary Duties:

• Receive job duties from team lead.
• Follow work procedures and tool and material requirements.
• Select and set up welding equipment.
• Clean and prepare surfaces to be welded.
• Fabricate metal building and metal roofing components.
• Use a rod or wire and heat to join metals.
• Use a plasma torch, grinding wheel, band saw or other instrument for cutting metal.
• Ensure welds meet standards and specifications

Additional Responsibilities:

• Other projects and responsibilities may be added at the company’s discretion.

Job Qualifications:

• Ability to work in degrees of precision and control where damage could be considerable.
• Attention and care required to prevent injury to self or others when performing work.
• Ability to stoop, bend, stand for long periods of time.
• Agreement to wear protective equipment for exposure to glare, burn, and shrapnel.
• Ability to maintain a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Qualifications:

• Ambition – Drive to achieve personal advancement.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• General Tidiness – Ability to keep department and machines clean at all times.
• Honesty/Integrity – Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Resilience – Ability to recover from, or adjust to, misfortune or setbacks.
• Self-Motivation – Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Technical Aptitude – Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Working well under pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Education/Training Requirements:

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree

Experience Requirements:

• 2 years’ experience in welding/fabricating

Physical Requirements:

Standing, walking, lifting 50 lbs. or more, pulling, pushing, carrying, grasping, reaching, stooping, crouching, color determination, near acuity, speaking, listening

Work Environment:

• This position is required to work in a manufacturing environment facility and at times on job sites.
• While performing duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; extreme heat and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Safety:

• Perform all duties in a safe and efficient manner according to company and OSHA safety guidelines.
• Wear the proper protective equipment as required.