Welder

Welder

Job Category: Manufacturing Operations

Full-Time

On-site

1401 Industrial Dr Statesville, NC 28625, USA

Job Details

Primary Responsibilities & Duties:

• Ensures quality standards are promoted and maintained throughout the department and within their work.
• Ensures all department actions are consistent with the QMS (Quality Management System).
• Maintains a high level of safety awareness and performance within the department.
• Ensures safety of personnel and compliance with all applicable health and safety rules, policies, and regulations.
• Performs MIG welding for both stainless and mild steel materials.
• Welds unfamiliar parts using only a full-scale drawing.
• Fabricates directly from drawings, samples, or instructions without supervision.
• Inspects finished product to ensure accuracy.
• Operates equipment and machines accordingly to specific operational and safety instructions.
• Verbally communicates to team lead and/or maintenance technician any machinery and equipment functional problems and notifies supervisor of any quality or production issues detected immediately.
• Maintains general housekeeping for work area.
• Support and be involved in continuous improvement projects.

Required Education & Experience Requirements:

• At least one year of relevant experience in MIG or TIG welding.

Preferred Education & Experience Requirements:

A High School diploma or GED is preferred.

• Welding certificate preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of weld equipment and ability to adjust and solve problems as needed.

• Good communication skills.
• Ability to do basic math, including decimals and percentages.
• Must be able to adjust weld machine as necessary.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must have working knowledge of common materials.
• Must have general knowledge of pre-determined, routine procedures to include loading and unloading of parts in machines, part inspection, blueprint reading (will train), full scale drawing use and knowledge of inspection tool use.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Continuous mental and visual attention is required.

• Requires constant alertness and attention to detail of correct product shipped and the count quantity.
• Work involves likelihood of irregularity of work schedule to meet customer demand.
• Performing these duties will involve lifting, pulling, or pushing physical objects; standing, stooping and bending, walking and standing for long periods of time.
• Working in hot, cold, noisy work areas and being exposed to odors, fumes, and dust.
• Must be able to constantly sustain exertion and lifting of parts ranging from 0-50 lbs.
• Must wear steel toe shoes, ear plugs, and safety glasses at ALL times on the production floor, hard hats required in certain areas
• Must wear steel toe shoes, ear plugs, and safety glasses at ALL times on the production floor, hard hats and cut-proof sleeves required in certain areas. Additional PPE required for Welding.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities, all characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law.

Qualifications

Preferred Behaviors:

Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

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