Welder

Job Description

Job Description

The hours for this position are Monday - Friday, 6:30 am - 3:00 pm.

Good attendance is paramount to being successful in this role.

Salary Range: $20.23 - $24.72 per hour

Why Work at EDCO?
Join a family-owned leader in surface preparation equipment manufacturing with over 60 years of innovation, craftsmanship, and employee commitment. At EDCO, we don’t just build machines — we build careers. Here's what you can expect as a full-time team member:

• Health & Wellness

  • Affordable Medical, dental, and vision insurance (effective the 1st day of the month following 60 days of employment)

  • Company-paid life insurance ($25,000 benefit) and long-term disability

• Time Off That Counts

  • Paid sick leave and generous vacation accruals starting in your first year

  • 10+ paid holidays, including a birthday holiday and Winter Break (Dec 25 – Jan 1)

• Future-Focused Benefits

  • 401(k) plan and company profit sharing

  • Educational assistance — up to 100% tuition reimbursement

• People-First Culture

  • Proudly Made in America

  • Family atmosphere with long employee tenures and strong values

Build your future with EDCO — where quality, innovation, and people come first.

Role and Responsibilities

• Constructs and welds subassemblies from detailed layout drawings.  
• Weld a variety of machines daily
• Complete tasks as directed by production schedules with minimum supervision
• May work at different workstations during the welding process
• Operate a forklift as needed
• Support other departments when asked or as required
• Maintain inventory levels on welded parts in grocery store/meets deadlines  
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Incumbent shall have a High School diploma and prior relevant work experience or vocational training. Must demonstrate proficiency in Mig, Tig and Stick methods of welding.

Preferred Skills

•     Ability to read parts prints and solve routine math problems

•     Occasional lifting of up to 80 lbs.

•     Ability to stand 8 hours per day

•     Routine bending from waist to perform welding tasks 

•     Routine bending and squatting to get parts from pallets and to return finished parts to pallet

•     Ability to follow directions

•     Strong work ethic and good attendance/punctuality

•     Ability to hear/talk frequently

•     Ability to reach as well as walk, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, etc.

•     Ability to work around fumes, sparks and moving mechanical parts 

•     Abides by company policy on matters related to civil rights of employees (e.g., sexual harassment, ethnic harassment, etc.)

Personal protective Equipment:

•     Welding Helmet and Burning Glasses

•     Leather gloves and apron

•     Steel-toed shoes

•     Ear plugs

Work Environment:

A warehouse setting with concrete floors may also be presented. The temperature will vary with the seasons (hot/cold). The use of stairs may be necessary, yet an elevator is available. The noise level is loud.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. They may also be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The company maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.