Welder

Job Title

Holt of California is proud to be part of the elite group of Caterpillar dealers worldwide. We sell and service a wide-variety of equipment including large and small construction tractors, forklifts, and prime/stand-by-power generation.

This position is located in Stockton, CA.

Summary

Performs welding and fabrication skills by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs welding, cutting and fabrication in required time frames and set standards.
• Ability to effectively write detailed service reports.
• Must keep timely and accurate reporting of times on job and completion of service reports.
• Occasionally required to travel to customers' sites to perform welding duties.
• Inspects welded joints and conducts tests to ensure welds meet company standards, national code requirements, and customer job specifications.
• Keep work area clean and safe.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and/or one to three years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with brake press may be helpful.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to read and interpret blue prints and drawings.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast pace environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment while independent and self-sufficient.
• Ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtracts, multiply and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to fulfill the essential functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Must be familiar with gas and electric welders, cutting with flame and plasma equipment, welding with stick and flux-cored and welding metal with TIG and MIG welding equipment.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Must have a valid California driver's license. Forklift Operator Safety Certificate. Print out of a clean DMV driving record.

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle, feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee frequently works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation

Wage Range $34.54 to $41.91. Wage depends on knowledge, skills and ability to perform the responsibilities of the job. Hourly rate of pay as negotiated with Operating Engineers, Local #3. Excellent company-paid benefits including medical, dental, retirement, vacations and holidays.

Holt is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/DV. Holt provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, all applicable veteran status or disabled veteran status.