Skilled - Welder

Job Description

Position Title: Welder

Wage: $20.00-$25.00/hour

Shift: 1st

Hours: 6:00am-2:30pm Monday-Friday

QPS Employment Group is hiring a Welder for a company in Kansas City, KS. This is a potential to hire opportunity on 1st shift.

Welder Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Set up and operate welding machines that weld together and mass-produce component parts of fabricated metal products as specified by blueprints (read and understand weld symbols), layouts, welding procedures or oral instructions
- Join two pieces of metal to create a quality customer product using methods such as MIG welding, Robot and spot weld included
- Tack-weld or weld components and assemblies, using electric, gas, arc, or other welding equipment
- Heat, form, and dress metal parts using hand tools, torch, or arc welding equipment
- Ignite torch and adjust valves, amperage or voltage to obtain desired flame or arc
- Analyze engineering drawings and specifications to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations
- Obtain specified electrode and insert electrode into portable holder or thread consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun
- Connect cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse, as specified
- Start power supply to produce electric current
- Strike (forms) arc, which generates heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpiece and join edges of workpiece
- Manually guide electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle
- Position and clamp work pieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture
- Measure part dimensions to determine accuracy of machine operation
- May tack assemblies together
- May operate other machine shop equipment to prepare components for welding
- Work safely at all times and follow safety procedures
- Operate any equipment needed to perform job
- Perform related duties as assigned by supervision

Welder Requirements:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Must have 4-5 years of welding experience in a metal fabrication shop
- Ability to speak and read English
- Must consistently meet weld quality standards and demonstrate knowledge of MIG, stainless steel, carbon steel and aluminum welding, and automated welding where applicable
- Must supply their own hand tools
- Ability to lift 50 pounds with or without accommodations
- Ability to stand on feet for 10- or 12-hour shifts

QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately!

Why Work with QPS?
- Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
- Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process

Best of all, our job matching and resume assistance services are 100% free to job seekers! We will never ask you to pay a fee.

Please note that QPS Employment Group may use a virtual recruiting assistant to help screen and schedule candidates efficiently. All information collected through this process is used solely for employment purposes and is handled securely in accordance with our privacy policy.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.