Welder - manufacturing company

Description

SUMMARY Individual brings significant steel welding and fitting experience to specialty tower manufacturing company. Positioning and connecting various steel parts by hand, use of torch, grinders, saws, drills, and related equipment is essential. Inspects and assures parts comply with drawing specifications. Excellent work environment and facility with great pay and benefits.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Set up equipment, cuts and welds parts using gas-shielded arc and gas cutting equipment. Cleans weld spatter and metal finishes parts as required.
• Lay out, position, align, and fit components together. Bolts, clamps, fixtures, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
• Operate hand drills, drill presses, hand grinders, band saw and air tools.
• Unload incoming shipments delivered to their point of use at assembly.
• Visually inspect outer packaging and inner contents for damage, refusing damaged goods. Count, weigh, and measure parts and materials and compare quantity, description, and part numbers to the packing slip. Deliver paperwork to the shop office. Store materials appropriately.
• Clean work area.
• Other duties may be assigned.

REQUIRED COMPETENCY

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); Minimum three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AWS D1.1

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; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb, or balance, and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Minimum vision of 20/40 with corrective lenses

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.