Job Title:  Welder - A 

Department:  Operations

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To:  Team Leader                                         

Revision: 04/2007

Approved By: (HR Manager or HR Director)                                                

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Welder, you will produce parts by use of ability to position, align, fit and welding of fabricated plates, structural, and shapes into fabricated products.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Read engineering prints and work orders to determine assembly and material requirements. Layout, torch, tack, or weld to specified dimensions as indicated by scale, rule or template. Measure work piece to determine dimensional accuracy. Clean-up as required to remove scale, slag, weld spatter and weld laps. Can operate any and all machines, from set-up operation on assigned production line.

 

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/GED. MIG Welding experience. Exceptional problem-solving skills: able to identify problems and implement corrective actions. Basic knowledge of bolted and welded steel tank. 1-year Industrial experience or training. Proficient in reading blueprints.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret CST and customer prints and documents. Ability to write routine reports in a professional manner.

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole, fractional, and decimal numbers.

 

REASONING ABILITY:

Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Handle problems involving variables in a standardized situation. Ability to make decisions and know when/where to make concessions.

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Advanced level of knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Walk, must be able to move about inside the manufacturing and office and occasionally on a construction site or outside of the manufacturing facility. Use hands/fingers to feel, must be able to operate computers, machinery, dimensional equipment. Sit and stand, must be able to work at a stationary desk that may require sitting or standing.  Standing on concrete floor and uneven terrain will be required frequently. Climb and balance, must climb stairs and ladders. Stoop, kneel and crouch or crawl. Talk/hear, must be able to communicate with operators and management frequently and exchange accurate information. Lift and carry weights of 50lbs.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Noisy Non-Air-Conditioned work area Busy forklift traffic zones Fast paced