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