Welder

WelderThe welder joins, fabricates, and repairs metal and other weldable material by applying appropriate welding techniques. This role requires the ability to accurately weld fabricated components and perform welds in various positions flat, horizontal, vertical up and down. Essential functions include producing high-quality products using wire feed welding and other intermediate welding techniques, interpreting blueprints, specifications, diagrams, or schematics to determine appropriate welding process, inspecting completed welds to determine structural soundness, setting up and operating various welding equipment, contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed, adhering to company and department safety and work practice policies and procedures, maintaining a clean and organized work area, accurately recording material and job order transactions as directed, keeping supervisor informed of important developments, potential problems and related information necessary for effective management, attending training as directed as apparent or assigned, and performing all other duties as apparent or assigned. Secondary functions include moving product using pallet jack or forklift (if certified) and assisting in the fabrication department as directed. Operates various machines as needed. Qualifications and experience required include 1-3 years of welding experience or combination of vocational certification and equivalent experience, passing a welding test, proven ability to work independently, ability to respond quickly to priority changes and work well under pressure due to scheduling constraints, and perform quality work in a safe and efficient manner, ability to understand and follow verbal and written directions and communicate with other personnel in English, ability to maintain a positive attitude and work in a manner that promotes a safe working environment, ability to contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results as needed, ability to obtain equipment license or power equipment certification as required, and ability to perform machine operator duties when required.