Position Summary:
The Welder will weld aluminum or stainless steel tanks and parts with a push-pull Miller mig welder.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plans details of work order procedures; gathers required tools and materials based on instructions and specifications provided for the job.
- Repairs and fabricates various items and equipment using cutting, burning, and welding techniques and equipment.
- Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged by warping, distortion, expansion, or shrinkage.
- Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
- Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
- Notifies supervisor when faulty equipment or defective materials are discovered.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
No formal supervisory role.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Aluminum welding experience required
- AWS Certified preferred
Required Skills:
- Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding including designs, uses, maintenance, and repair.
- Basic understanding of design techniques, principles, and tools necessary for the precise production of technical plans, drawings, models, and blueprints.
- Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
- Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively individually and within a team setting.
- Ability to use measuring devices like a tape measure, levels and micrometer,
- Ability to use power tools like, drills, saws, air tools, etc.
- Ability to safely operate lifting equipment like hoists and lift trucks
Physical/Mental Demands:
- Must be able to weld components that are vertical, flat, or overhead.
- Must have enough manual dexterity and stability as required for precision work.
- Must be able to see details at close range.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
- Wears personnel protective equipment as required.
- Demonstrated ability to perform rigorous activities including walking, standing, stooping, squatting, bending, twisting, kneeling, reaching, sitting, lifting, grasping, pushing, pulling, manual dexterity, etc.
- Good fine motor skills, coordination, range of motion and grip strength.
- Ability to work in all climate conditions.
- Ability to be exposed to loud noise levels.
- Ability to operate hand and power tools.
- Ability to work safely around heavy machinery and heavy equipment.
- Ability to hold air impact tools up to 30lb.
Hours:
Monday through Thursday 6am-4pm, overtime as needed on Fridays
Compensation:
The pay range listed is the base pay range that Satellite Shelters, inc/Satellite Industries, Inc. reasonably expects to pay someone for this position (compensation may vary outside of this range depending on several factors, including but not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, location and end client requirements).
Benefits and Ancillaries:
Medical, dental, vision, PTO benefits and ancillaries may be available for eligible employees and vary based on the plan options selected by the employee.