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Position: MIG Welder I
Pay: $24.00 per hour. Paid Weekly
Schedule: 1st Shift
Position Summary: The MIG Welder I is responsible for fabricating, joining, and repairing steel components using advanced gas metal arc welding techniques and equipment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Safety Commitment:
- Follow all safety policies, procedures, and guidelines to maintain a safe work environment.
- Welding Requirements:
- Join, fabricate, and repair metal and other weldable material by applying appropriate welding techniques.
- Interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams, or schematics to determine appropriate welding process.
- Inspect completed welds to determine structural soundness.
- Prepare materials and setup for welding equipment or robotic devices as needed.
- Complete an apprenticeship and/or formal training in specialty areas as required.
- Quality and Accuracy:
- Ensure error-free work for internal and external customers.
- Follow established processes to support safety and quality programs.
- General Duties:
- Maintain a clean and organized work area.
- Work under direct supervision.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Relevant experience, apprenticeship, or vocational training preferred.
- Must be able to pass and maintain MIG Welder certification.
- Basic critical thinking skills and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to operate forklifts and cranes. Must maintain certifications for required equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret simple blueprints.
- Proficiency in using hand tools (hammer, pliers, screwdriver, wrench, drill, grinder, bander).
- Ability to use measuring tools such as tape measures, box calipers, slide dial calipers, and micrometers.
- Ability to convert fractions to decimals and metric to English measurements.
- Ability to produce high-quality work.
- Capable of setting up and operating one or more processing machines.
- Ability to speak, write, and comprehend conversational English.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods, including walking 2-5 miles per shift.
- Ability to bend, sit, stand, twist, and stoop repeatedly for extended periods.
- Ability to lift and carry items weighing 25lbs – 50lbs from floor to waist and front carry up to 25lbs – 50lbs, repeatedly per shift.
- Ability to reach overhead, squat, kneel, and climb short ladders or steps.
- Ability to maintain coordination of hand and finger movements to grasp and manipulate objects with precision.
- Ability to read labels, follow safety and standard operating procedures, and communicate effectively in an industrial environment.
- 20/30 vision with the use of corrective lenses.
- Subject to environmental conditions that occur indoors and outdoors which include, but are not limited to:
- Exposure to changing temperatures, loud noises, and vibration from use of equipment.
- Hazards: proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, exposure to high heat, and exposure to chemicals.
- Atmospheric conditions: fumes, odors, dust, mist, gas, or poor ventilation that may affect the respiratory system or skin.
- Oils: air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.