Welder

Position Summary:

The Welder is primarily responsible for the precision fabrication, welding, and structural assembly of heavy steel products, including trailers, custom frames, components, and accessories, ensuring strict adherence to all engineering and client specifications. A core function of this role is the expert assembly, fitting, and repair of metal components to restore and maintain trailers and similar equipment to operational standards.

Job Description/Expectations:

• Proactively ensure complete understanding of assigned work and necessary processes prior to beginning any task.
• Execute high-quality welding across all required positions (flat, vertical, and overhead).
• Continuously monitor fitting, burning, and welding processes to prevent material issues such as warping, shrinkage, distortion, or expansion.
• Complete all assigned work within the given timeframe and strictly according to project specifications.
• Critically examine and measure finished workpieces using precision tools (straightedges, templates) to ensure strict conformance with specifications and detect defects.
• Immediately report any non-conforming material or significant production issues to the Welding Lead.
• Prepare all work, including material layout, positioning, alignment, and securing of parts, in strict adherence to engineering blueprints.
• Utilize straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers to accurately position, align, and secure all parts and assemblies prior to welding.
• Unload, count, and sign receiving documents for all incoming steel or materials delivered to the shop.
• Maintain full compliance with all safe work practices, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure the assigned work and project areas are kept clean and organized by completing daily housekeeping duties.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Expertise:

• Must be able to achieve AWS D.1.1 certification (completed as part of the hiring process).
• Possess a solid, working understanding of welding equipment and accessories.
• Proven ability to operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment and execute high-quality welds in all positions with excellent penetration.
• Expert ability to read and accurately interpret complex blueprints, welding process specifications, and welding symbols.
• Must be proficient in the use of precision tools including tape measures, levels, and squares, and skilled in assembling components using hand and small power tools.
• Competency in using a disc grinder and related tools for smoothing, cleaning, repairing, and preparing weld joints.
• Must be capable of fabricating new or replacement parts for various equipment, such as trailers.
• Proven ability to follow complex directions while also demonstrating the capacity to work productively and independently.
• Possess good verbal communication skills for effective team coordination.

Environmental Conditions and Work Environment:

• Exposure to certain contaminants, at times.
• Exposure to loud noise levels, at times.
• This position works in a warehouse setting, with outdoor exposure during the workday.

Physical Demands:

• This position requires continual use of your hands, considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing lifting, balancing, walking, stooping and handling materials.
• Climbing on ladders, working on scaffolds to assemble structures or working in confined spaces, may be required at times.
• The use of safety equipment such as safety glasses, steel toed shoes, gloves, helmets, fire resistant clothing and hearing protections is utilized daily.
• Must be able to lift and maneuver 50 pounds without physical restrictions.

This job description should not be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities or as an employment agreement between the employer and employee. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification and are subject to change as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Any essential functions of this position will be evaluated as necessary should an employee/applicant be unable to perform the functions or requirements due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the employee/applicant when possible.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not make employment decisions based on a person’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.