Putzmeister is a world-class leader in concrete pump manufacturing and support, known for innovation, reliability, and excellence. When you join our team, you're not just taking a job - you're becoming part of a global legacy that builds the future, one pour at a time. We’re hiring one welder for the East Coast (based in the Charlotte-Atlanta area) and one for the West Coast (based in the Las Vegas, California area). Summary: The Structural Inspector/Repair Welder plays a critical role in ensuring the safety, integrity, and longevity of structural components on Putzmeister customer machines as a “for-fee service” and to facilitate refit and warranty-related structural inspections and welding repairs. This is a specialized position that requires specific training, experience, testing, and Putzmeister America, Inc. (PMA) certifications. This position involves conducting thorough inspections to identify defects, corrosion, or damage in metal structures and performing precise welding repairs to restore their functionality. The role requires a deep understanding of welding techniques, structural standards, and safety regulations to maintain compliance and quality. Ultimately, this role ensures that all structural elements meet rigorous safety and performance standards, minimizing downtime and extending asset life.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage time and territory under the direction of the Technical Support Manager.
- Coordinate with customers, often on very short notice, to perform in-depth structural inspections and repair welding on Putzmeister equipment.
- Strong communication skills and demonstrable ability to provide structural inspection and repair information both to and from Putzmeister customers, and both to and from the Putzmeister Technical Support Group.
- Communicate information professionally regarding repairs, production issues, product quality, and customer-related issues.
- Provide billable structural inspection and weld repair services to PMA customers.
- Provide professional training and experience sharing to other PMA employees regarding performing structural inspections and weld repairs on Putzmeister equipment.
- Provide technical support to the agent or customer via multiple channels (“face to face”, email, telephone, text, etc.) and provide support advice on warranty repairs, goodwill issues, and customer concerns.
- Coordinate boom inspections and welding repairs as needed by customers. Develop and submit the required documentation for PMA records. Must have a current PMA Structural Inspection certification to meet the requirements of this position.
- Market and support Authorized Service Centers (dealers) to customers for structural inspections and weld repair work (in and out of warranty).
- Must have a current PMA Structural Repair Welder certification to meet the requirements of this position.
- Prepare timely, well-written, and concise service reports and file them weekly. Reporting requirements also include Structural Inspection Reports, PMA Expense Reports, and Detailed Weld Repair Time / Welding Performed / Expenses Incurred for invoicing customers.
- Keep abreast of industry technology and trends, including concrete pumping applications and processes.
- Travel regionally >50%
- Perform additional duties as requested or required.
Qualifications:
- Excellent communication skills
- 5-10 years of relevant technical experience
- Ability to operate Putzmeister equipment, as needed, to perform structural inspections and weld repairs.
- General knowledge of mobile hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical systems
- Multilingual a plus (German and/or Spanish)
- Concrete Industry experience a plus
Education/Certification/Training:
- Must have a current PMA Structural Inspection certification to meet the requirements of this position. This mandatory position requirement must be completed within 60 days of being hired by PMA.
- Must have a current PMA Structural Repair Welder certification to meet the requirements of this position. This mandatory position requirement must be completed within 60 days of being hired by PMA.
- Must be able to read, understand, and explain the Putzmeister Hydraulic / Electrical schematics and effectively interact with the software that applies to Putzmeister equipment.
- Bachelor / Associate degree in engineering, welding, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Mandatory safety training (see “Total Compliance Management” program). On-the-job training.
- Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits (medical, vision, and dental insurance)
- Company-paid Hospital Indemnity/Accident Insurance
- HSA – incentives for company contributions
- FSA Plans
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Company-paid Short-term/Long-term Disability
- Paternity Leave
- 401 (k) plan with company match
- Profit sharing
- Company events
- Education Reimbursement
- Boot Reimbursement
- Uniform Program
- Employee discount program
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to dust and to working near moving mechanical parts; is occasionally exposed to chemicals; is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions, which may at times be extreme; and is occasionally exposed to very loud noise.
Proper work attire, steel-toe safety shoes, and safety glasses/goggles must be worn at all times as required by the jobsite.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, bend, and use hands to handle or touch; frequently required to push and pull. At times, working on elevated structures requires the use of Personal Protective Equipment.
The employee is regularly able to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, peripheral, and focusing. Annual eye testing required.
The physical demands described here are representative of those required of an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The above information includes the general details necessary to describe the principal duties of the job identified and shall not be interpreted as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job. may be inherent in the job.
