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BENEFITS
- Vacation Accrual starts the day you do!
- 10 Paid Holidays!
- Health, dental, vision and $20,000 company paid life insurance!
- Short-term disability, accident, cancer, critical illness and hospital insurance options available!
- 401(k) and profit sharing
ROSENBAUER STATEMENT
At Rosenbauer we pride ourselves on providing top-of-the-line fire apparatus, created with state-of-the-art technology for more than 150 years because when lives are at stake anything less is unacceptable. As the world’s largest manufacturer of fire equipment, we make sure our vehicles, production teams, and service personnel are ready to do what is necessary to keep communities safe. If you have what it takes to be part of our always growing Rosenbauer family, we want to hear from you!
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for various types of weld preparation, welding and weld finishing operations per drawings, specifications, or other forms of instruction. Areas of welding include ladder construction, cradles, oil tanks, ladder finishing, turntables, torque boxes, platforms, waterways and HRETs. Steel and/or aluminum welding.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
All employees are required to support Rosenbauer's Mission, Vision, and Values. The following are the essential duties of this position and do not include marginal functions that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. The scope and duties of a given position may change or be temporarily altered based on the business needs of Rosenbauer.
- Proficient in assigned welding techniques
- Perform MIG and/or TIG welding.
- Weld components in a flat, vertical, or overhead position
- Interpretation of mechanical drawings, including weld requirement symbology
- Knowledge of wire and filler materials applications for various steel alloys and aluminum
- Working knowledge of fixturing and weld set up parameters (amps, volts, etc.)
- Operate oxy/acetylene burning equipment
- Able to ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
- Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind and/or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations
- Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux covered arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding and submerged arc welding.
- Monitor the fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion or expansion of material.
- Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
- Recognize, set up and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Lay out, position, align and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
- Conventional and precision measuring instruments
- Process inspection, certification, and documentation
- Welding equipment maintenance. Detect faulty operation of equipment or materials and notify supervisors.
- Finish grinding applications using manual and power tools
- Housekeeping clean and sweep areas daily
- Confer with and assist other associates to ensure production schedules are achieved.
- Other duties as assigned by the area supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE:
- One year experience in various forms of welding
- Vertical/horizontal/overhead welding experience preferrred
PREFERRED EDUCATION:
- High School Graduate or equivalent
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Stand and/or walk throughout the entire shift
- Sit and perform functions in some areas
- Able to correctly use required PPE
- Use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls
- Reach with hands and arms
- Able to speak and hear
- Required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
- The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL & ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of machines and tools
- Knowledge of raw materials and techniques for maximizing the manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Controlling operations of equipment and systems.
- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
- Using mathematics to solve problems
- Watching gauges, dials or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position
- Must be able to read and write in English
- Read blueprints, fabricate parts.
- Possess basic math knowledge
- Read tape measure
- Possess a satisfactory safety record and be aware of others safety, including own. Understand and follow all safety rules.
- Reliable, responsible, dependable
- Confer with supervisors to plan and review daily work activities
- Attention to details
- Adhere to all company policies
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to work with other associates in a team atmosphere.
CERTIFICATION:
- Ability to pass welder qualification test within first year of employment per AWS D1.1 or D1.2 as required.
WORKING CONDITIONS
This position is in a general shop and sometimes outside, and it has access to all welfare facilities. In some cases, the temperature can be warmer or colder depending on the season. Most of the hazards come from machines but following proper procedures should minimize risk. This position will be exposed to the elements and will have to prepare themselves with the right equipment to ensure safety.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position requires standing and walking for the majority of the shift. During shifts, some projects require the use of feet, hands, and fingers for over 60 minutes at a time. Depending on the season, different protective apparel will be required. The use of knees, legs, back, shoulders, and arms can vary from 15 minutes to 60 minutes. This position requires reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling to complete job tasks. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, ability to adjust focus, and good depth perception. All positions require the ability to lift 50 pounds.
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.