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Overview

The Welder position at Komatsu involves working under the guidance of more skilled welders in a shop or field service environment, focusing on safety and quality in various welding and cutting applications. Komatsu is a leading manufacturer in construction, mining, and industrial equipment, committed to diversity and sustainability.

Responsibilities

  • Focus on maintaining a safe work environment and employing safe work practices.
  • Perform various welding and cutting applications, including air arcing.
  • Lay out and execute complex repairs with high accuracy and quality.
  • Assess equipment repair needs and develop repair processes.
  • Troubleshoot, maintain, and perform minor repairs on assigned tooling.
  • Work efficiently to maintain a billable rate according to company objectives.
  • Minimize loss or spoilage of raw or in-process materials.

Requirements

  • Ability to become forklift, sand blast booth, fire extinguisher, confined space, LOTO, and fall protection task trained.
  • Certified in 1/16” 3G and 1/16” 4G welding.
  • Proficient in carbon arc gouging and oxy/fuel torch.
  • Certified in 3/32” 1G welding.
  • Understand weld symbols.
  • Current MSHA certification and valid driver's license.
  • Ability to pass pre-employment drug screen and physical job requirements.
  • Experience with SMAW and FCAW welding electrodes and carbon arc gouging.
  • Ability to apply advanced trades mathematics and interpret complicated drawings.
  • 3+ years of experience with various welding and cutting applications.
  • Must maintain a flexible work schedule including day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
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How this job compares in Billings, MT

The local market in Billings, MT

Billings, MT currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Montana as a whole we're tracking 9 other active welding openings from 7 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Billings, or widen the search to Montana.

The most active employers in Montana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Applied Materials (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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