Job Description

Overview

Welder’s Helpers assist welders in the manufacturing of boats, performing various tasks to support the welding process and ensure quality control.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in bending hulls when required.
  • Clean around the extrusion racks outside.
  • Load the extrusion cart and carry extrusions inside from outside the building.
  • Operate the shear and the chop saw.
  • Keep the area clean at all times by disposing of garbage properly and sweeping regularly.
  • Prepare the areas for the next workday.
  • Use hand tools at a level beyond basic use.
  • Organize and clean the welding tools table.
  • Trim and fit components for boats.
  • Prepare hoses, gunwales, ribs, and subassemblies for when the boat is on the jig.
  • Drill holes for decks and box drains.
  • Prepare the parts cart for the next boat.
  • Know the proper placement of parts on the cart and which section of the boat each part is used on.
  • Recognize when parts are missing.
  • Work on multiple jigs at once throughout the day.
  • Have a good understanding of the fundamentals of welding.
  • Cut hoses and gunwales accurately, drill holes in transoms and splashwells, roll ribs, and grind down all weld tacks.
  • Check transom angle with digital levels.
  • Identify the components of a boat and use the proper terminology for each component.
  • Read the cut list and cut extrusions.
  • Inspect the quality of all subassemblies prior to installation, identify defects or unsatisfactory quality, and take measures to prevent recurring poor quality.
  • Place all extra non-welded parts into the boat after completion, and be able to account for all parts to ensure nothing is lost.
  • Check the fitment of all lids prior to the boat exiting the jig and coordinate with the supervisor if the quality is unsatisfactory.

Requirements

  • Read a tape measure and understand fractions.
  • Capable of using basic hand tools.
  • Maintain connection and communication among other employees and management.
  • Attention to detail is required to ensure high quality and safety.
  • Lead by example and build a team that can rely on each other.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
Vision
401k
401k matching
Dental

How this job compares in Mountain View, AR

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Arkansas currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$32/hr across 37 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Mountain View, AR

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Mountain View, AR, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Arkansas as a whole we're tracking 58 other active welding openings from 42 employers. Browse welding jobs across Arkansas.

The most active employers in Arkansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (3), Systems, LLC. (3), and The Greenbrier Companies (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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