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Overview

KADANT BLACK CLAWSON LLC is an established leader in equipment and systems for the international pulp and paper process industries, helping customers reduce input costs and improve efficiency for 150 years. The company is seeking a Welder for the First Shift to assemble and weld components according to blueprints or specific instructions.

Responsibilities

  • Welds components to specified instructions using standard welding equipment (TIG, Flux Core, MIG, Stick).
  • Verifies and acknowledges component part is properly prepared, fabricated, and braced for the weld process specified.
  • Able to operate brake press, hydraulic presses, drill press, and hydraulic rollers.
  • Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
  • Accurately records job transactions and router hours.
  • Abides by all KBC policies with emphasis on attendance and safety.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding including designs, uses, maintenance and repair.
  • Basic understanding of design techniques, principles, and tools necessary for the precise production of technical plans, drawings, models and blueprints.
  • Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
  • Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.
  • Demonstrates KBC values of personal accountability, discipline, trust, and proactive action.
  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED required); vocational training course completion is preferred.
  • Must have obtained ASME 9 certification, AWS D1.1 certification, or equivalent on Stainless and Carbon Steel, MIG, TIG, and Flux Core.
  • Three years’ work experience in welding MIG, TIG and Flux core.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and read measuring instruments.
  • Ability to operate a forklift and overhead crane.
  • Must be dependable with an excellent attendance record.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Position is for First Shift (T-F 6 AM to 4:30 PM).
  • Location: Lebanon, OH.
  • Position eligible for production bonus plan (up to 2K per year).

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Lebanon, OH

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Ohio currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 99 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 Lebanon, OH

Lebanon, OH currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 172 other active welding openings from 105 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Lebanon, or widen the search to Ohio.

Kadant Black Clawson LLC currently has 4 other openings live in Ohio, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TP Mechanical (8), Welding Shop in Cleveland, OH (5), and Jennmar (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Ohio, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Canton at $29/hr, Columbus at $28/hr, and Cleveland at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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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