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The Opportunity:JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, is driven to deliver customer success worldwide. We provide intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions that transform how the world's leading manufacturers make and distribute products. Our strength is our people, and we’re always looking to strengthen our team across the globe. Join us as a Fabricator.

Location Type: Onsite in Holland, Michigan

Why Join Us?

• Competitive wages, medical benefits starting on your first day, and paid parental leave • Opportunity to work on unique, custom automation projects • A collaborative, engineering-driven environment • Career growth and skill development opportunities • A role where craftsmanship and quality truly matter How You’ll Make an Impact: • Prepare, weld, and fabricate ferrous and non-ferrous metals. • Use fabrication tools and equipment, including MIG and TIG welders, torches, plasma cutters, grinders, clamps, and other tools. • Read and interpret blueprints to complete work accurately. • Identify different types of steel and communicate discrepancies or concerns. • Organize and maintain the work area in accordance with 5S standards. • Support Skilled Trades, Applications, Controls, and Mechanical Engineering teams in the design, build, programming, and deployment of custom automated equipment and solutions. • Provide support to other business units and work areas as needed. Note: This list of responsibilities is inclusive; however, it is intended to be a guideline for activities.

What You’ll Bring: • High school diploma or equivalent is required. • One year of prior industrial experience is preferred; two years of vocational training is also preferred. • Ability to pass and work within AWS D1.1 qualifications. • Ability to pass the annual Chromium (VI) medical certification and participate in the annual Chromium (VI) protection training program. • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and identify different types of steel. • Strong problem-solving and communication skills, including the ability to identify and communicate discrepancies. • Current or prior JR Automation experience, or experience in the automation industry, is strongly preferred. • Ability to maintain a steady work pace while bending, kneeling, lifting, and loading machines. • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds as required. • Ability to obtain Hi-Lo (forklift), aerial platform, and overhead crane licenses, along with Lockout/Tagout training, while employed at JR Automation. • Ability to provide personal hand tools and a toolbox suitable for the role. A recommended tool list will be provided, most setup equipment is supplied by the shop, and tool-bill accounts are available. • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with low-quantity runs and available overtime. Disclaimer: JR Automation requires candidates to successfully complete a 10-panel drug screen, physical examination, and background check.

Company Overview:At JR Automation, A Hitachi Group Company, we discover potential, reimagine limits, and advance industry. When faced with a problem, we find a solution. Together, we push what’s possible to automate for tomorrow.

Join our team of 2,000+ at one of our 20+ facilities around the world and be a part of the most experienced team of advanced automation integrators.

Fueled by Possible.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at JR Automation, please send the nature of request and contact information to jrcareers@jrautomation.com. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.

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How this job compares in Holland, MI

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Michigan currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$26/hr across 13 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 Holland, MI

Holland, MI is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 81 other active welding openings from 68 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Woodward, Inc. (3), Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (3), and Qualified Staffing (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 MIG and TIG 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.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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.

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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