Job Description

Overview

The Plastic Welder III is responsible for fit-up and welding of major assemblies and platforms on the manufacturing floor. They utilize drawings and 3D models to ensure the assembly is manufactured per the design intent and will train and quality-check others within the plastic department to do the same.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all duties of a Plastic Welder I and II.
  • Give shopfloor status on tools when necessary.
  • Train new Fabricators and Plastic Welders on all job functions.
  • Conduct weekly inventory of floor stock for all plastic department materials and tools.
  • Quality check all critical and aesthetic welds, including plenums and major structural welds.
  • Document issues with notes and photos.
  • Proactively work to overcome barriers with a positive mindset.

Requirements

  • Communicate effectively with Engineering department about obstacles and improvements with design.
  • Create, review, and implement all red lines for department.
  • Demonstrate and encourage a positive team environment.
  • High School diploma or GED.
  • Minimum 5 years labor experience preferably within a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to read and interpret manufacturing blueprints.
  • Ability to use, and train others to use, multiple different types of hand tools.
  • Ability to follow and give verbal and written work instructions.
  • Ability to effectively understand, operate and influence others to work within safety guidelines and policies.
  • Must be able to work in a highly functioning team environment.
  • Display the highest levels of honesty, integrity, and professionalism.
  • Take pride in your work and in the company.
  • Communicate openly and strive for peak performance in daily tasks.

Additional Information

  • Standard production/manufacturing environment.
  • Work involves extended periods of standing, occasional walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

How this job compares in Albany, OR

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Oregon currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$33/hr across 46 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 Albany, OR

Albany, OR 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 Oregon as a whole we're tracking 73 other active welding openings from 49 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Albany, or widen the search to Oregon.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Portland, OR (11), AAON (3), and Peninsula Iron Works (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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