Engineering Services and Products Company

Overview

The BEAM WELDER position on the 2nd shift involves working with various welding equipment and tools under the supervision of the Weld and Beam Manager. This safety-sensitive role requires the ability to read blueprints, source materials, and perform welding tasks to specifications.

Responsibilities

• Reads and understands blueprints or schematics prior to starting a project.
• Sources materials to be used in the project.
• Measures and cuts materials to specifications if needed.
• Starts power supply to produce electric current.
• Positions and clamps workpieces together or assembles them in jig or fixture.
• Tacks assemblies together.
• Welds by using the correct materials to join the metals together.
• Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified weld.
• Cleans or degreases weld joint or workpiece.
• Checks finished work to make sure that it falls within tolerances.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of education/experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts using addition, subtraction and division.
• Ability to read and understand fractions.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Additional Information

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The work environment is usually loud and may expose the employee to cold, hot, or humid conditions.