Frame Welder - Day Shift

Basic Job Functions:

• Weld low carbon steel working with 16-7 gauges (thin welding) and 0.125”-0.500” wall thicknesses (structural welding). The ideal candidate will be AWS / ASME certified or certifiable.


• Perform routine maintenance of the MIG welder and related equipment.


• Perform 360-degree welds.


• Position and secure parts, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machine hand tools.


• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind, or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.


• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials.


• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts, warping, shrinking, distortion, pinholes, or blowing through.


• Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance to specifications.


• Complete all paperwork as required at each station.


• Participate in job rotation through each cell which addresses cross-training and ergonomic issues.


• Assist as necessary to relieve bottlenecks in manufacturing processes.


• Monitor the output of quality parts through inspection, scrap records, statistical process controls, and station control sheets.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have MIG welding experience. 


• Must have the ability to read and comprehend blueprints, work instructions, safety rules, and operating and maintenance instructions.


• Must have the ability to write simple correspondence.


• Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.


• Ability to read a tape measure.


• Ability to read and understand calibrations.


• Must be able to work Monday – Friday, weekends, overtime, holidays, and any shift as required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of welding experience.


•   High School diploma, General Education Degree (GED) or equivalent.


•   Must possess the ability to work with hand tools.