Welder

 SUMMARY: MIG welder who plans, lays out, fabricates, assembles, and repairs sheet metal parts, equipment, and products

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works as part of a production team to weld parts.
• Ensures high safety measures while working, such as donning protective gear for the face and body.
• Reads and interprets engineering drawings & product specifications to determine sequence and methods of fabricating, assembling, and installing sheet metal parts/products.
• Selects gauge and type of sheet metal according to specifications
• Creates quality welds according to blueprints.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve problems 
• Ability to use hand and power tools
• Change welding wire as needed. 
• Change gas tanks as needed  
• Monitor equipment and request maintenance when required.
• Operate equipment such as industrial saws.
• Prepare product to be welded by grinding, drilling, milling, tapping and cutting.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management
• Inspect welds for accuracy. 
• Inspect jobs upon completion and ensure work areas are clean
• Operate tools and equipment according to established safety procedures
• Each job must be run with safety, accuracy and timeliness in the welding area.
• Ensure all equipment is properly set-up and used in a safe manner and that all safety devices are in use.
• Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties including
  lifting, climbing, etc. 
• Correct unsafe conditions in work area and report any conditions that are not
  correctable to supervisor immediately.  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years of welding experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be friendly, courteous, service-oriented, and flexible, and enjoy working with a variety of staff.
• Must be detail-oriented and work effectively under pressure while meeting all applicable deadlines.
• Must be able to work independently and productively with minimum supervision; work well under pressure; able to manage multiple projects.
• Must have basic knowledge of power tools and hand tools
• Must be able to speak and follow verbal and written directions in English

COMPETENCIES:

• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in a timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistent at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Continually required to stand
• Frequently required to walk
• Continually required to utilize hand and      finger dexterity
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend,      stoop, kneel or crawl
• Frequently required to talk or hear
• Occasionally required to lift/push/carry items      to 50 pounds 
• Frequently work near moving mechanical parts 
• Occasionally exposure to outside weather conditions 
• Frequent exposure to extreme heat (non-weather)
• Frequently loud noise
• Continually wear PPE 
• Continually utilize visual acuity to operate equipment and read technical information