Summary

Incumbent performs a variety of welding, brazing and cutting techniques using gas and electric welding equipment while observing safety regulations and engaging in UNARCO’s Total Quality Management philosophy. Maintains a clean work area, free of wood, banding material, and other debris and dunnage. Performs other duties as directed by Management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Receives instructions for job from area supervisor or leadman.

Fabricates parts by welding various parts as required by using welding techniques and appropriate welding equipment

Cleans and prepares surfaces to be welded, sets up, assembles and welds parts

Maintains a clean and orderly work area

Ability to lift 50 pounds at a reasonable rate in a normal day

Must meet or exceed production standards

Ability to work without close supervision

Must be able to work scheduled shift as well as overtime & weekends as required

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Ability to pass company entry level welding and tape tests

Must be able to understand verbal and written orders

Must be able to weld a visually acceptable bead

Must be able to count and sort products

Must be able to read all blue prints

Must be able to complete inventory tickets

Must be able to set up welding machines

Must have manual dexterity skills

Education and/or experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

1 years’ experience in welding or less

Reasoning Ability

Other Skills and Abilities

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. We are not a climate-controlled facility; therefore, summer heat and winter cold are conditions that should be expected.