Skilled Trade - Welder General - SE MI Locations

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This job posting is not location specific, it provides candidates to fill the openings throughout SE Michigan. Welders are paid a top hourly base rate of $44.765, plus applicable shift, overtime, and holiday premiums. The starting rate for this position is $44.565 with pay increases to the top rate upon completion of three consecutive months of employment.

Requirements

• Candidates must have completed a bona fide apprenticeship, or have 8 years of previous experience, or have a combination of previous work experience and training equivalent to a bona fide apprenticeship program in the trade.
• Knowledge in the construction or manufacturing industries, skilled in metal straightening and fabrication, proficient in the following welding methods: MIG, TIG, Heli-Arc, Oxy Acetylene, and Soldering.
• Uses electricity and torches to produce heat and solder together components made from steel, titanium, copper, and other metals
• Welds small components like copper plumbing for residential use and large ones like pipelines for power plants or beams for buildings and bridges
• Consults blueprints and sketches in order to execute jobs and tasks to specification
• Assesses equipment, structures, materials, and job specifications for appropriate welding positions and methods
• Monitors equipment for appropriate usage and temperature
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of universal standards and specifications in order to meet building codes and legal requirements
• Develops working knowledge of dozens of methods used for welding a variety of materials and components
• Operates specialized machinery for industrial welding or supervises robots that do the same
• Trims metal components using heat, fire, and electricity
• Takes apart and disposes of large metal objects like automobiles, ships, and other structures
• Monitors work environment for hazards and maintains healthy ventilation levels to avoid particle or gas inhalation
• Follows safety protocol, including wearing heat-resistant gloves, protective masks, and safety shoes
• Successful completion of a job interview, pre-employment drug screen, physical, and background check are required.
• Drug panel does not include THC.

Responsibilities

• Willingness and ability to work on any assigned schedule, change shifts, work more than 8 hours per day and/or work overtime, all while maintaining good attendance.
• Ability and willingness to learn and follow safety rules and procedures, to work in a team environment, treat co-workers with dignity and respect regardless of personal differences, and accept and follow instructions and requests from leadership.
• Ability and willingness to understand and follow instructions, both oral or in writing.
• Ability to perform tasks of the trade, stand for extended periods, walk unassisted, work at heights, work overhead including on ladders and platforms and manipulate tools typical of the trade.
• Tasks will require a certain amount of reaching, lifting, twisting, bending, and use of a PMHV or hilo.
• Ability to perceive differences in details and prints related to trade.
• Must be able to effectively maneuver about vehicles, equipment, assembly lines or stations, and about facility.

Benefits

• Immediate access to Best-in-Class Company provided healthcare!
• Company provided premium coverage for Hospital-Surgical-Medical plus Drug, Hearing, Dental, and Vision.
• Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.
• Accident and Sickness and Extended Disability Benefits.
• Automatic enrollment in TESPHE, the hourly employee 401(k) plan, at an initial pre-tax contribution rate of 3%.
• Also eligible for Company TESPHE contributions of 10% of base pay and $1 per compensated hour.
• Eligible for holiday pay, profit sharing and lump sum bonuses, paid time off, tuition assistance, and immediate vehicle discount purchase plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed