Welder and Fabricator

GAME AEROSPACE • Bentonville, AR

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Game Aerospace is a growing business that designs, manufactures, and sells composite airplanes. Our hand-crafted airplanes are delivered and flown around the world. This role involves welding and assembling metal pieces and products using handheld welding equipment. The Welder and Fabricator will set up parts for welding, use hand tools, clamps, jigs, and fixtures, and work from specifications, drawings, and weld symbols. Responsibilities include preparing and completing work on materials by welding, cutting, grinding, and cleaning metal.

Requirements

• Training and experience in GMAW/MIG and FCAW welding is required.
• Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding.
• Ability to read weld symbols and follow blueprints.
• Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
• Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.
• Must be able to weld components that are vertical, flat, or overhead.
• Must have enough manual dexterity and stability as required for precision work.

Nice To Haves

• Secondary education in Welding.
• Highly developed attention to detail.
• Highly developed concentration and precision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial, creative thinker and problem-solver, fast learner, with demonstrated initiative.
• High level of maturity and ability to work in a team setting or independently.
• Willing to roll up your sleeves to help drive results.
• Unquestionable ethics and personal integrity.

Responsibilities

• Follows all Game Aerospace safety programs and requirements.
• Adheres to production schedule.
• Reads, assembles, and welds from blueprints.
• Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
• Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged by warping, distortion, expansion, or shrinkage.
• Performs GMAW/MIG Spray Transfer welding with specific settings (.045 - .052 metal core wire using 90/10 gas).
• Performs 1G, 2G and 3G welding daily.
• Grinds and wire wheels product to clean smooth surfaces for painting.
• Inspects final products to print for quality assurance.
• Tags all final products for identification.
• Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
• Operates overhead and jib style crane.
• Operates a forklift.
• Notifies supervisor when faulty equipment or defective materials are discovered.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employee Health Medical, Dental, and Vision – plans that include both PPO and High-Deductible HSA options for medical.
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care) to reduce out-of-pocket costs.
• 401k Plan with a 4% company match with full vesting day 1.
• Employee assistance program includes financial coaching, will preparation, budgeting, and many more.
• Company-paid Life Insurance.
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability.
• Optional supplemental Life, Long-Term Disability, Accident, and Critical Illness plans.
• 160 hours of Paid Time Off in addition to paid holidays.
• Employee Pilot Training Program.

What This Job Offers

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