Welder I

Rite-Hite • Horn Lake, MS

12d • Onsite

About The Position

A Welder 1 is responsible for laying out fabrications, tacking weldments together, and welding components to customer supplied specifications with the highest level of quality. This position is also responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment while working with supervisors/leadership to make suggestions for improvement to products and processes. Reporting directly to a Production Supervisor.

Requirements

• Six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Operate as required within JD Edwards Software to perform daily production tasks.
• Utilize blueprints to fit and weld metal components.
• Select equipment and plans layout, assembly, and welding.
• Ensure Quality Auditor is called in to verify work.
• Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits components together.
• Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.
• Sets up and can adjust GMAW equipment to perform quality welds.
• Uses plasma, and/or oxyfuel cutting torches.
• Uses hand power tools such as grinders, belt sanders, die grinders.
• Is proficient using fabrication measurement tools (squares, tape measures, levels, magnets).
• Utilize Quality Control packets to determine build quantity.
• Repair, disassemble, assemble, straighten, sharpen, and reshape products.
• Operates forklifts, hoists, and cranes.
• Responsible for executing and supporting the quality system and procedures in the effort for continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more
• Strong retirement savings program with 401(k)
• Company match
• Profit sharing
• Paid holidays
• Vacation time
• Personal/sick days

What This Job Offers

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