Welder II

Gregory Poole Equipment Company•Mebane, NC

86d

About The Position

The Welder II repairs damaged equipment and parts, fabricates new equipment and parts, builds up worn metal, and straightens bent or distorted equipment components. The role uses electric and gas welding, hand and power tools, a large hydraulic press, hoists, and material movers. Work may take place in the shop or in, around, or on equipment, and may require transporting a service truck throughout the facility and sales district to perform welding, fabrication, and repairs. Blueprints and design sketches may be used to verify dimensions and tolerances, and align boring is performed to factory specifications.

Requirements

High school education or GED.
Six years of direct work experience.
Ability to repeatedly stoop, kneel, bend, and climb onto and underneath equipment to diagnose and perform repairs.
Ability to see effectively to perform repairs, research technical manuals, and prepare written repair work order reports.
Ability to routinely lift and position parts and manually handle parts weighing up to 95 pounds; use a mechanical hoist for heavier parts.
Effective written communication for recording repair activities on customer work orders.
Cognitive reasoning and problem-solving skills to apply knowledge, written information, and verbal instructions to unusual or unfamiliar technical equipment problems.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to PC-based equipment and parts information.

Responsibilities

Check the equipment and supplies needed for scheduled work, comply with PPE requirements, and prepare for duties.
Use electric and gas welding to repair equipment and fabricate new parts; use liquid nitrogen to chill metal during bearing replacement.
Use hand tools and power tools to disassemble and assemble parts, grind and drill metal, and fabricate parts.
Use a large hydraulic press to straighten large construction-equipment frame members and other bent objects.
Use equipment for facility repairs and new fabrication as needed.
Prepare metal for welding, build up metal for re-machining, and weld metal together.
Use handheld welding tools while kneeling, sitting, crouching, or standing in the shop or in, around, or on equipment.
Drive a service truck to transport equipment and perform welding, fabrication, and repair work throughout the facility and sales district.
Build up worn metal with welding, then grind or machine it to new dimensions.
Use hoists or material movers to position large objects for welding and repair.
Position bent objects in the hydraulic press, set the press pistons, and operate the press control panel to straighten the objects.
Use blueprints and design sketches when needed to confirm finished-product dimensions and tolerance levels.
Perform align boring to factory specifications.
Write repair activities on customer work orders.