Welder
About The Position
Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries, including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex's manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates, including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum, and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands, and over 39,000 SKUs. The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations, and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives. Welder|Cedar Rapids| HIRING IMMEDIATELY Available shift: Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm Incentives: Pay Rate Min = $28.943 Months = $29.356 Months = $29.879 Months = $30.3612 Months = $30.88 Job Details include: welding various grades of stainless steel, carbon steel and/or aluminum components together to fabricate parts and products using TIG/MIG welding techniques according to layouts, blueprints and/or work orders. Repairs damaged plant equipment by welding or bonding broken parts together.
Requirements
- welding various grades of stainless steel, carbon steel and/or aluminum components together to fabricate parts and products using TIG/MIG welding techniques according to layouts, blueprints and/or work orders.
- Repairs damaged plant equipment by welding or bonding broken parts together.
Nice To Haves
- Inspecting components, materials and/or repaired equipment at each step of the welding process.
- Knowledge of minor equipment maintenance and occasional repair of industrial tools.
- Removing dust, dirt and other hazardous materials from work areas to ensure safe working conditions.
- Occasional pushing and pulling of hand carts and lifts with weights exceeding 150 lbs. with help as needed.
- To communicate verbally with co-workers.
- To crawl inside very small work areas and perform welding duties while lying on back on an occasional basis.
Responsibilities
- Safe, knowledgeable operation of high voltage heliarc welders, wire welders and spot welders.
- Interpretation and understanding of blueprints, work orders, layouts and/or schematic diagrams identifying materials to be bonded together and dimensions of desired product.
- Positioning of clamps/fixtures holding together components of fabricated products prior to welding.
- Selection of proper raw materials and adjustment of welding equipment to ensure proper and solid bonding of components.
- Safe operation of overhead hoists to move large components in work area.
- Utilization of variety of hand tools including hammers, screw drivers, chisels, punches, clamps, tape measures, squaring devices, levels and other tools as needed.
- Recording and labeling of completed work orders with attachment of labels routing products to next work area.
- Reading, writing and operation of a computer terminal.
- Follow written and oral instructions.
- Informing supervisory personnel and/or co-workers of progress and problems realized while performing duties.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
- Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
