Welder-Contract

Intertape Polymer Group (IPG)•Schaumburg, IL

23d•$28 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Join the IPG Team! Are you ready to elevate your career? At IPG, we are more than just a global leader in packaging and protective solutions—we are a community that values safety, people, passion, integrity, performance, and teamwork. From tapes and films to packaging and protective products, as well as engineered coated materials and advanced packaging machinery, we develop innovative solutions that protect the world. Now, we are expanding our global team and looking for talented individuals like you!

Requirements

At least 5 years' experience as a TIG welder with the ability to fabricate in a job shop environment
Experience with steel or mild steel, material ranging from 1/16" up to ½"
Use grinders, saws, polishers, hand tools, power tools
Ability to read and interpret blueprints without assistance
Ability to read, write and communicate in English
Able to operate a bending brake press
Ability to accurately read a tape measure
Leveling and squaring ability (without the assistance of others)
Ability to occasionally push/pull/carry up to 50 pounds by oneself
Ability to bend and rotate body repeatedly
Regularly required to stand for a minimum of 8 hours per day.
Frequently required to grasp, handle/feel objects, control/manage tools, and use hands/arms.
Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel and crouch.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe and clean work environment. Comply with all quality, safety, and work rules and regulations.
Read and interpret blueprints or job orders to determine specifications of the job
The ability to hold fabrication tolerances at +/- 1/16" (or better) is a must.
Set up material which will be stainless sheet metal, tubing, and other forms of stainless steel
Perform tack or set up welds using a TIG welder
Utilize measuring tools as required: tape measure, caliper, machinist square, protractor, OD micrometer, etc.
Verify weldments conform to drawings and specs and make corrections as required.
To weld on a broad range of metals and alloys for a wide variety of complex precision assemblies, involving a considerable amount of welding to high strength and pressure requirements.
Weld parts, components, frames, and weldments per drawings.
Finalize everything with a TIG welder welding so end result is seamless
Accurately produce frames within required tolerances and squareness
Grind and polish all sharp edges on workpieces as required.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.