Welder

Duravant•Walla Walla, WA

7d•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Welder uses engineering drawings to build parts and equipment to drawing specifications. The work includes layout, tack-up, welding using GMAW and GTAW processes, and straightening as needed to meet dimensional and quality specifications on material ranging from 20 gauge to 3/4 inch thick. Welders use tools such as clamps, pneumatic and electrical grinders, and oxy-acetylene torches. The role has five levels of responsibility, with duties and demonstrated capabilities increasing by level. Applicants must pass a written test and a weld demonstration appropriate to the level of work.

Requirements

Pass a written test and weld demonstration test appropriate for the level of work.
Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, and procedure manuals.
Write short routine correspondence and communicate effectively with other employees.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Apply commonsense understanding to written, oral, blueprint, or diagram instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
High school diploma or GED and beginning computer skills.
Level 2: 1.5 to 2.5 years of industrial welding experience and skill demonstrated by weld testing.
Level 3: 2.5 to 3.5 years of industrial welding experience and skill demonstrated by weld testing.
Level 4: 4.5 to 5.5 years of industrial welding experience and skill demonstrated by weld testing.
Level 5: 6.5 to 7.5 years of industrial welding experience and skill demonstrated by weld testing.
Stand regularly and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms frequently; and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Have close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Formal classes from college, trade school, or military service are helpful.

Responsibilities

Prioritize safety while performing all job duties.
Read drawings and use fixtures, templates, stops, and guides to build equipment according to blueprints.
Follow verbal and written instructions from the Production Supervisor.
Measure component dimensions to determine the accuracy of welding operations.
Operate basic equipment, including pneumatic and electrical grinders, acetylene torches, and plasma torches, with little supervision.
Lay out, tack up, and weld simple equipment and components.
Assist other welders with more complex equipment and components.
Improve consistency in weld quality and efficiency in meeting productivity expectations measured against labor standards.
Identify and repair weld defects in accordance with quality standards.
Make welds to applicable standards for arm brackets, recognize and apply weld symbols, and use the stud gun process, as applicable to level.
Read complex blueprints and support screen welding; weld vibratory and/or optical equipment, as applicable to level.
Resolve issues independently on complex assignments and demonstrate capability to weld items throughout a particular area, with cross-training in at least one area, as applicable to level.
Demonstrate the ability and interest to weld any item, as applicable to level.
Wear required eye and hearing protection in the manufacturing area, use guards on grinders and a face shield when grinding, wear company-provided protective clothing unless management approves otherwise, and wear gloves while welding and all-leather shoes or boots.