About The Position

This is an entry-level welder position with a starting pay of $22/hr, plus shift differentials for night and weekend work. The role involves reading blueprints, preparing parts for welding, operating welding equipment, producing quality welds on various metals and in different positions, and visually inspecting work to ensure it meets company standards. The position also requires operating equipment like forklifts and bridge cranes to move product and adhering to company core values. Additional duties may be assigned based on location and product line.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED
  • 12+ months’ related experience and/or training (technical school) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in English.
  • Basic math skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in all units of measure including whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
  • Ability to read a tape measure.
  • Ability to use tools in a safe and proper manner.
  • Based on department, may be required to operate a forklift, overhead crane, and electric pallet jack.

Nice To Haves

  • Vocational technical school preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Reads and interprets blueprints and test sheets; gathers and organizes all parts in a logical building order.
  • Determines appropriate work surface (table, saw horse, floor).
  • Grinds parts as necessary in preparation for welding and finalizing.
  • Sets welding gun to correct thickness; operates welding gun and plasma torch to weld and cut necessary holes.
  • Produces quality welds on a variety of metals (mild steel, aluminum, stainless and galvanized steel), while operating in horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
  • Visually inspects work to ensure that all parts are correctly welded to TCF engineering and quality standards (no holes, splatter or incorrect measurements).
  • Tags product; requests supervisor/team lead inspection of product.
  • Operates forklift/bridge crane/pallet jack to deliver product to wash or blast booth.
  • Act, Live, and Behave by TCF Core Values.
  • Additional duties may be assigned, dependent upon location and product line.

Benefits

  • Night/Weekend Shift Differential
  • Forklift Certificate training provided
  • Bridge Crane training provided
  • Welding Certificate(s) training provided as needed
  • Fall Protection Training provided
  • Compressed Gases Training provided
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