Welder Night shift
About The Position
The Welder fabricates structural, plate, and miscellaneous steel assemblies in accordance with shop drawings, weld procedures, AISC code requirements, and Drake-Williams Steel quality requirements. The position works the second shift, 3:30 p.m. to 1:45 a.m., at the Structural location in Omaha, Nebraska. Employees are expected to work 40 hours per week; overtime and weekends may be required based on company needs. The role involves identifying steel shapes, sizes, and mill tolerances; welding and fabricating assemblies; preheating or cutting work pieces when needed; and cleaning completed welds. The Welder also fabricates sub-pieces, identifies drawing errors or discrepancies, and moves materials using forklifts, jib cranes, and overhead cranes. Employees attend required meetings, work scheduled hours reliably, and perform other duties assigned by management. The work is physically demanding and takes place in a shop environment. It requires prolonged standing and walking, frequent reaching, lifting and carrying materials and tools, and occasional climbing, stooping, crouching, kneeling, crawling, and balancing. Employees may encounter heat, cold, wet or humid conditions, fumes, odors, dust, solvents, greases, oils, and coolants. Required personal protective equipment includes steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats.
Requirements
- High school degree or equivalent.
- At least six months of experience working as a welder for a steel fabricator or manufacturer, or a one-year degree or certificate in welding technology from a qualified trade school or college.
- Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic computations involving whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.
- Ability to understand and carry out semi-complicated verbal and written instructions and communicate effectively with coworkers and managers.
- Ability to work under periodic supervision focused on work progress and job priorities.
- Skill in using a tape measure or 1-inch rule.
- Ability to maintain American Welding Society certification on 1-inch plate in the flat position using gas metal arc welding and flux cored arc welding processes.
- Ability to pass a fillet weld break test using the gas metal arc welding process.
- Ability to pass the employer's basic welding test, covering shop drawing interpretation, weld symbols, welding processes and process-symbol interpretation and application, and visual acuity.
- Ability to pass the employer's fitting test, covering shop drawing interpretation, fractional calculations, and basic geometry.
- Ability to interpret and use cutting lists, shop orders, and shop drawings.
- Ability to operate a cutting torch to American Welding Society specifications.
- Attention to detail, pride in workmanship, and commitment to safe work practices.
- Ability to safely operate forklifts, jib hoists, and overhead cranes, and understand and use industry and company-adopted crane hand signals.
- Ability to adjust welder feed rate and temperature, and multitask.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including prolonged standing and walking, lifting and carrying, and occasional climbing and other postures described in the posting.
- Sufficient hearing to be aware of safety issues and visual ability to read and interpret cut lists and shop drawings.
- Wear all required personal protective equipment.
Responsibilities
- Identify steel shapes, sizes, and mill tolerances.
- Weld structural, plate, and miscellaneous steel fabrication according to weld symbols, procedures, dimensions on shop drawings, and AISC code requirements.
- Preheat and/or cut work pieces using a hand torch when required.
- Clean excess weld, splatter, and slag using chipping hammers, wire brushes, or grinders.
- Fabricate sub-pieces of assemblies as trained and instructed.
- Identify shop drawing errors and discrepancies before or during early fabrication.
- Operate forklifts, jib cranes, and overhead cranes to move materials.
- Attend meetings as required by management and reliably work scheduled hours at assigned locations.
- Perform other duties assigned by management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
