Welder

Foley Equipment•Topeka, KS

37d

About The Position

Foley Equipment, the authorized Caterpillar dealer in Kansas and NW Missouri, is renowned for excellence in heavy equipment and power generation solutions. Our Welder is primarily responsible for performing various welding operations, using mig, tig, stick and gas. You will perform various machining operations using line boring equipment, lathe and mill.

Requirements

Ability to fabricate from prints
Knowledge of basic math including fractions and decimals, convert metric to SAE
General knowledge of basic hand tools, air tools, precision measuring tools and instruments, diagnostic software, cranes and rigging equipment
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
Basic mechanical knowledge including electrical and hydraulics
Must be able to read and comprehend specifications, service and parts literature, technical bulletins and other related publications

Nice To Haves

Operation of various types of equipment and implements, various shop hand and electric tools, fixtures, jigs, air-arc, cutting torch, and plasma torch, lifting devices (cranes and slings)
Stable work history
Two to four years’ experience welding on heavy gauge carbon steel in the heavy equipment industry

Responsibilities

Plan and produce metal forms or objects, or reconstruct damaged articles of various metals and alloys utilizing hand tools, fixtures, jigs, etc.
Measure work carefully by using precision tools such as a micrometer
Read calipers, micrometer and height gauge as well as air-arc, cutting torch and plasma torch
Cut metal using a torch and following diagrams or sketches as well as fusing different metals and withstand great strength demand while avoiding distortion
Regulate equipment as necessary for the work performed
Travel is required for training and/or to assist at other locations.