Welder

Short Staffed • Brookings, SD

50d • $17 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Follows instructions from supervisor / team lead or blueprints in order to weld all necessary parts together.

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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED