Education & Work Experience:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (Required)
• 1-2 years of welding experience (Preferred)

Knowledge and Skills:

• Must know how to read blueprints, shop drawings, and tape measure
  • Receives work orders and prints and use shop calculations/math if necessary; works from complex drawings, prints, templates, and specifications
  • Interpret and apply shop drawing information, including weld symbol designations, with limited assistance
• Excellent skills in Math
• Exhibit knowledge of material identification, equipment utilization and welding equipment set-up and maintenance
• General knowledge of equipment and operations including shears, press brakes, plasma cutting operation, sandblasting, flanging, rolling equipment, drills, and forklift as needed
• Ability to operate and understand overhead hoist operation and proper lifting and rigging techniques
• Strong communication skills; ability to communicate and understand both written and verbal instructions in English
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Ability to work well alone and with others
• Ability to work safely and accurately

Physical Requirements

• Capacity to bend, sit, stand, and stoop for periods during normal job duties as required
• Ability to work in a noisy environment.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work in a fast-paced industrial environment wearing hearing protection, vision protection, hard-hat, steel-toed shoes, and other appropriate protective clothing.

Required Competencies / Qualities:

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Honesty/Integrity – Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Initiative – Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.