Welder - 1st Shift

Location: Lou-Rich, Albert Lea, MN Shift: 1st Shift Mon-Thurs 5am - 3:15pm OT on Friday when needed

Status: Non-Exempt Hourly Type: Full-time

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Welder will use a variety of welding processes utilizing mig, tig, robotic, and gas applications. Welds commonly used metals and alloys of various shapes, sizes, thicknesses, etc. Welder will select welding electrodes for specific welds to ensure penetration and fusion of base and filler metals. Welds metal components together to fabricate or repair products according to blueprints, layouts, or work orders. Welder will weld in vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions. Working knowledge of welding materials and equipment. Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

Essential Functions:

• Mark-up incorrect drawings and bills of material, submit to engineering and plan for change.
• Welder will communicate with engineers and designers on problems regarding production tools. Fabricate components from blueprints and verbal instructions.
• Fabricate/Weld components from blueprints and verbal instructions.
• Perform assignments in accordance with written quality procedures for our Welders.
• Uses cutting torches, grinders, etc. and similar metal working equipment to complete welding projects.
• Ensure compliance to safety rules and procedures.
• Mig and Tig Welding

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

We offer the following: ??? Medical & Short-Term Disability- Low premium rates ??? HRA - 100% Employer Contribution, helps pay medical deductible ??? Free Clinic - For covered employees and their dependents ??? Long Term Disability & Life Insurance - 100% Employer Paid ??? Personal Time Off - We let you use before you accrue ??? Tuition Reimbursement - Up to $4,000 per year ??? Paid Holidays - Eligible on 1st day of employment ??? 401K and ESOP - Stock ownership retirement funds are invested for you with no contribution from employee ??? Profit Sharing - Share the company's profit ??? $2.00 Shift Premium for 2nd shift positions ??? Clean and safe work environment. (MNSHARP Approved Worksites) ??? Non-Union (Employee Owned)

Qualifications:

• The welder is required to be on their feet for up to twelve hours using their hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear around machinery. They will also be required to frequently walk, stoop, kneel or crouch.
• The welder must be capable of lifting and moving up to 15 pounds; frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus on optical devices.
• Individuals will work near moving mechanical parts of machinery and electrically activated devices.
• Individuals are occasionally exposed to airborne particles.
  Perform math skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Knowledge of decimals, fractions, and metric/English conversions
• Participate in continuous improvement activities that result in reducing variation and waste in the manufacturing process. Using a specified training format, work closely in training new welders
• Welder will lift and position parts into fixtures

?? High School Diploma or equivalent

?? Must be 18 years of age or older

?? High mechanical aptitude

?? Strong organizational skills

?? Must be able to adapt to a physically demanding environment and maintain positive demeanor.

?? Must be able to learn blasting and lining techniques, operate equipment, hand tools, and lift to 70lbs and climb a ladder.

?? Requires passing a pre-employment drug screen.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands or fingers, reach, bend, twist, lifting to 30 lbs., and talk and hear

This description reflects the principal functions of the job for the purpose of job posting. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements of the job nor shall be construed as giving exclusive responsibility for every function described.

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