Welder (Non-Certified)

Position Location: Roscoe, TX (Must Commute Daily to Roscoe Facility)

Position Summary: Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Tasks:
? Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind and/or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
? Remove rough spots from workpieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.
? Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
? Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
? Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
? Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.
? Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
? Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
? Examine workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces with templates to ensure conformance with specifications and application of ACF Side Sill Modifications when necessary.
? Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
? Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications, or types and thicknesses of metals.
? Fill holes and increase the size of metal parts.
? Detect faulty operation of equipment and/or defective materials and notify supervisors.
? Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
? Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
? Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
? Mark and/or tag material with proper car numbers, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
? Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.
? Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
? Preheat workpieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating heads.
? Hammer out bulges or bends in metal workpieces.
? Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across workpieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal.
? Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments.
? Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work.
? Use fire extinguisher in industrial emergencies.
? Signal crane operators to move large workpieces.
? Skills:
? Ability to weld or learn to weld via on the job training.
? Able to stand for long periods of time with limited breaks.
? Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds and team lift up to 150 pounds.
? Work in extreme temperatures and elements for an extended period of time.
? Must be able to work in confined spaces.
? Must be able to work at elevated heights.
? Must be able to read and comprehend basic drawings and scope of work.
? Must possess basic math skills, addition, subtraction.

Qualities:Experience and Education:
? Dependable
? Teachable
? Mechanically Inclined
? Committed to Personal Excellence (Safety, Quality, Productivity)

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate); 3 years verifiable work experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:
? 401(k)
? 401(k) matching
? Dental insurance
? Employee assistance program
? Health insurance
? Life insurance
? Paid time off
? Parental leave
? Professional development assistance
? Referral program
? Retirement plan
? Tuition reimbursement
? Vision insurance

Shift:
? 10 hour shift
? Day shift

Application Question(s):
? Are you comfortable working in Confined Spaces and/or at Elevated Heights?
? This position requires the use a tight-fitting respirator; do you agree to be appropriately clean-shaven per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134, at all times?

Education:
? High school or equivalent (Required)

Ability to Commute:
? Abilene, TX (Required)

Ability to Relocate:
? Abilene, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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