ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Dress code is casual (T-shirt and jeans. No sweats). Safety glasses and shoes are mandatory
2. Maintain a positive attitude, and ability to work agreeably with customers, co-workers, and manager
3. Willingness to help discover and implement ideas to improve work processes and welding performance
4. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to fill out routine reports
5. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
6. Apply common sense understanding to carry out work instructions

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
Five years production welding experience or equivalent combination of experience and welding school education
Ability

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to reach with hands and arms and use hands to finger, handle or feel
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds
Specific vision abilities including close vision and color vision
Ability to stand for prolonged periods throughout the day
Ability to pass drug and alcohol testing as required by the SPIRE Associate Handbook and outside agency requirements
Exposed to welding fumes and airborne particles. Exposed to moderate noise level
Ability to operate a fork lift (requires certification through formal training and testing)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In perso

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Prepare, layout, and weld stainless steel sheet used in industrial washer manufacturing and assembly according to blue prints and/or cut sheets
2. Understand and apply wire feed and TIG welding techniques. Work quickly and skillfully with the hands. Accept responsibility for the work performed. Visualize what the finished product should look like
3. Operate welding equipment with skill
4. Use a disc grinder to smooth out, weld, or grind parts prior to welding
5. Operate manual and automated welding units and equipment by depositing metal from electrode to work piece and joins edges of work piece
6. Maintain length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead
7. Weld in flat and vertical planes (all position welding)
8. Examine weld for bead size and other specifications
9. Grind or clean weld joint of the work piece
10. Recognize and repair improperly welded pieces and fill holes
11. Position and clamp work pieces together or assemble them in a jig fixture
12. Follow all quality requirements
13. Responsible for following all safety requirements
14. Discuss errors in prints or production orders with supervisor or engineer to eliminate manufacturing problems
15. Facility housekeeping (5S)

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor