Welder 1

Welds metal components together with a variety of arc and gas welding equipment to fabricate or repair products as specified by layout, welding diagram, or blue print by performing the following duties and responsibilities:

• Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the
following competencies.

• Follows all policies and procedures as established by the company.
• Follows the direction and instruction of the management team.
• Communication-Listens and gets clarification; expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; able to read and interpret written information.
• Cooperation-Offers assistance and support to co-workers.
• Quality-Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity-Meets productivity standards.
• Cost Consciousness-Conserves organizational resources.
• Adaptability-Adapts to changes in the work environment; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability-Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.
• Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions and uses equipment and materials properly.
• Ensures attendance and punctuality by being at work on time and ensures responsibilities are covered when absent.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma, general education degree (GED) or post-secondary education; at least one year of experience preferred; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blue prints, and procedure manuals. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, Ability to complete required paperwork.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures, proportions, area, circumference, and read a tape measure and protractor. Ability to apply concepts of basic geometry.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Physical Demands: Regularly required to use hands to perform various job duties; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Frequently required to stand and sit. Occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly, up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally. Specific vision abilities include close and distance visions, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: Employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions and vibration. The noise level is usually loud.
• Compensation will be based on experience!