Welder

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Job Summary

Join our team in McPherson, KS, a vibrant community known for its friendly atmosphere and strong industrial presence. As a team member, you will be responsible for producing highly engineered, custom-built components according to product specifications, engineering drawings, work orders, and quality procedures. You will utilize mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic assembly techniques, as well as welding, electrical wiring, and hitching on overhead cranes and jobs. Reporting directly to the Production Supervisor and Plant Manager, you will play a crucial role in our operations.

Role and Responsibilities

• Read and follow standard work, BOMs, blueprints, routings, specifications, and other diagrams/instructions to build and assemble parts and equipment accurately and timely.
• Obtain necessary tools and equipment.
• Handle material, tools, and equipment manually or with a jib crane, performing own hitching as required.
• Layout, cut, and fit parts as required to weld in place.
• Fabricate new metal components in accordance with product data sheets, complying with all applicable standards of safety and performance.
• Solve problems and develop innovative solutions while maintaining required standards of safety, stability, and security.
• Maintain tools and equipment to a professional standard. Keep workstation clean and orderly to ensure a safe and operational work environment.
• Coordinate workflow with other team members and third-party agents.
• Execute particular welds professionally, examine workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Maintain high-quality standards as determined by quality and engineering standards.
• Work independently or with a small team of other welders to complete large and complex projects.
• Manage workflow, meet deadlines, and troubleshoot problems daily, in addition to fabrication duties.
• Employ physical strength and endurance to complete all welding tasks.

Welding Principal Duties

• Determine from drawings, information, or standard practice the welding sequence, type and size of electrode, machine settings, and tools required.
• Perform fit-up and related layout and welding.
• Make allowance for distortion during fit-up and weld.
• Change gas cylinders, wire reels, cables, gas lines, wire holder, and wire.
• Heavy metal fabrication – MIG.
• Weld 1.5” to 4” multi-pass welding.

General Duties

• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintain departmental housekeeping standards.
• Ability to fabricate small components.
• Complete production and quality assurance forms.
• Participate actively in team meetings and group discussions.
• Interface with engineering to accurately communicate information.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities or events as required.
• Adhere to Quality Management System Requirements.
• Follow and maintain 5S activities.
• Ability to read and comprehend procedures written in English.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Certified welder preferred.

Experience

• 3-5 years in custom build shop preferred.
• 2 years MIG experience preferred.

Technical Skills

• Ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Ability to operate a computer to read and input data.
• Ability to operate hand tools and read measuring devices.
• Ability to read and interpret 3D prints/schematics to complete standard work.

Behavioral Attributes

• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and management.
• Ability to hold oneself accountable for results.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to think critically and troubleshoot problems.
• Desire to win.

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand for approximately 10 hours per day.
• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects.
• Position requires frequent standing and repetitive use of hands.
• Bending over, climbing, reaching overhead, kneeling, and pushing/pulling are required occasionally.

Shift and Schedule

The typical working hours for this role are 6:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Thursday. Overtime hours may be available or required according to business needs and within the parameters of any applicable federal/state laws.