Aluminum Welder | 4 Days On 4 Days Off Schedule

Miller Industries makes the coolest, the biggest, and the baddest towing and recovery vehicles in the world! You’ve seen our vehicles on such television shows as “Highway Thru Hell”, “Wrecked”, and “Hustle and Tow”. We’re extremely proud of the work we do and the quality of product we produce - this is why we hire only the best people.

About the role

Welds metal parts with gas welding equipment as specified by blueprints by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Ability to weld aluminum
• Positions parts in jigs or fixtures on bench or floor, or clamps parts together along layout marks
• Examines weld for bead size and other specifications
• Repairs broken or cracked metal objects, fills holes, and builds up metal parts
• Lays out, positions, and tack welds workpieces
• Scarfs or grooves weld prior to applying filler metal
• Chips or grinds off excess weld, slag, or spatter
• Cleans or degreases parts
• Ability to MIG weld
• Ability to read AWS blueprints
• Ability to perform physical aspects of the job including climbing step ladders, bending, stooping, reaching, lifting, and standing for long periods of time
• Other duties may be assigned

Requirements

• Requires standing for extended periods of time (10-12 hours)
• Must be able to wear required PPE including a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) weighing approximately 2.5 pounds for extended periods of time (10-12 hours)
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be able to work a schedule of four days on, then four days off

Qualifications

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

Essential Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear
• Required to stand, walk, climb, sit, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch
• Frequently required to use fingers, hands, and arms to handle and reach
• Must frequently lift and/or move 5-30 lbs
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50+ lbs
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Required to work four 10-hour days, occasionally working 40+ hours/week as business demands
• Ability to wear protective gear due to fumes or airborne particles
• Ability to frequently be exposed to flashing lights
• Must occasionally be exposed to weather conditions such as: precipitation, extreme cold and extreme heat
• Regularly required to wear hearing protection in a loud environment

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions based on business need.

Benefits

• 4-on 4-off schedule; off half of the weekends during the year
• Double time paid for work on Sundays (regardless of whether 40 hrs. have been reached in the work week)
• Medical Insurance (beginning on 91st day of employment)
• Dental Insurance (beginning on 91st day of employment)
• Vision Insurance (beginning on 91st day of employment)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Company Matched 401(k)
• AD&D, Disability & Basic Life – no cost to you
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development programs
• Career Advancement opportunities
• Regular Performance Evaluations
• Earn additional time off with perfect attendance
• 1 unpaid excused absence per year
• 40 hours Paid Vacation Time after 1 year
• 9 paid holidays each year
• Quarterly gifts and PTO for perfect attendance
• Birthday Lunches
• Annual Company Picnic
• Day at local Amusement Park – you and family members free!
• On-site Weld Academy – get paid while you learn a valuable trade! (Ooltewah, TN Only)

Pay

Current starting pay: $23.27 per hour plus additional aluminum premium.

Schedule

Four 10-hour days on, followed by four days off. Occasionally working 40+ hours per week as business demands.