Senior/Lead Welder
Job Responsibilities
- Embody a strong safety culture by displaying and enforcing CRH/Oldcastle safety policies and procedures
- Learn every process in the shop from existing foreman and be able to make decisions and adjustments to team member workloads to optimize the flow of production
- Steel fabrication of heavy gauge materials and components
- Fitting, setting, and assembling fabricated structures
- Cutting and welding with a variety of processes (primarily MIG welding)
- Inspecting and testing welds
- Enforce shop housekeeping procedures to ensure safe and well-organized work areas
- Track production, maintenance, safety consumables and alert management or vendors of the need for re-stock
- Attend daily production meetings
- Attend blueprint reviews with other foreman and drafters
- Overseeing team members' quality and control
- Mentor and develop junior welders as needed
Job Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in the following areas
- Fabricating structural steel and plate
- Leading a team preferably in a fabrication or manufacturing environment
- Capable of fabricating from blueprints
- Hand and power tool experience
- Measuring instrument use and the ability to calculate/copy angles
- Experience with overhead crane use, to include safety and proper rigging is necessary
- Experience operating a variety of metalworking machinery (plasma cutters, grinders, welders, drills, punches, press brake, hydraulic presses, machining, exc.)
- Punctuality and Reliability
- The ability to lift up to 40 lbs
- The ability to sit/stand/kneel/crouch
What CRH Offers You
- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
About CRH
CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.
About the Role
Avon Manufacturing is a custom manufacturer of steel molds for the CRH/Oldcastle Infrastructure nationwide family of precast concrete plants. Each mold is made to order based on custom designs and engineering. We are looking for an experienced welder/fabricator with a background in leading teams to manufacture molds from blueprints from start to finish using a variety of processes. This is a hands-on path to leadership role.