Shop Welder

About the role

Pillar Innovations is seeking skilled welders for a hands-on role in fabrication and machining. Ideal candidates should have 2+ years of welding and/or fabrication experience in an industrial metal shop.

Responsibilities

• Use various welding techniques to fabricate and assemble metal components with precision, following blueprints, work orders, and instructions.
• Utilize welding processes such as GMAW, GTAW, SAW, and SMAW to complete high-quality projects that meet industry standards.
• Perform structural welding using a variety of procedures, such as the groove weld, fillet weld, complete joint penetration, and partial joint penetration.
• Work in flat, vertical, or overhead positions and perform quality checks during production to ensure parts/pieces meet tolerance requirements.
• Safely and efficiently operate assigned equipment.
• Read, understand, and accurately execute work orders and quality assurance (QA) standards per job requirements.
• Tack-weld or weld components and assemblies, using welding equipment.
• Work in a fast-paced fabrication environment and be flexible to work extended hours as needed.

Requirements

• Must successfully complete a weld test required prior to employment.
• Ability to weld in either GMAW or GTAW, both preferred.
• Proficient in the use of manual plasma cutter and oxyfuel cutting torch.
• Possess knowledge of metal plate types (steel, aluminum, stainless, galvanized, etc.) sizes, and shapes (beams, channels, angles, pipe, flat bar, etc.).
• Knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials, and supplies used in an industrial shop setting.
• Ability to use measuring devices such as tape measures, squares, protractors, compasses, micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, etc.

Qualifications

• Has obtained at least 3 AWS and/or ASME certifications (Shop Welder II)
• Has obtained a combination of at least 6 AWS and/or ASME certifications in both GMAW and GTAW; a minimum of 2 of those 6 certifications must be in either GMAW or GTAW (Shop Welder III)

Skills

• Strong understanding of gas metal welding methods.
• Ability to work with a variety of materials, including steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and galvanized metals.
• Proficiency with manual plasma cutter and oxyfuel cutting torch.
• Knowledge of metal plate types and their properties.
• Ability to use measuring devices and perform quality checks.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health/life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, short/long term disability, paid time off and holidays, and more.
• Additional perks include on-the-job mentoring and training, performance and salary reviews, employee feedback program, safety-first and drug-free work environments, bonuses and incentives for working safely, financial tools/programs, and scholarship opportunities for dependent children.

Pay

USD $20.00/Hr. USD $32.00/Hr. USD $2.00/Hr.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate shifts and work requirements.