Vocational Trainee: Welding (Fall 2026)

Responsibilities

• Perform duties related to safety, quality and productivity for all Internal Supply operations.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through attitude and actions.
• Present a professional quality image and encourage others to continuously produce to a high standard of quality while seeking continuous improvements.
• Demonstrate polite, courteous, and helpful disposition when dealing with people both internally and externally.
• Ability to provide feedback in a professional manner and escalate items as required.

Qualifications

• Student must be currently enrolled and pursuing the Welding field.
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5.
• Must be at least 17 years of age.

Skills

• Plan and perform hand and automatic arc welding operations to weld similar and some dissimilar metals in all positions for structural and mechanical strength.
• Work involves gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), and flame cutting operations.
• Equipment used includes a wide variety of welding positioners, stands, fixtures, tables, jib boom suspended welders and a variety of weld wire in coils, spools or drums and applicable flux materials.
• Basic use of pneumatic tools is required.
• Receive direction from Supervisor relative to work assignment from either a Supervisor, Weld Engineers, or Weld Instructors.
• Interpret drawing and shop orders to determine fixture and welding requirements.
• Select weld wire and process in accordance with specified procedures.
• Set up work on table, floor, stand, positioner, or prescribed fixture.
• Secure with blocks, clamps, and related holding devices to tack and weld in accordance with engineering drawings, specifications, and procedures.
• All Welds should be made to meet Volvo Weld Specifications, per ISO document, WPR-005.
• Detect and report faulty operation, defective material, questionable drawing requirements, and unusual conditions to proper Supervisor.
• Perform work of acceptable quality requirements.
• Collaborate with other welders, as assigned, in performing work such as submerged arc welding of drums.
• Maintain working area in neat and orderly condition and report all production information in the appropriate computer system.

Who are you?

Skills / Experience Required:

• Student must be currently enrolled and pursuing the Welding field.
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5.
• Must be at least 17 years of age.

Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities. Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. Part of Volvo Group, Volvo Construction Equipment is a global company driven by our purpose to build the world we want to live in. Together we develop and deliver solutions for a cleaner, smarter, and more connected world. By unleashing everyone’s full potential, we build a more sustainable future for all our stakeholders. Come join our team and help us build a better tomorrow.