Welder 3 - PD Shop

Greeneville, TN — Watertown, SD — Rochester, MN | Hourly | Non-Exempt

About the role

Plans, positions, and welds fabricated and cast components on roll-over/fall-over protective structures (ROPS/FOPS) and specialized weldments. Performs full-penetration, high-critical joint welds without backing material on all thicknesses, joint types, and positions. Assists in training welders, completing required reports, and maintaining certification tracking.

Responsibilities

• Produce welds to customer quality standards safely and efficiently.
• Lay out, position, bolt, clamp, and tack-weld parts within fixtures per blueprints.
• Set up and adjust equipment and parts according to blueprints and work instructions.
• Perform welding tasks as outlined in blueprints, OPIs, Quality Manual, or performance guidelines.
• Grind excess weld, sharp corners, or protrusions using a portable pneumatic grinder.
• Conduct periodic quality checks and inspect finished product for completeness.
• Assist in 6GR testing for Weld 3 classification of new candidates.
• Serve as a weld training contact, mentoring new welders on weld lines.
• Participate in Hi-Deposition Improvement Planning to enhance safety, efficiency, and quality.
• Track monthly recertification of welders and follow up with the weld trainer.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
• Successful completion of Crenlo Engineered Cabs weld training program, including 6GR certification.
• Crenlo basic safety training.
• 3 to 5 years of weld experience.
• Weld certification to AWS/ANSI standards.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, work order instructions, and weld symbols.
• Basic math skills and ability to convert between standard and metric units.
• Good problem-solving skills, safety awareness, and attention to quality.
• Ability to maintain production averages at or above expected standards.

Working Conditions

• Regular exposure to fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, ultraviolet light radiation, heat radiation, and vibration.
• Loud noise levels in the work environment.
• Shifts range from 8 to 12 hours (regular full-time).

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to sit, talk, or hear.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Requires close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.