Welder

Department: Structural (Weld) | Non-Exempt, Pay Grade VIII | Location: Van Wert, Ohio

About the Role

We make life better, one relationship and one vehicle at a time. Our vision is to be the partner of choice, dedicated to safety and innovation, delivering an exceptional customer experience through empowered employees.

As a Welder, you will perform high-quality welds on small parts, roof, floor, left and right side module assemblies using a variety of tools including a welder, plasma torch, band saw, sawzall, square, straightedge, and others.

Responsibilities

• Receive, review, and interpret instructions, prints, and work orders for each unit.
• Verify and inspect all welds.
• Plan details of working procedure, tooling, and material requirements.
• Clean and prepare surfaces to be welded.
• Set up and assemble work order parts.
• Operate Lincoln Power MIG welder and other miscellaneous equipment.
• Perform full seam and spot welds (primarily aluminum).
• Fabricate material.
• Cut, burn, and weld various metals.
• Repair equipment using welding techniques and appropriate welding equipment.
• Use burning equipment to dismantle assemblies and cut material to size and shape.
• Properly utilize PPE – harness, helmet, and earplugs.
• Complete all work at acceptable productivity and quality levels.
• Maintain reasonable and reliable attendance.
• Maintain any required licensures and/or certifications.
• Operate all job-related equipment or machines at acceptable productivity and quality levels.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Three years of prior working experience in welding (preferably with aluminum).
• Successfully pass AWS certification within 12 months of employment.
• Experience with small machinery, welding equipment, power, air and hand tools, and tape measure.

Skills & Competencies

• High cooperation with fabrication and bodywork department.
• Ability to lift and move up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Regularly required to walk, talk, hear, reach with hands and arms, stand, crouch, and kneel.
• Frequently required to use hand-to-finger dexterity to handle objects, tools, and/or controls.
• Occasionally required to stoop or crawl.
• Successfully pass a post-offer drug test, as well as random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol tests thereafter.