WELDER FABRICATOR

About the Role

The Welder/Fabricator is responsible for assembling, fitting, and welding metal components into finished products and sub‑assemblies according to blueprints and engineering specifications. This role involves operating fabrication equipment, using hand and power tools, and ensuring all work meets quality, dimensional, and safety standards. The position also includes material handling, layout work, and finishing tasks to support efficient production operations in a manufacturing environment.

Safety

Safety is our highest priority. We believe a safe workplace is built on mutual respect, care, and accountability. Every team member is empowered and expected to follow safety practices, look out for one another, and speak up about potential risks. Together, we create an environment where everyone goes home safely each day.

Why Join Our Team?

At Wells, you’re part of a team that takes pride in building something that lasts. Whether you’re in operations, a manufacturing facility, or out in the field, your work plays a direct role in creating quality structures that support our communities. We value hard work, reliability, and teamwork because getting the job done right requires collaboration. With a strong focus on safety, collaboration, and ingenuity, we create an environment where you can build your experience, contribute to meaningful work, and make an impact.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company‑paid disability and life insurance
• Wellness incentives
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• 401(k) with profit sharing
• Access to Nice Healthcare
• Employee assistance resources
• Pet insurance
• Additional voluntary coverage such as critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity plans
• Health and family care leave for both union and non‑union employees
• Union employee benefits provided through separate collective bargaining agreements

Responsibilities

• Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form units or sub‑assemblies using blueprints, jigs, and hand tools
• Study engineering drawings and layouts to determine material requirements and sequence of work
• Move, lift, and position materials using cranes, hoists, or manual handling methods
• Lay out, mark, and verify workpieces using measuring tools such as squares, rulers, and tape measures
• Tack‑weld, cut, grind, and prepare metal components to meet specification requirements
• Operate fabrication equipment including brakes, shears, rollers, drill presses, grinders, and cutting torches
• Straighten, shape, and adjust metal parts using hammers, presses, torches, and other hand tools
• Set up and use jigs, fixtures, face blocks, and templates for accurate assembly and fabrication
• Remove defects such as high spots and bevel edges using grinding, filing, and cutting tools
• Ensure all finished work meets quality and dimensional standards through inspection and adjustment

Requirements

• Three (3) years welding/fabrication experience required
• Ability to read blueprints and drawings
• Ability to use measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers, tape measures, depth gauges, and fixed gauges

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Physically demanding work, including lifting up to 50 lb occasionally and frequent bending, climbing, kneeling, twisting, squatting, crawling, and repetitive hand/arm use
• Capable of standing, walking, and moving throughout the facility for extended shifts of up to 12 hours
• Ability to work safely in a production or field environment with moderate to high exposure to safety risks and hazards
• Willingness to work in varying environmental conditions, including wet, hot, humid, and cold weather, and outdoors
• Ability to wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, high‑visibility vest, hard hat, and other PPE as required by the task, department, or work area