Welder II

About the role

The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced welder to join our team as a Welder II and help build top-quality grain conveyors from scratch. You’ll work with fresh, rust-free steel and precision laser-cut parts that fit together seamlessly, making your job straightforward and efficient. Our modern, climate-controlled facility is equipped with excellent weld fume extraction to keep the air clear and comfortable. Using MIG welders, you’ll work in a dedicated weld cell featuring an overhead bridge crane and hoist for easy parts handling.

Responsibilities

• Follow company safety rules in accordance with OSHA regulations such as wearing required PPE, safety shoes, safety glasses, ear plugs and gloves.
• Read and interpret blueprints and machine drawings, with minimal supervision, to determine specific welding requirements.
• Set up welding unit with minimal supervision to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse to weld parts per specifications using MIG welding (GMAW) process.
• Fabricate complex components with minimal supervision.
• Inspect own welds for compliance with standards.
• Positions and clamps workpieces together or assembles them in jig or fixtures.
• Tack assemblies together.
• Chips off excess weld, slag, and spatter.
• Cleans or de-greases parts.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' progressive experience in welding field, preferably MIG welding, in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to interpret intermediate blueprints.
• Have good understanding of welding safety and symbols.
• Wear safety shoes, goggles, hoods with protective lenses and other devices designed to prevent burns and eye injuries.
• Follow AGI’s Code of Business Ethics and related compliance policies.
• Ability to handle repetitive tasks.
• Ability to lift and maneuver 55 pounds repeatedly.
• Ability to read and use tape measures.