Welder - Trainee

About the Company

At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills, and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent. CMC is a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of the steel, construction reinforcement, and ground stabilization industries, with a legacy of over 100 years.

Benefits

• Day 1 benefits coverage with low-cost medical, vision, and dental
• Day 1 paid-time off and vacation
• 4.5% company match 401(k) plan
• $500 annual company-paid lifestyle benefit
• Competitive compensation and bonuses
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and advancement opportunities

About the Role

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement, and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you spend your day in an office, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment, or troubleshooting technical obstacles, you’ll receive the training and support needed to excel and reach your full potential.

Responsibilities

• Achieve the goal of zero accidents by using all protective equipment assigned and suggest safety improvements
• Produce fabricated pieces in line with customer orders and ensure parts fit within specified parameters via testing and/or quality control checks
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications
• Maintain all tools, machines, and supplies in good, safe working order
• Report any issues or discrepancies immediately

Requirements

• Two plus years of layout and welding experience
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with production goals
• Ability to read and understand weld symbols, pre-qualified weld designations, and Weld Procedure Specifications (WPS)
• Use of judgment to sequence welds in order to maximize efficiency and minimize weld distortion

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED preferred