MPI Exeter - Welder

Job Description

A welder at McWane Plant & Industrial in Exeter, CA is responsible for assembling, repairing, and joining metal components using various welding techniques while ensuring safety and quality standards.

• Read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings to understand product specifications and measurements.
• Measure, cut, and shape metal components using hand tools, plasma cutters, or metal cutting machines.
• Perform welding operations using MIG, TIG, Stick, and arc welding to join metal parts.
• Set up, maintain, and operate welding equipment safely and efficiently.
• Obtain specified electrode and insert it into a portable holder or thread consumable electrode wire through a portable welding gun.
• Connect cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse as specified by Welding Engineer or Welding Technician.
• Strike and create arc to generate heat, melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpiece, and join edges of workpiece.
• Manually guide electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining arc length and speed to produce specified depth of fusion and bead as judged from color, sound, and size of molten puddle.
• Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
• Apply filler rod manually to supply weld metal.
• Clean or degrease weld joint or workpiece.
• Repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
• Prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scaring surfaces.
• Chip off excess weld, slag, and spatter.
• Preheat workpiece with hand torch or heating furnace.
• Position and clamp work pieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture.
• Tack assemblies together.
• Perform other related duties as needed to meet project or organizational requirements.

• Interpersonal:
  Listens without interrupting; keeps emotions under control.
• Judgment:
  Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision‑making process and adheres to McWane’s Code of Conduct and Ethics.
• Motivation:
  Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence.
• Planning/Organizing:
  Uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism:
  Reacts well under pressure; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments; maintains professional conduct at all times.
• Quality:
  Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity:
  Completes work in timely manner; works quickly.
• Safety and Security:
  Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Attendance/Punctuality:
  Regular full‑time attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Dependability:
  Follows instructions, responds to management direction.
• Initiative:
  Seeks increased responsibilities; asks for and offers help when needed.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Vocational or technical training in welding highly preferred.
• Continuous education and certification renewal often required to keep up with evolving welding technologies and methods.

• Professional credentials from recognized organizations such as the American Welding Society (AWS), including Certified Welder (CW) status.

• Hands‑on welding experience through previous jobs or apprenticeships; familiarity with different metals and welding techniques.
• Working knowledge of MIG welding equipment.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations.
• Basic math skills, use decimals to compute ratios and percentages.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, uncomplicated instructions and to deal with problems involving a few variables.

• Stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel regularly.
• Walk, stand, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl frequently.
• Occasionally climb or balance, talk or hear.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving of up to 50 pounds.
• Close, peripheral, and depth vision required; ability to adjust focus.

• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts and outside weather…