Welder in Hays Job Hays area,Kansas USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

Job Description

Build your career with a company that values skilled trades, safety, and quality workmanship.

Hess Services, Inc. is seeking a Welder to join our production team and fabricate high-quality industrial and oilfield equipment. This role is critical to ensuring weld integrity, structural strength, and product safety. If you take pride in your welds, follow procedures, and want a stable career with opportunities to advance, this is the role for you.

Why You’ll Want to Work Here

We believe great work starts with taking care of our people. Hess Services offers a strong total rewards package, including:

Company-paid health and dental insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Stable, full-time employment
Room for growth and advancement within a growing organization

Job Purpose

The Welder performs duties related to steel production.

Essential Functions

Sets and modifies welding machine settings per materials and parameters, makes welds according to specification on prints and inspects finished product.

Troubleshoots and fixes welds as needed or required by QC Inspector.

Performs weld on steel products to the applicable code (ASME & API Codes).

Follows prints accurately and operates grinders and other hand tools.

Operates overhead cranes and other lifting devices.

Accurately maintains required paperwork.

Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations. Secures tools, materials and equipment at end of day.

Follows protocol and procedures documented in the employee handbook.

Regular attendance and timeliness.

Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.

Trade school, plus a minimum of 2 years GMAW welding experience, SMAW experience helpful; or 3+ years experience in relative field.

Ability to pass GMAW 3G DH internal weld certification test under WPS (Welding Procedure Specification).

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate detailed information to customers, coworkers and management.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals and job instructions with basic problem solving skills.

Must be able to measure accurately. Able to read welding symbols.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions.

Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Experience using power tools and hand tools.

Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, bend, kneel, climb stairs and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds for men or 30 pounds for women and is subject to confined spaces (crawling inside pressure vessels).

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment is usually an indoor setting with frequent exposure to outside elements. The noise level in the work environment is frequently high.

Must abide by PPE requirements.

Applicants must be 18 years or older. We have an amazing benefits package! Benefits include Competitive Wages(DOE), Paid Health/Dental Coverage, Vision Coverage, Paid Life Insurance, Retirement Plan with an Employer Match, a wide range of supplemental benefits you can pick and choose from to customize your coverage, Uniforms (We even clean them for you.) and Paid Time Off.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing is required.

Hess Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and do not discriminate on the basis of , , , (including , , or ), , , disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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