Welder Helper

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities

• Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operate machinery used in the production process or assist machine operators.
• Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.
• Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected and notify operators of any malfunctions.
• Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines.
• Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
• Transfer finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas of plants and warehouses, by hand or using hand trucks or powered lift trucks.
• Pack and store materials and products.
• Help Operators, Welders and other co-workers with supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.
• Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
• Measure amounts of products, lengths of extruded articles, or weights of filled containers to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.

• Communicate with supervisors, peers, or subordinates.
• Repair and maintain mechanical equipment and tools and replace worn equipment components.
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, Levels, tape measures, calipers, and rulers.
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind, or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, plasma arc.
• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
• Clean production equipment.
• Clean work areas.
• Clean work pieces or finished products.
• Install mechanical components in production equipment.
• Mix substances to create chemical solutions.
• Mount attachments, tools, materials, or work pieces onto production equipment.
• Record operational or production data.
• Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow.
• Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
• Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
• Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
• Trim excess material from work pieces.

• High School Graduate or GED equivalent/Some college preferred.

• Minimum 2+ years of relevant Warehouse or Production experience.
• Forklift experience is a plus.
• Minimum 1 year welding and fabrication experience.
• Experience using a variety of welding equipment and proper operating procedures (TIG, MMA, plasma torch etc.).
• Experience in using electrical or manual tools (saws, grinders, squares, calipers etc.).
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings.
• Knowledge of relative safety standards and willingness to use protective clothing (face-shield, gloves etc.).

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Must have excellent organizational skills and be detail oriented.
• Ability to handle several projects simultaneously, prioritize work and handle last minute demands appropriately.
• Proven success with working in a team environment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously without constant supervision.
• Good communication, written and grammatical skills.
• Customer service oriented.
• Physically able to push/pull/lift/carry supplies and various works in progress of at least 50 pounds.
• Physically able to bend/kneel/walk/stand, in tandem with cart, step stools or rolling ladders, to access supplies and various works in progress or other materials as needed in storage rooms or production areas.
• Able to work on foot for extended periods of time
• Ability to determine the type of tools and equipment needed to complete a job.
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