Experienced Aluminum Welder​/Fabricator Boat Builder 4

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Full Time Manual Labor Tacoma, WA, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $29.00 To $38.00 Hourly

WELDER/FABRICATOR 4

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DEPARTMENT: Fabrication

LOCATION: Tacoma

FSLA : Non-Exempt

SHIFT: 5:00am – 3:30pm M-TH

PAY: $40.00 DOE

Why work with us
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• Opportunity to work for an employee-owned company.
• Collaborative work environment with a focus on professional development and continuous improvement.
  • Contribute to providing first responders and the military with tools they need to save lives.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package including Healthcare, Paid Time off!
• 401K Match 4%, tuition reimbursement, life insurance, LTD, and MORE!
• 4-day Work Week, Monday – Thursday.

Why we need you and what you’ll be responsible for:

With a record backlog of high performance, aluminum boats to build for the military and first responders, SAFE Boats need experienced Aluminum Welders/Fabricators to apply their expertise to our amazing products.

The Welder/Fabricator 4 uses welding and other tools and equipment to join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal to build boats. Position is responsible for the daily coordination of assigned area. In addition, this position will be responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, ensuring standard work is being performed, and identifying and resolving quality issues.

This position can apply their experience to problem solve and complete advanced tasks/work effectively and efficiently with little to no supervision.

What you will be doing:

• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, grind component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders.
• Chip or grind off excess weld or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers & portable grinders.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc & plasma arc.
• Position and secure work pieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
• Expert in general safety practices, knowledgeable in SBI safety handbook and utilizes expert safety precautions with all tools and processes
• Able to set up and/or verify settings on production machines and equipment
• Operates a wide variety of handheld and power-assisted tools and production fixtures
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position
• Effectively communicate to supervisor and manager
• Ensures quality and accuracy of their work
• Reports major issues to supervisor or to team lead
• Problem solving minor to complex issues
• Set example of safe work practices and attendance policy
• Report any misconduct of team members to supervisor, manager or lead
• Assists in training and development of less experienced welders/fabricators
• Assists leadership in developing standards and procedures

What we need (Required Skills):

• Superior skills in welding, fabrication & fitting
• Advanced knowledge and expertise in aluminum welding
• Superior knowledge in standard build practices in comparable manufacturing environments
• Advanced in most complex shop skills/tasks
• Follows directions and procedures under supervision
• Adheres to all procedures and safe work practices
• Conducts basic…