Welder

Job Summary

The Welder completes assigned welding jobs as part of a team to produce complete customer fabrication orders correctly and on time. The position maintains a high level of productivity and safety awareness while following all company safety protocol. The Welder reports to the Operations Manager but may be supervised on a daily basis by a Production Manager or Supervisor.

Summary of Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities   

• Set up and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment, to weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. 

• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits. 

• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. 

• Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications. 

• Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys. 

• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding. 

• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals. 

• Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques. 

• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material. 

• Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations. 

• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required. 

• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter. 

• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors. 

• Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths. 

• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools. 

• Fill holes and increase the size of metal parts. 

• Fabricating the product to the P.V. specs or drawings using the correct material thickness width and length also weld procedures.

• Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• 1+ years industrial fabrication welding experience; may be required to pass a weld test

• Able to read and follow blueprints and job specifications

• Basic computer skills

Education and/or Experience 

• HS Diploma or GED

• Vocational school or related on-the-job experience

Other Skills and Abilities 

• Attention to detail - being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. 

• Dependability - being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. 

• Adaptability/flexibility 

• Able to work independently

Values and Competencies

Live by the core Kloeckner core beliefs:

- Safety and well-being of employees

- Humility and open communication

- Trust and respect

Additional job-related competencies

General KMC Competencies

- Problem Solving

- Self-Development

- Organizational Alignment

- Product Learning

Digital Competencies

- Job-Specific Technical Skills

- Using Systems to Measure Work

- Dealing with Ambiguity

Operational Excellence Competencies

- Customer Focus

- Action Oriented

Working Conditions

This position is performed in a warehouse environment. This role may work near mechanical parts and in covered/outside weather conditions including a dusty environment.

Kloeckner Metals Corporation is a pioneer in the digital transformation of the steel industry and looks to be a full-line service center to its customers while fully digitalizing the supply and service chain. Kloeckner is headquartered in Roswell, Georgia and has more than 45 locations around the US, with more than 2,300 employees. It is a member company of Klöckner & Co., a distribution and service network of 170 locations in 13 countries, servicing over 120,000 customers.

Kloeckner Metals Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. 

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.  Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.