Cedar Rapids Welder

Schimberg Co; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pipe, valve, and fitting distributor is hiring a Welder for their fabrication team in Cedar Rapids. The successful candidate will perform various welding tasks, ensuring high-quality results while working in a supportive and team-oriented environment. This full-time role offers competitive hourly compensation, numerous benefits, and the opportunity for overtime.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Retirement plan

Paid uniforms

Qualifications

• Proven experience in manufacturing or industrial welding.
• Familiarity with MIG, TIG, and robotic welding preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and job orders.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, and maintain welding machines.
• Inspect materials and monitor production accuracy.
• Assist with shipping and receiving duties as required.

Skills

Welding experience

Mechanical aptitude

Basic math skills

Cooperative attitude

Computer skills

Education

Welding certification

Job description

Schimberg Co. is a family-owned pipe, valve, and fitting distributor with seven locations across the Midwest. Since 1918, we've earned a reputation for selling quality products supported by superior service. We're looking for people who share our values of hard work, integrity, and dedication to our industry.

We are hiring a Welder to join our fabrication team, servicing the pipe fabrication needs of our mechanical, industrial, and sprinkler contractor customers. We are looking for a welder capable of consistently processing a high-volume workload while maintaining high-quality results. Successful welders are team-oriented and can quickly adjust to changing priorities.

What You'll Do

• Set up, operate, and maintain automatic and manual welding machines.
• Set up, operate, and maintain threading and grooving machines for pipe fabrication.
• Make-on fittings, TIG welding, and lined pipe fabrication.
• Read and interpret drawings, material lists, and job orders to determine fabrication specifications.
• Inspect materials before, during, and after fabrication to verify that results meet specifications.
• Monitor machines during operation to ensure the accuracy and quality of production.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance.
• Operate overhead cranes to move material.
• Occasionally take a concept to finished product for shop use.
• Assist with shipping and receiving duties as required.
  
  

What You'll Bring

• Proven welding experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting
• Familiarity with MIG, TIG and robotic welding techniques preferred
• Pipe, valve, and fitting product knowledge preferred
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, material lists, and job orders
• Mechanical aptitude
• Basic math skills
• Cooperative, positive attitude to work with others
• Safe and efficient work style
• Ability to accept direction and willingly adjust to new job responsibilities
• Basic computer skills including the ability to retrieve data from a computer terminal
• Welding certification a plus but not required
  
  

Working Conditions

Duties are performed inside a warehouse building with exposure to hot and cold temperatures. Requires standing for long periods of time, frequent walking, stooping, and bending and occasional climbing ladders. Requires lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of up to 50 pounds. Requires operation of manual hand carts, overhead crane, electric lifts and forklifts.

Benefits

Competitive hourly compensation, health, dental, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, flex spending or Health Savings account, RX coverage, retirement plan, paid uniforms.

This is a full-time opportunity working Monday-Friday. Standard hours are 7am-3:30pm, with overtime as needed.

Warehouse workers are required to complete pre-employment drug screen as condition of hire.

Schimberg Co. is an equal opportunity employer.

Salary: $22 - $25 per hour

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