Day Shift Welder

Ditch Witch; Perry (OK); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continued training and professional growth

Competitive wages

Top-notch benefits

Job summary

Ditch Witch is seeking a skilled day shift production welder to join our team in Perry, Oklahoma. The role involves hand welding components to build Ditch Witch equipment and performing assembly tasks.

The successful candidate will have MIG welding experience or formal training, as well as the ability to lift heavy components and operate various hand tools. We offer competitive wages and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• MIG welding experience or formal training in welding required.
• Ability to lift over 60 pounds, handle components safely.
• Strong work ethic, reliability, and willingness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Hand welds components used to build Ditch Witch equipment.
• Assembles equipment and performs assigned duties.
• Operates MIG welding equipment and maintains quality checks.

Skills

MIG welding experience

Mechanical skills with hand and air tools

Reading and basic math skills

Education

Formal welding training program

Tools

Wrenches

Screwdrivers

Hammers

Job description

A good company is more than just the sum of its products. Since 1949, we have focused on three principles: honesty, hard work, and giving customers the best product in the world—Orange Iron, the Ditch Witch brand. We provide opportunities for continued training and professional growth as well as competitive wages and top-notch benefits.

Job Description

This employee hand welds components used to build Ditch Witch equipment. This employee also assembles equipment and performs other duties as assigned. This is a day shift production welder opening.

Key Responsibilities

• Read information from blueprints, technical manuals or other documents.
• Set up fixtures, mount parts in fixtures, and perform mechanical assembly. This includes using hand and air tools such as wrenches, torque wrenches, impact wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.
• Move and position parts —with a hoist and manually.
• Use a hoist to lift and position large, heavier components and completed weldments.
• Set up, adjust, and operate MIG welding equipment to weld machine components.
• Remove components from fixtures, clean and check them for quality, and correct errors or deficiencies of weldments.
• Use a computer to check the location, inventory, routing of parts, and to record inventory transactions.
• Through behavior and communication, maintain positive relationships with customers, clients, supervisors, and co-workers.
• Meet or exceed typical production, quality, attendance, and safety expectations.

Work Environment

• Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature, humidity, noise, and dirt).
• Relatively high temperatures
• Use of personal protective equipment including a welding hood, gloves, and sleeves, safety glasses, face shields and hearing protection
• Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, sharp objects, moving machinery, electrical arc-welding equipment, and materials handling
• Working with hazardous materials, including solvents, oils, grease, and pressurized gases
• A variable work schedule (ranging from 8-12 hours daily with overtime paid after 8 hours per day) and some scheduled work on Saturdays.

Qualifications

• Have appropriate MIG welding experience OR have completed a formal welding training program (or the equivalent in training and experience).
• Be able to handle items weighing over 60 pounds. This includes lifting, pushing, pulling, and positioning components.
• Have appropriate mechanical skills, including experience using hand and air-powered tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.).
• Have appropriate reading, clerical, and basic math skills.
• Have a good work record, including indications of strong self‑motivation, reliable attendance, attention to quality, ability to learn new skills, and a cordial, cooperative personality

Physical Demand Characteristics

Medium

Essential Functions

• Walking: Frequent
• Twisting: Frequent
• Elevated Work: Occasional
• Climbing: Frequent
• Pulling/Pushing: up to 50lbs
• Floor to Knuckle: up to 60lbs
• Knuckle to Shoulder: up to 35lbs
• Shoulder to Overhead: up to 25lbs

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.