Day Shift Welder/Fitter - Overtime & Benefits

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits from day 1

Dental benefits from day 1

Vision benefits from day 1

PTO & paid holidays

401k

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands is hiring a Fitter/Welder for the Houston area. Base pay is $21.50 per hour with overtime potential. Shifts vary between 8, 10, and 12 hours based on orders and seasons.

Duties include welding, fitting, reading blueprints, and maintaining quality and safety in a manufacturing setting. The position requires an associate degree or welding experience, ability to read drawings, and forklift operation.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent from a 2-year college or tech school; or 1–3 years welding experience.
• Ability to read blueprints/drawings.
• Ability to read and comprehend policy manuals, safety rules/programs, operating & maintenance instructions, procedures, and simple correspondence.
• Effective one-on-one and small group communication.
• Perform basic math including addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, percentages, and division.
• Must use power hand tools.
• Must drive a forklift.
• Ability to work to deadlines and lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to safety rules and maintain a safe manufacturing environment.
• Achieve and maintain AWS and CWB certifications.
• Interpret blueprints/sketches to determine part requirements.
• Measure, mark, count, and locate components; report shortages to Team Leader.
• Position sub-assemblies using clamps and handling equipment; assemble per specs.
• Weld, cut, bevel, and join parts per blueprints and tolerances.
• Tag parts and stamp completion in designated areas.
• Maintain numerical/alphabetical sequences and support continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned by Team Leader.

Skills

Safety rules

AWS/CWB certifications

Blueprint reading

Measurement & gauging

Power tools

Forklift operation

Teamwork

Quality focus

Education

Associates degree or welding experience

Tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Cornerstone Building Brands is hiring a Fitter/Welder for the Houston area. Base pay is $21.50 per hour with overtime potential. Shifts vary between 8, 10, and 12 hours based on orders and seasons.

Duties include welding, fitting, reading blueprints, and maintaining quality and safety in a manufacturing setting. The position requires an associate degree or welding experience, ability to read drawings, and forklift operation.