Entry Level Welder/Fabricator

Oldcastle-Infrastructure; Avon (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental & disability benefits

Group retirement savings program

Health and wellness programs

Internal promotion opportunities

Job summary

Oldcastle Infrastructure in Avon, CT, is seeking an entry level welder/fabricator to join a team manufacturing steel molds for precast concrete. You will work from blueprints and use metalworking equipment to fabricate and assemble components from start to finish.

The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and the ability to read shop drawings. Training is provided, with opportunities for growth within a supportive CRH family of companies.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years welding/fabricating experience or completed welding trade school.
• Capable of reading shop blueprints.
• Hand and power tool experience.
• Ability to read tape measure and perform shop math.
• Punctuality and reliability.
• Ability to stand/sit/kneel/crouch and lift up to 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Embody a strong safety culture by displaying and enforcing CRH/Oldcastle safety policies and procedures
• Steel fabrication of heavy gauge materials and components under the supervision of Lead Welder and Foreman
• Fitting, setting, and installing fabricated structures
• Maintain shop housekeeping procedures to ensure safe and well-organized work areas
• Overhead crane use, to include safety and proper rigging is necessary
• Operating a variety of metalworking equipment (plasma cutters, oxyfuel torch, grinders, welders, drills, punches)

Skills

Welding

Fabrication

Blueprint reading

Safety awareness

Overhead crane operation

Metalworking equipment use

Education

Welding trade school

Tools

Plasma cutters

Oxyfuel torch

Grinders

Welders

Drills

Punches

Job description

Career Opportunities: Entry Level Welder/Fabricator (527927)

Requisition ID527927-Posted -Infrastructure Products Group-Oldcastle Infrastructure-Full Time-Production Workers-United States-Connecticut

Oldcastle, a CRH company, is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard® hardscape, Echelon® Masonry, RDI® railing, Catalyst™ Fence Solutions, Sakrete® packaged concrete, Amerimix® mortar, Pebble Technology International® pool finishes, and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.

Job Summary

Avon Manufacturing is a custom manufacturer of steel molds for the precast concrete industry. Each mold is made to order based on custom designs. We are looking for an experienced welder/fabricator to work with a team or independently on manufacturing molds from blueprints from start to finish.

Job Responsibilities

• Embody a strong safety culture by displaying and enforcing CRH/Oldcastle safety policies and procedures
• Steel fabrication of heavy gauge materials and components under the supervision of Lead Welder and Foreman
• Fitting, setting, and installing fabricated structures
• Maintain shop housekeeping procedures to ensure safe and well-organized work areas
• Overhead crane use, to include safety and proper rigging is necessary
• Operating a variety of metalworking equipment (plasma cutters, oxyfuel torch, grinders, welders, drills, punches)

Job Requirements

• At least 1-3 years of welding/fabricating experience or successful completion of a welding trade school program
• Capable of reading shop blueprints
• Hand and power tool experience
• Ability to read tape measure and perform shop math in order to calculate/copy measurements and angles
• Punctuality and reliability
• The ability to stand/sit/kneel/crouch
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• Aninclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company, is an affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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