Finish Welder - Precision Beadwork & Blueprint Skills

Cornerstone Building Brands; Mount Pleasant (IA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Paid holidays

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Training programs

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands in Mount Pleasant, IA is seeking a welder/fitter to join our manufacturing team. You will read blueprints, set welder parameters, and maintain bead quality while operating lifting equipment and following safety rules.

The role requires an associate degree or equivalent, 1–3 years welding experience, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Benefits include medical/dental/vision, PTO, 401(k), and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Read blueprints and drawings
• Read and comprehend documents including but not limited to policy manuals, safety rules/programs, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and simple correspondence
• Ability to communicate information effectively one-on-one and in small group situations and settings is required
• Perform general mathematic calculations including but not limited to addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, percentages, and division.
• Required to use power hand tools
• Required to drive a forklift
• Ability to work effectively to meet deadlines
• Read different measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, protractor, micrometer)
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a continual basis above shoulder height and below the waist

Responsibilities

• Knows and understands all safety rules and precautions necessary for working in and about a manufacturing environment
• Responsible for coordination of welder settings, gun speed/travel and gas flow with the observed condition of bead
• Read a tape measure and blueprints to shop standard
• Decide when adjustment or gun manipulation needs to be altered
• Decide how much and what repairs to make for pin holes and burn-through caused by an auto welder
• Train and teach proper welding procedures in accordance with manufacturing job procedures
• Operate overhead crane and other lifting equipment
• Responsible for holding beads to specified shapes, sizes, and penetrations while maintaining the quality of the product
• Keeping numerical and alphabetical sequences correct
• Maintains continuous improvement practices in the work area
• May be assigned other projects and duties as designated by Team Leader

Skills

Blueprint reading

Tape measure reading

Math calculations

Forklift operation

Communication

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

Power hand tools

Forklift

Job description

Cornerstone Building Brands in Mount Pleasant, IA is seeking a welder/fitter to join our manufacturing team. You will read blueprints, set welder parameters, and maintain bead quality while operating lifting equipment and following safety rules.

The role requires an associate degree or equivalent, 1–3 years welding experience, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Benefits include medical/dental/vision, PTO, 401(k), and ongoing training.