Rails & Metals Fabricator: MIG/TIG Welder

Hanover Iron Works; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanover Iron Works, Inc. is seeking a skilled Rails and Miscellaneous Metals Fabricator to join our team. You will read and interpret blueprints to assemble steel guardrails and handrails, gather materials, prep for fit-up, and weld to blueprint specifications.

You will collaborate with Quality Control to ensure rails meet standards before finishing. The role involves operating welders and shop equipment, reading layouts, and adapting to a fast-paced fabrication environment on exciting

Qualifications

• Experience using tape measures and hand tools.
• Knowledge of fabrication tools and layout.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and manuals.
• Ability to read blueprints and lay out parts.
• Strong math skills including fractions, geometry.
• Able to adapt to a changing schedule.

Responsibilities

• MIG, TIG, and Stick Weld
• Read, understand, and lay out in accordance with blueprints
• Operate cold saw, band saw, pipe notcher and grinder
• Operate overhead crane
• Operate forklift and pallet jack
• Position, align, fit and weld parts to form complete units or subunits
• Use jigs, welding torches and hand tools

Skills

Tape measures

Hand tools

Fabrication tools

Reading blueprints

Fractions

Math & geometry

Adaptability

Job description

Hanover Iron Works, Inc. is seeking a skilled Rails and Miscellaneous Metals Fabricator to join our team. You will read and interpret blueprints to assemble steel guardrails and handrails, gather materials, prep for fit-up, and weld to blueprint specifications.

You will collaborate with Quality Control to ensure rails meet standards before finishing. The role involves operating welders and shop equipment, reading layouts, and adapting to a fast-paced fabrication environment on exciting