Shop Helper II

Andritz AG; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company is seeking a Shop Helper II to assist in maintaining a clean work area and performing fabrication prep duties. Responsibilities include using hand tools, sandblasting, and prepping parts. Candidates should have a high school diploma, at least 3 years of relevant experience, and welding skills. The role is primarily in a manufacturing environment with safe working practices emphasized. Offering a permanent contract based in Ruston, LA.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience assisting in a shop.
• Demonstrate qualities that support a safe working environment.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Use various hand tools including grinders and welders.
• Sandblast and prep parts for fabrication.
• Ensure a clean and organized work area.

Skills

Welding experience

Ability to use battery and pneumatic hand tools

Good communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Welder

Grinder

Drill

Hammer drill

Job description

Shop Helper II

Job family: Manufacturing

Business area: Environment & Energy

Contract location: Ruston, LA, US

Working location: Ruston

Location type: Office Location / Office-based

Contract type: Permanent

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

A Shop Helper assists the team by maintaining a clean, well-organized work area and performing fabrication prep duties while learning the basics of many other positions in the shop.

Key Responsibilities

• Use a variety of battery and pneumatic hand tools including grinders, welder, drill, & hammer drill
• Sandblasting
• Prep parts to be fabricated including wishing parts
• Drill holes and deburr parts
• Use welder to fabricate fittings
• Painting
• Help in every department as needed
• Demonstrate safe working practices and standards
• Embody, demonstrate, and reinforce the #1ANDRITZway core values and behaviors and promote a positive work environment
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED
• 3+ years of experience assisting in a shop
• Welding experience
• Good construction knowledge
• Good ability to use battery and pneumatic hand tools (grinder, drill, hammer drill, etc.)
• Good communication and organizational skills with a willingness to work with others; ability to interact professionally and positively with all levels of personnel in the company
• Demonstrate qualities that support a safe working environment
• Majority of work is performed in a warehouse and manufacturing shop environment; exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, forklifts, and electricity in the manufacturing areas, noise level is usually moderate to high
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; must have ability to use close vision, peripheral vision, and adjust focus; required to stand for long periods of time, bend, stoop, crouch, walk, use hands and arms to reach for objects, carry, climb, balance, speak, and hear

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.