Small Parts Cell Welder

Lippert; Middlebury (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401k with employer match

Vacation and holidays

Career development

Job summary

Lippert is seeking an experienced fabricator to build sub-assemblies for chassis using plasma cutting and welding. You will measure, assemble brackets on landing gears, and operate MIG welders and other equipment to meet daily production goals.

This full-time hourly role requires reading tape measures, basic blueprint interpretation, and adherence to safety and housekeeping standards in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Lippert offers competitive benefits and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Welding competency demonstrated in production settings.
• Ability to read measurements and interpret simple blueprints.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic and measurement conversions.
• Ability to follow written and spoken instructions in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate sub-assemblies using plasma cutting and welding systems.
• Measure, assemble brackets on landing gears, and weld components.
• Rotate into production welding as needed within the small parts department.
• Keep parts area organized and separate scrap from regular waste.

Skills

Welding competency

Tape measure

Blueprint reading

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MIG welder

Band saw

Plasma cutter

Forklift

Job description

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Overview:

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We Are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You Will Get:

• A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
• Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
• Fair and competitive compensation.
• Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
• Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective

This position is primarily responsible for the fabrication of sub-assemblies used in chassis. This individual will be measuring, plasma cutting, and welding systems to produce sub-assemblies. A small parts cell welder will be reporting to the team leader to ensure daily goals are being met.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Combination of specified designs and measurements, appropriate component parts, plasma cutting, assemble brackets on the landing gears, and welding systems to produce sub-assemblies.
• Rotation of position into production welding as necessary in or outside of small parts department.
• Make sure that scrap metal is not put in the same bin as your regular trash. Trash needs to be separated for it to be picked up.
• Parts should not be on the floor for any reason. Racks & shelves must be used to keep parts off the floor.

Other Key Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Assistance in repair work as necessary.
• Maintain parts area organized and clean as well as being responsible for labeling extra parts as needed.
• Ability to read and use a tape measure.
• Maintenance of good housekeeping practices throughout the sub-assembly area.

Working Conditions

• The team member will work around moving mechanical parts, heavy equipment, and conveyer roller lines.
• The team member may work in outside weather conditions in all seasons. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• The team member may be exposed to dust, fumes, gases, noise, heat, cold, and wet work while performing job duties.

Qualifications

• High school degree or GED.
• Welding competency & knowledge of welding systems to be demonstrated.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Competencies

• Must be able to work as a part of a team to achieve the company’s overall demand.
• Must be able to meet production goals and time deadlines.
• Basic computer skills needed to post-production tags onto the system.
• Must demonstrate clear verbal and written communication skills (English).
• Must be able to read and process written communication including, but not limited to measurements, frame prints, directions, instructions, etc.
• Must demonstrate welding competency and knowledge of welding systems.
• Must be able to operate appropriate equipment including MIG welders, band saws, plasma cutters, tape measures, handheld drills, etc.
• Must possess successful problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to exhibit tact and diplomacy and maintain professional relationships with supervisors, fellow team members, customers, etc.
• Must be able to work under physically and mentally stressful situations.
• Must be able to prioritize and easily adapt to changes through the day.
• Must be able to operate a lift truck as necessary.
• Must be able to prioritize and easily adapt to changes throughout the day.

Supervisory Responsibility

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands

While performing duties of the job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active - while performing this job the team member is regularly standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, balancing, reaching, handling, and climbing all day. The team member may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations considered for individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions.

This position requires personal protective equipment such as work gloves, safety glasses, ear plugs, cut resistant sleeves, and seasonal gear which will be provided (contingent on position).

Additional items required but not included are steel toed shoes or boots with metatarsal guards.

Position Type/Expected Hours Of Work

This is a full-time hourly position, and hours of work and days are based upon the need to support operations and production. Some Saturdays will be mandatory.

Travel

No travel is required for this position.

Preferred Education And Experience

• Ability to read and understand basic blueprints
• Lift Truck Operators License preferred (training available)

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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