Structural Welder / Fabricator

IMI Industrial Services Group; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

IMI Industrial Services Group in Athens, GA is seeking a full-time Welder / Fabricator to join our local team. You will read blueprints, set up jigs, and weld and assemble metal components according to specifications, ensuring quality work.

The position requires 1–3 years of welding experience and NCCER certification (or equivalent program). TIG welding for stainless is required, and you will operate fabricating equipment while verifying layouts and tolerances.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years’ welding/fabrication experience.
• NCCER certification or equivalent program.
• Ability to TIG weld stainless steel.

Responsibilities

• Align and fit parts per specifications using jigs and measuring tools.
• Weld and grind components to form assemblies.
• Layout and inspect stock to ensure dimensional accuracy.
• Interpret blueprints and set up work accordingly.
• Operate brakes, rolls, shears, and other fabrication equipment.
• Tack-weld parts and verify conformance with drawings.

Skills

TIG welding

Blueprint reading

Fabrication

Measurement & layout

Education

NCCER certification

Tools

Brakes

Rolls

Shears

Flame cutters

Grinders

Drill presses

Job description

About Us

IMI Industrial Services Group is a full service, total solutions, industrial contactor. With IMI’s AISC compliant, full service structural fabrication facility, we can meet any Client’s needs. From surface preparation, cutting, drilling, fabrication, surface coatings, and installation, IMI’s fabrication team produces quality structural systems from carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless.

About Us

IMI Industrial Services Group is a full service, total solutions, industrial contactor. With IMI’s AISC compliant, full service structural fabrication facility, we can meet any Client’s needs. From surface preparation, cutting, drilling, fabrication, surface coatings, and installation, IMI’s fabrication team produces quality structural systems from carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless.

Life With Us

Our culture at IMI resembles a tight-knit family and our clients are treated with the same high regard we treat each other. Our commitment to safe operations allows everyone from our team, and our customers’ team, to return home safe and sound each night. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Quality, and Production, drive our promise to ourselves and accountability to our clients.

Job Summary

IMI is seeking a full-time Welder / Fabricator local to the Athens, GA area.

Essential Functions

• Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers
• Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces in order to cut, bend and straighten metal
• Layout and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed in order to ensure that specifications are met
• Locate and mark workpieces bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications
• Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone
• Move parts into position, manually or by using hoists and cranes
• Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches and hand tools
• Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, and/or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting
• Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers
• Set up and operate fabricating machines such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components
• Setup face blocks, jigs, and fixtures
• Smooth workpiece edges, and fix taps, tubes, and valves
• Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine material requirements and task sequences
• Tack-weld fitted parts together
• Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes
• Must be able to tig weld for stainless

Education And Experience

• 1-3 years' experience
• NCCER certification or completion of a related program through an accredited technical school

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Must be able to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, twist, and bend for extended periods of time
• Use arms and hands to reach for, handle or manipulate objects
• Lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift items weighing more than 50 pounds with assistance

Benefits

All IMI Full-Time employees can enjoy the following benefits: major medical plans, life insurance, short & long-term disability insurance options, a robust company matched 401k, and PTO plans.

IMI maintains a Drug-Free Workplace in compliance with federal/state regulations. Employees are prohibited from using or possessing illegal drugs or alcohol on duty. This position is subject to pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, and random drug testing.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of someone in this classification. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

IMI Industrial Services Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affliative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.