Welder

Eddie Kane Steel Products; Ahoskie (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPE provided

Health and safety program

Job summary

Eddie Kane Steel Products is seeking a full-time Welder/Fitter to support fabrication on structural steel projects. You will read drawings, weld symbols, and work orders, lay out and fit components, and perform MIG/FCAW welding to exact specs.

Responsibilities include inspecting your own work, adhering to safety protocols, and coordinating with the supervisor and team to maintain production pace and quality. Physical work includes lifting up to 75 pounds.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret drawings, weld symbols, cut sheets, and work orders.
• Lay out, fit, square, level, and tack components according to print requirements.
• Verify dimensions, hole locations, part orientation, and overall fit-up before welding.
• Use tape measures, squares, levels, clamps, fixtures, and basic layout tools accurately.
• Perform MIG/FCAW welding on structural steel, plate, tubing, brackets, assemblies, and fabricated components.
• Prepare material for welding by grinding, cleaning, beveling, deburring, and removing slag or mill scale as needed.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret drawings, weld symbols, cut sheets, and work orders before starting fabrication.
• Lay out, fit, square, level, and tack components according to print requirements.
• Verify dimensions, hole locations, part orientation, and overall fit-up before welding.
• Use tape measures, squares, levels, clamps, fixtures, and basic layout tools accurately.
• Perform MIG/FCAW welding on structural steel, plate, tubing, brackets, assemblies, and fabricated components.
• Prepare material for welding by grinding, cleaning, beveling, deburring, and removing slag or mill scale as needed.
• Fit parts tightly and correctly to reduce rework, gaps, distortion, and weld quality issues.

Skills

Read drawings and weld symbols

MIG/FCAW welding

Fit-up and layout

Safety and quality focus

Communication with team

Attention to dimensions

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

2-3 years welding/fitting experience preferred

Tools

MIG welding equipment

FCAW welding

Grinders

Torches

Overhead cranes

Forklifts

Job description

Eddie Kane Steel Products has been a family owned and operated business providing exceptional service in the steel industry for over 26 years. The company motto has always been to\"Treat others as you would have them treat you\"and we are in search of a full time Welder.

What to Expect

At Eddie Kane Steel, we believe in treating others as we wish to be treated. Our Welder / Fitter role is critical to safely completing fabrication work orders through skilled welding and fitting.

What You'll Do

As a Welder / Fitter, you will:

• Read and interpret drawings, weld symbols, cut sheets, and work orders before starting fabrication
• Lay out, fit, square, level, and tack components according to print requirements
• Verify dimensions, hole locations, part orientation, and overall fit-up before welding
• Use tape measures, squares, levels, clamps, fixtures, and basic layout tools accurately
• Perform MIG/FCAW welding on structural steel, plate, tubing, brackets, assemblies, and fabricated components
• Prepare material for welding by grinding, cleaning, beveling, deburring, and removing slag or mill scale as needed
• Fit parts tightly and correctly to reduce rework, gaps, distortion, and weld quality issues
• Understand proper weld size, weld placement, sequencing, and heat control to limit warping
• Operate grinders, torches, drills, punches, saws, shears, and other fabrication equipment as needed
• Move material safely using overhead cranes, forklifts, magnets, chains, slings, and other rigging equipment
• Identify incorrect parts, missing material, print issues, or quality concerns before continuing production
• Inspect your own work for accuracy, weld quality, straightness, squareness, and overall workmanship
• Communicate with the supervisor, lead person, and other team members when drawings or job requirements are unclear
• Maintain production pace while keeping quality and safetyas the priority
• Keep work area clean, organized, and free of unnecessary material or trip hazards
• Complete required paperwork, production documentation, and job tracking accurately
• Assist with other fabrication, welding, material handling, or shop duties as needed

What You'll Bring

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Prior welding and fitting experience in a fabrication, structural steel, or manufacturing environment
• Ability to read and understand drawings, weld symbols, cut sheets, and work orders
• Strong attention to detail with layout, fit-up, squareness, dimensions, and workmanship
• Working knowledge of MIG/FCAW welding, grinding, torch cutting, drilling, and general fabrication tools
• Ability to recognize quality issues, incorrect parts, missing material, or unclear job requirements before continuing work
• Ability to work safely around cranes, forklifts, rigging, heavy material, and active fabrication areas
• Good communication skills and the ability to work well with supervisors, lead people, and other team members
• Ability to work independently while maintaining production pace, quality, and safety standards
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds and perform physical work, including standing, walking, bending, squatting, and lifting for extended periods
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
• 2-3 years of prior welding/fitting experience preferred

The health and safety of our Eddie Kane Steel Products employees is of the utmost importance to us and ensure that we have all PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and hand sanitizer available to our employees, take employee, visitor and vendor temperatures, disinfect all common areas, practice social distancing and washing hands throughout the day to maintain a safe and healthy work environment!

** NO AGENCIES ** NO PHONE CALLS ** NO RELOCATION **

Eddie Kane Steel Products is a family owned business and has been a well known vendor in the steel industry for over 24 years. With it's corporate offices located in Sea Girt, New Jersey, the company has 7 plants throughout the United States located in: North Carolina (2), Ohio, New Jersey, California, Alabama and Kentucky
As a steel service center and distributor of hot-rolled prime and non-prime steel plate, Eddie Kane Steel sells on- and off-gauge, pattern and non-pattern plate sizes, ranging in thickness from 3/16 to 8 inches. Eddie Kane Steel maintains a diverse inventory of prime and non-prime steel plate and, for its strategic customer partners, stock inventory of custom-made parts. Value-added products include OEM parts, counterweights, and steel burn outs for diverse industries, including the waste industry, general building construction, transportation, agricultural and industrial equipment, drilling, theatrical stage, and elevator industries.
Eddie Kane Steel’s flagship processing facility in Ohio (180,000 square-foot warehouse and production plant) has a crane capacity up to 100 tons and has full rail access. The North Carolina and California facilities are also fully served by rail.
Eddie Kane Steel’s processing capabilities include high-definition plasma and oxy-fuel flame cutting, shearing, bending, drilling, punching, welding, beveling, Blanchard grinding, stress relieving, and light machining. With two plasma burning machines (including high-definition plasma machines), plate thicknesses up to 14 inches can be cut. Our oxy-fuel cutting capabilities include several multi-torch multi-head machines with several hundred feet of cutting surface. Through close partnerships with vendors offering proven high-quality workmanship, we provide services such as painting and coating, stamping, embossing, slitting, sawing, turning, annealing, leveling, and pressing.
Eddie Kane Steel's diversified product range, processing capabilities, and regional facility locations benefit our customers time-wise and cost-wise. We ship anywhere in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Eddie Kane Steel’s logistics department maintains strong relationships with the best transportation companies in the country, which translates to reliable service for our customers.