Welder

Darling Ingredients; Butler (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients in Kentucky seeks a skilled Welder to perform Mig, Tig, and Stick welding, read engineering drawings, and prepare parts for fabrication in our metal shop. You will follow welding procedures, inspect bead quality, and work with supervision to meet production goals.

Requirements include High School diploma or GED, 1 year welding experience, and the ability to pass a weld test. This is an on-site, manufacturing role offering steady shifts.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• 1 year welding experience required.
• Must be able to pass a weld test.

Responsibilities

• Prepare parts for welding as indicated by engineering drawings and/or sketches.
• Follow established weld fabrication procedures.
• Perform all work assigned by Management.
• Maintain a high standard of quality welds.
• Be able to interpret engineering drawings with direction from Supervisors.
• Follow weld procedures and use required measuring instruments for layout and inspection of finished work.

Skills

Mig welding

Tig welding

Stick welding

Blueprint reading

Measurement tools

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

The Welder must have the ability to select weld fabrication work assigned by Production Supervisor and/or General Manager using qualified weld processes, such as Mig,Tig, and Stick types of welding.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Employee is responsible for their own work.
• Prepare parts for welding as indicated by engineering drawings and/or sketches, may require cutting and/or grinding, etc.
• Follow established weld fabrication procedures.
• Perform all work assigned Management.
• Maintains a high standard of quality
• Be able to obtain acceptable quality welds including bead appearance and pressure tight welds. Examples of non-allowable defects: undercutting, excessive weld penetration, excessive porosity, lack of fusion, etc, as determined by Management.
• Ability to learn and interpret engineering drawings, with direction from Production Supervisor and/or General Manager.
• Ability to follow and perform work to established weld procedures, use measuring instruments required for layout work.
• Must be capable of using instrumentation for inspection of completed work.
• Have basic understanding of basic metal types and corresponding filler materials used for welding these metals.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• 1 year welding experience required.
• Must be able to pass a weld test.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, bend, and kneel.
• Frequently must push, pull, move or lift up to 100 lbs.
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

Job functions will be carried out in our metal fabricating shop or on plant property.

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