Welder

BWise Trailers; Chambersburg (Franklin County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retention bonus

Paid time off

Job summary

BWise Trailers in Franklin County, PA is seeking a skilled welder to lay out, fit, and weld metal components for beds, frames, and small parts work orders.

The role emphasizes reading drawings, planning layouts, adjusting welding parameters, and ensuring weld quality across various positions. Candidates should meet high school or trade schooling requirements and demonstrate good measurement skills and safety awareness.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to read, write, count, communicate by various channels.
• Trade school welding training or demonstrated ability from on-the-job training.
• Understand metallurgy fundamentals as they relate to welding.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• Ability to read and fully comprehend work instructions, prints, and specs.

Responsibilities

• Actively observe and promote BWise safety standards.
• Analyze drawings and specifications to plan layout, assembly, and welding operation.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies according to specifications, using measuring tools.
• Tack-weld or weld components and assemblies using welding equipment.
• Monitor welding processes to avoid overheating, warping, distortion, or expansion.
• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisor.
• Evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
• Inspect grooves, angles, or gap allowances using measuring instruments.
• Remove rough spots from work pieces using grinder or file.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Ignite torch and adjust valves, amperage, or voltage to obtain desired flame or arc.
• Other duties, as assigned by Welding Supervisor.

Skills

Welding

Layout planning

Reading drawings

Measuring tools

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Trade school welding training

Tools

Welding equipment

Tape measure

Grinding tools

Job description

Retention Bonus $1,500 and 80 hours of Paid Time Off after first 90 days of employment

Job Summary

Lay out, fit, and weld metal components to assemble beds, frames, and small parts work orders.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Actively observe and promote BWise safety standards
• Analyze drawings and specifications to plan layout, assembly, and welding operation.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies according to specifications, using a variety of measuring tools.
• Tack-weld or welds component and assemblies using welding equipment.
• Monitor welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisor.
• Evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
• Inspect grooves, angles, or gap allowances using appropriate measuring instruments.
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinder or hand file.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Ignite torch and adjusts valves, amperage, or voltage to obtain desired flame or arc.
• Other duties, as assigned by Welding Supervisor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Must be capable of standing for entire shift and sit for extended periods of time.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs; ability to demonstrate full range of motion for reaching, bending, kneeling and stooping.
• Will be exposed to extreme heat and cold depending on weather.
• Subject to dirt, dust, oil, welding fumes, electric shock, bright lights, UV radiation, burns, traffic hazards, and high noise levels in the workplace.

Ppe Requirements

• Steel-toed shoes or composite shoes
• Safety glasses
• Earplugs
• Gloves when handling any material
• Welding Helmet (Company doesn’t provide helmet but provides all consumables including lenses.)
• Grinding shield
• Welding sleeves

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must be able to read, write, count, communicate by various channels.
• Must have appropriate high school, vocational-technology school, or trade school training/certification in welding and/or demonstrated ability/expertise from on-the-job training from previous employment.
• Understand fundamentals of metallurgy as they relate to welding.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• Ability to read and fully comprehend work instructions, prints, and work specifications.