Welder

Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation; Fort Loramie (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Electric in Fort Loramie, OH is seeking a skilled welder to produce quality welded components to specification. Responsibilities include welding to blueprints, deburring and inspecting welds, and safely operating saws, plasma cutters, and other tools.

Candidates should have 5+ years welding experience and a High School Diploma or GED, plus OSHA/EPA compliance awareness. Position requires ability to read blueprints, perform MIG/TIG welding on various materials, and operate forklifts.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 5+ years of welding experience preferred.
• Experience using hand tools and forklifts is preferred.
• Must operate forklift.
• Follows OSHA & EPA laws and company EHS procedures.
• Work in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.

Responsibilities

• Weld components according to internal or customer specifications.
• Deburr and inspect welds for conformance to specification.
• Read and weld to blueprints.
• Capable of MIG and TIG welding on various materials.
• Set up and safely operate saws and other tools.

Job description

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Fort Loramie

Req ID: 28682

Pay range: $50,304 - $71,863

Job Responsibilities

Position Summary: Produce quality welded components to specification.

Position responsibilities:

• Weld components as required by internal or customer specifications.
• Deburr and inspect welds to assure conformance to specification.
• Capable of welding any type of material (SST, 4140, Aluminum, CRS) and capable of MIG and TIG on all materials.
• Understanding common weld symbols.
• Set up and safely operate saw and saw accessories.
• Run a belt sander, grinder and other hand tools.
• Operate fork lift and crane.
• Utilize torch, plasma cutter and attachments.
• Have to read, understand and weld to blueprints.
• Prepare material for welding i.e. saw, grind, torch or sandblast.
• Ability to design and fabricate work holding fixtures.
• Follow production schedule.
• Work well with Manufacturing and Management personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Minimal Travel may be required.

Job Requirements

Essential skills and experience:

• High School Diploma or GED and/or Equivalent is required.
• 5 plus years of welding experience preferred.
• Experience utilizing hand tools and forklifts preferred
• Operate forklift
• Commitment to company values
• Be aware of OSHA & EPA laws and regulations as well as the Company's Plant Rules and Regulations that pertain to this job.
• Work in a safe and environmentally friendly manner and observe all company EHS procedures.
• Know that the company EHS procedures are located on the ISO drive.
• Immediately notify the Supervisor if there is any safety hazard, any equipment not operating correctly, or if there are any questions regarding EHS procedures.
• Attend required EHS training

Physical demands and work environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is required to stand; walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Lifting up to approx. 60 lbs.
• Repetition with activity.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.