Welder

UNAVAILABLE; Newnan (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America is seeking a skilled welder to perform MIG welding on our manufacturing floor in Newnan, GA. You will load/unload weld fixtures, move parts between stations, and tend robot fixtures while upholding safety, quality, and productivity standards.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED, be able to pass welding certification within 30 days, and bring 2 years of manufacturing welding experience with the ability to read blueprints.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must pass welding certification within 30 days of hire.
• 2 years manufacturing welding experience preferred.
• Prior ability and experience to read blueprints required.

Responsibilities

• Perform MIG welding and manage fixtures.
• Move parts between stations and load/unload weld fixtures.
• Tend robot fixtures and support safety, productivity and quality targets.

Skills

MIG welding

Reading blueprints

Mechanical aptitude

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Welding machinery

Robot fixture tending

Job description

Overview

Job code:9724040

As a welder you will perform MIG welding as well as manage machines that manufacture and repair metal structures. To excel in this role, you should have in-depth knowledge of welding machinery equipment. The successful candidate will also have a steady hand and outstanding attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform MIG welding, loading, and unloading weld fixtures.
• Move parts from station to station.
• Robot fixture tending.
• Support manufacturing to achieve safety, productivity and quality targets through process design, optimization projects and Kaizen initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic, on-time attendance performance, with a high degree of reliability is required to be successful in this role.
• Good mechanical aptitude and skills required.

• Must interact positively and effectively with co-workers, subordinates and supervisors.

• Enough physical ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs. repeatedly); standing and walking for prolonged periods of time; climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, working overhead and operating motorized equipment.
• Must be able to work flexible hours.

Education / Experience

• High School Diploma or GED (General Education Diploma) required

• Must be able to pass welding certification within 30 days of hire.
• 2 years manufacturing welding experience, preferred.
• Prior ability and experience to read blue prints, required.

Work Environment

100% of your time is on the manufacturing facility floor. This position requires employee to frequently work in a fluid, fast paced environment. No travel is required in this role.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of this job, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, the above is intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.