Welder

Timken; Princeton (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short/Long-term disability

401(k) matching

Paid vacation and holidays

Uniforms provided

Safety glasses and shoes

Bonuses and merit increases

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Fabricator/Welder for the Princeton, WV site on a dayshift. You will support the shop by assembling machinery frames and performing weld repairs to meet specifications.

The role requires 3–5 years of welding/fabricating experience, the ability to read blueprints and follow quality procedures, and certification readiness. Timken offers competitive pay, full benefits, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3–5 years of Fabricating/Welding experience required.
• Must be able to read and interpret blueprints and technical documents.
• Must be able to perform welds per customer specifications and maintain certifications.

Responsibilities

• Train and test for welding certifications as required.
• Process work orders in weld shop and other departments per quality guidelines.
• Fabricate using TIG, MIG, stick welding; restack stator iron; rebar rotors.
• Maintain material traceability and quality control per system requirements.
• Read drawings, sketches, and GD&T; provide feedback to engineering to resolve issues.
• Work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed to meet production demands.

Skills

Welding

Fabrication

Blueprint reading

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

Communication skills

Math skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Your Career Begins at Timken

If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our employees make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

Smith Services, a division of Timken Motor Services, is part of the largest electric motor, controls and generator repair group in the Northeast, providing electric motor repairs, electric motor rewinds, custom controls and panels, systems integration, pump services, machine rebuilds, hydro services, safety-related services, energy efficiency solutions, and diagnostic services for commercial and industrial applications.

Smith Services is currently seeking a Fabricator/Welder to support operations at the Princeton, WV site. This is a Dayshift position. Timken provides a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and short- and long-term disability insurance. Additionally, we provide 401(k) matching, paid vacation and holidays. We will provide your uniforms, prescription safety glasses, and your safety shoes. Our employees are also eligible for yearly, performance-based bonuses and merit increases. All benefits are available on day one of employment.

This position is required to support the overall shop in the performance of assembling structural forms, such as machinery frames and pressure vessels; weld repairs as required for components, accessories and piece part repair/overhauls, and provide weld support for internal tooling and equipment used in the shop.

Responsibilities:

The welder will be required to train and test for certification. They will be required to process work orders through the weld shop or other departments as instructed per the quality system guidelines, including reading blueprints, travelers, specifications and other technical documents.

• The Fabricator will be responsible for successfully achieving and maintaining their weld certifications.
• Fabrication, Tig welding, Stick welding, Mig welding, soldering, restack of stator iron, and rebar of rotors.
• Fabricator is responsible for managing the segregation, control and traceability for all raw materials, weld rods, and metals in the weld shop in accordance with the company quality system.
• Various welding duties while following customer specifications.
• Ensure the quality of all work performed.
• Complete all related paperwork accurately and thoroughly.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand and utilize drawings, sketches, and geometric dimensioning, tolerances, and repair manuals.
• Providing feedback to engineering on discrepancies, drawing errors, quality errors, etc. in an effort to resolve problems and prevent recurrences.
• Ability to work overtime, on weekends and on holidays when necessary to meet production demands is required.

Qualifications

• Must have both verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
• Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must have mathematical skills with the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals, along with ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.
• Must be able to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have 3-5 years of Fabricating/Welding experience.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025. We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
• A culture of top performance
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• A conviction to improve communities around us
• Competitive salary and benefits

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