Welder

Duravant; Riverside (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Duravant is seeking a skilled welder in Riverside, Missouri. Responsibilities include using welding techniques to build stainless steel food processing machinery, maintaining equipment, and performing routine maintenance. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of experience with gas metal and tungsten arc welding, along with excellent communication skills.

Candidates must be able to work overtime when required and pass pre-employment verifications including a weld test and background check. Join our team to contribute to quality food processing solutions.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW).
• 3-5 years’ experience in blueprint reading.
• Quick learner willing to adapt and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Operate safety equipment and maintain safe work habits.
• Weld components in various positions using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment.
• Monitor welding processes to avoid overheating or distortion.
• Maintain safe and clean work environment, complying with regulations.

Skills

Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW)

Blueprint reading

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Position Summary

The welder will use welding techniques to build stainless steel food processing machinery, and use their knowledge of machines and tools, including designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. The welder will use their knowledge of design techniques and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. The welder will use mathematics to solve problems pertaining to welding functions. The welder will manage how much time is used on a project. The welder will perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed. Will also convey information effectively so that the job can be completed in the appropriate manner. The welder will observe, receive, and otherwise obtain information from all relevant sources before starting a project.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Operates safety equipment and uses safe work habits while performing the job function.
• Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Operates manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc.
• Monitors the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts of warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of materials.
• Will lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Communicate potential problems to lead/manager.
• Ensure assembly tasks are completed within budget and on-time per schedule.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment. Comply with all quality, safety and work rules and regulations.
• Understand and maintain both quality and quantity standards and expectations.
• Continually seek to improve work processes and individual performance.
• Other tasks assigned by the lead or department manager.

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW)
• 3-5 years’ blueprint reading
• Learns quickly when facing new problems; being open to change; strives for continuous improvement of self and processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas.
• Must be able to work overtime, including some weekends when workload requires this.

Pre-Employment Verifications

Must satisfactorily pass weld test, background check, and post-offer drug screen, physical and agility test prior to employment.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, kneel, crawl and climb. The employee occasionally works at heights and is frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision. The work environment includes manufacturing. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high. Travel in a car or plane is not usually required but may on rare occasions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

EEO Statement

Marlen International (“Marlen”) maintains a drug-free workplace is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law. The "EEO is the Law" poster is available at: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should contact the Marlen Human Resources Department to request accommodation. In addition to federal law requirements, Marlen complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. Must satisfactorily pass background check, post-offer drug screen, and physical prior to employment. Marlen participates in E-Verify.