Welder

Module X Solutions LLC; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Job summary

MODULE X SOLUTIONS is seeking a skilled welder/fitter to join our Shreveport, LA fabrication team. You will interpret engineering drawings, set up welds, adhere to blueprints, and use hand and power tools to assemble and finish metal components.

Role involves welding in multiple positions, preparing surfaces, and deburring. Initial training on day shift with later transition to 2nd shift; a $2.00/hour differential applies.

Qualifications

• 2+ years welding/fitting experience
• Ability to read engineering drawings and blueprints
• Proficient with hand and power tools
• Attention to detail and strong math skills

Responsibilities

• Analyze engineering drawings and specs to plan welding operations.
• Develop templates and models for welding projects.
• Position and secure parts prior to assembly using measuring tools.
• Prepare surfaces for welding and ensure cleanliness.
• Operate welding equipment and join components in various positions.
• Grind and deburr welds; clean parts after welding.

Skills

Welding

Blueprint reading

Hand & power tools

Mathematical skills

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Tape measure

Calipers

Grinders

Welding equipment

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

MODULE X SOLUTIONS is a rapidly growing modular manufacturing business that serves marquee corporate and government customers in renewable energy, network infrastructure, battery storage, telecommunications, petrochemical, utility, transportation, and other verticals. We design, engineer, and manufacture products to our customers’ specifications. We are a proud Shreveport-based company working to support our employees and our community. Check us out at www.ModuleXSolutions.com and we hope you will consider applying to build your career and future at MXS!

Hours: Monday–Friday, 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM. Initial training will be conducted on day shift for approximately 1–2 weeks from 5:00 AM – 3:30 PM. Upon transition to second shift, a $2.00/hour shift differential will be added to the base hourly rate.

JOB SUMMARY:

Uses hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components, fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze engineering draws, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
• Develop templates & models for welding projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information.
• Position, align, secure parts & assemblies prior to assembly by using straight edges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Prepare al material surfaces to be welded, ensuring there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
• Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits. Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding & submerged arc welding.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. Join pats such as beams &steel reinforcing rods in buildings, bolting and riveting as necessary
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment. Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes and portable grinders or chemical baths.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Work Experience: 2+ years welding/fitting experience

Education: Highschool diploma/ GED or equivalent

Related Experience:

• Proficient with hand and power tools
• Ability to read a tape measure
• Attention to detail
• General mathematical skills
• General knowledge construction techniques and standards
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks; keep up in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate technical information to team members and/or customers
• Proficient understanding of engineering drawings and blueprints
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Welding experience with modular buildings and solar power conversion skids

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee sometimes works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to excessive noise, extreme heat, extreme cold, and heights. When participating in activities on the shop floor, the noise level in the work environment is typical for a fabrication shop and ear plugs may be used as necessary.