Welder

Key Technology; Walla Walla (WA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Key Technology in Walla Walla seeks a Welder to join their dynamic production team. The role involves fabricating stainless steel equipment for the food industry, requiring high school education and experience in welding. This position provides a competitive hourly rate along with a solid benefits package, including health coverage and paid time off.

Benefits

Medical coverage

401k plan with matching contributions

Paid life insurance and disability insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

10 paid holidays annually

Qualifications

• High school education, community college weld program, technical weld school, or equivalent experience.
• Three years’ experience in welding fabrication.
• Knowledge of gas torch and plasma equipment, overhead crane operations.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate stainless steel equipment used in food processing.
• Fit and weld assemblies and sub-assemblies using blueprints.
• Work in a dynamic, high-energy production environment.

Skills

GMAW welding

GTAW welding

Reading manufacturing drawings

Measurements and tolerances

Education

High school education or equivalent

Tools

Gas torch

Plasma equipment

Overhead crane operations

Pneumatic hand tools

Fixtures, templates, stops and guides

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Key Technology - Walla Walla, WA

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: High School

Salary Range: $19.05 - $23.85 Hourly

Travel Percentage: None

Job Shift: Swing

Job Category: Entry Level

Description

Qualifications

About Key Technology:

Key Technology has been providing innovative solutions to the food industry since 1948. We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of food processing technology. Products range from conveying, digital sorting, and process automation technology. Our ongoing innovations provide increased control, continuous processing and longer machine life–in processed fruits and vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, fresh-cut produce and more. Corporate headquarters are located in beautiful eastern Walla Walla, Washington. Here we continually strive to find and fulfill our customers’ growing needs.

As a Welder, you will work in a dynamic, high-energy production environment to fabricate stainless steel equipment used in food processing. You will use blue-prints and engineering drawings to fit and weld assemblies and sub-assemblies.

Swing Shift offers a 4-day work week schedule and a shift differential equal to 15% additional pay!

What you will need to be successful

• High school education, community college weld program, technical weld school, or equivalent experience.
• Three years’ experience in welding fabrication. Basic GMAW and GTAW abilities.
• Knowledge of gas torch and plasma equipment, overhead crane operations, pneumatic hand tools such grinders.
• Able to use fixtures, templates, stops and/or guides.

Welders at Key have experience in MIG, TIG, and TIP/TIG welding.

We would be impressed if you had:

• Skills in all forms of GMAW welding.
• Your competence in reading and fully understanding manufacturing drawings.
• The ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Your ability to contribute to the team’s performance.
• Your confidence with measurements, tolerances, and both imperial measurement and metric system.

Position is contingent on success completion of weld written and practical tests.

Why Work at Key?

Key Technology offers a competitive benefits package for all full-time employees, including the following:

• Medical coverage through your choice of a high deductible health plan or a PPO plan. All plans include prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts, when allowed by tax laws
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA), when allowed by tax laws. Our HSA includes a 2x match, up to $1,000 annually
• Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid life insurance and disability insurance, and options to purchase additional coverage
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Optional coverages include Long-term Care, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance
• 401k plan with a 100% match on the first 3% of employee contributions, and 50% on the next 2% of contributions (4% match if you contribute 5% of pay)
• Educational Assistance reimbursement
• Accrued paid time off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays annually

All candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen and background and reference check.