Welder (1st Shift)

WST FAB LLC; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

WST FAB LLC in Menomonee Falls, WI, is seeking a Weld Technician to manufacture parts per plant specifications with precision using weld machine centers. Responsibilities include reading blueprints, welding with proper materials, addressing rework, and ensuring tolerances are met.

You will also align components with calipers and rulers, perform routine checks, and comply with safety regulations. Qualification requires a High School Diploma or equivalent with 1–3 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Read blueprints prior to starting a project.
• Weld metals using appropriate materials for joining.
• Address parts that have been flagged for rework.
• Check finished work against blueprint tolerances.
• Align components with calipers or rulers and clamp.
• Perform routine quality checks.
• Follow quality, safety, and sanitation regulations.

Responsibilities

• Read and understand blueprints before starting work.
• Weld metals using appropriate materials for joining them.
• Rework items flagged for rework as needed.
• Check finished work to ensure it meets blueprint tolerances.
• Align components with calipers or rulers and clamp pieces.
• Carry out routine checks and inspections.
• Comply with quality, safety, and sanitation regulations.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Welding

Quality inspection

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Calipers

Rulers

Job description

Description

Summary:

Manufacture parts per plant specification in an accurate and timely manner utilizing weld machine centers.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Reading and understanding blueprints prior to starting a project.?
• Welding metals by using the appropriate materials for joining them.
• Rework responsibly, including addressing parts that have been flagged for rework.
• Checking finished work to make sure it falls within the tolerances marked on the blueprints.
• Align components using calipers, rulers, etc. and clamp pieces.??
• Routine checks.??
• Comply with all quality, safety, and sanitation regulations.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent, one to three years’ relevant experience, or equivalent combination of both.

Essential Functions:

Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Ability to read and understand documents such as work orders and blueprints.
• Effective written and oral communication.
• Ability to critically think and solve problems.
• Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.

Physical Demands:

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The phrases “occasionally,” “regularly,” and “frequently” correspond to the following definitions: “Occasionally” means up to 1/3 of working time, “regularly” means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and “frequently” means 2/3 and more working time).

• Frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently working on foot, using tools, and performing repetitive actions that entail bending and stooping.

Work Environment:

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 functions.\

The employee works in a factory environment and is occasionally exposed to wet, humid conditions and toxic or caustic chemicals. He/she is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is loud.