Welder 1st shift (Career Level)

Trinity Industries, Inc.

Iowa

On-site

USD 28,000 - 41,000

Full time

10 hours ago
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Job summary

Trinity Rail Maintenance Services, Inc. is seeking Career Welders for our Shell Rock, Iowa facility. If you enjoy hands-on work, building and repairing railcar components, this role offers a modern maintenance environment with steady work, growth opportunities, and strong benefits.

As a Career Welder on day shift, you will weld, repair, and fabricate railcar parts using various welding processes, following blueprints and work orders to ensure safe, quality results.

Qualifications

  • 1–2 years of related welding experience.
  • MIG and FCAW welding experience.
  • Welding in 2G, 3G, and 4G positions.
  • Ability to weld vertical and overhead.
  • Ability to read and follow blueprints, work orders, and instructions.
  • Comfortable working 15 feet or more above ground.

Responsibilities

  • Weld in all required positions and assemble railcar components.
  • Repair and weld railcar parts and subassemblies.
  • Perform oxy-fuel and carbon arc welding.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, layouts, and work orders.
  • Use hand tools and welding equipment; ensure workmanship meets specifications.
  • Inspect finished work and perform basic NDE tests as needed.
  • Complete required job records and maintain safety standards.
  • Collaborate with team to meet production schedules.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

MIG welding
FCAW welding
Read blueprints
Welding in different positions
Teamwork

Job description

Delivering Goods For The Good Of All™ - TrinityRail

While _TrinityRail_ has built one of the broadest and deepest railcar platforms in the world, it’s what’s inside our cars that counts. We are proud to manufacture, maintain, and manage the railcars that deliver the indispensable goods that keep our lives, and our economy, rolling. “Delivering Goods For The Good Of All” is why we proudly come to work each day, and this is why our company exists. This is our purpose._TrinityRail_ provides- Railcar Manufacturing: https://www.trinityrail.com/products/- Railcar Leasing Solutions: https://www.trinityrail.com/leasing/- Railcar Maintenance & Parts: https://www.trinityrail.com/maintenance/- Fleet Management Services: https://www.trinityrail.com/fleet-management/For more information, visit us at trinityrail.com.Learn more about Trinsight®: https://www.trinityrail.com/trinsight/Trinsight is _TrinityRail_ 's cloud-based platform purpose-built to bring your fleet into focus, allowing you to transform and streamline your supply chain with real-time tracking, analysis and management features that modern logistics demandsVideo tranFor decades, _TrinityRail_ has been delivering the goods that keep North America moving. A humble promise to transport the everyday things that make everybody's lives better. It's our commitment to being stewards of the supply chain connecting companies with customers. People with products and Delivering Goods for the Good of All. While we've built one of the broadest and deepest railcar platforms in the world, to us it's what's on the inside that counts. And the purpose these products serve for you like grain the secret ingredient for making memories, or gravel that paves the way for a getaway, fuel to power the road trip of a lifetime, cars that transport us to exciting new places, and essential chemicals that purify our water food and promote a healthy way of life. Indispensable goods that truly move us and keep our lives, and our economy rolling. TrinityRail is proud to

TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. is looking for Career Welders to join our Mechanical Team in Shell Rock, Iowa.

If you like working with your hands, building and repairing things, and seeing the results of a hard day’s work, this could be a great fit. You’ll work in a newer, state-of-the-art railcar maintenance facility with steady work, opportunities to grow, wage progression, and great benefits.

Come build your career with us and help Deliver Goods for the Good of All.

As a Career Welder on day shift, you’ll weld, repair, and fabricate railcar components using a variety of welding processes and equipment. You’ll work from blueprints, layouts, work orders, and sketches to make sure the job is done safely and done right.

What you’ll do

  • Weld in all positions, including fillet and groove welds
  • Repair and weld railcar parts and subassemblies
  • Perform oxy-fuel and carbon arc work
  • Read and work from blueprints, layouts, work orders, and sketches
  • Use hand tools, measuring tools, jigs, and welding equipment
  • Inspect your work to make sure it meets specifications
  • Perform one or two NDE tests as needed
  • Complete required job records
  • Follow safe work practices every day
  • Help your team get the job done
  • Perform other duties as assigned

How you’ll be successful

Around here, how the work gets done matters just as much as getting it done.

  • Work safe. Look out for yourself and the people working beside you. Follow the process and never take shortcuts with safety.
  • Take pride in your work. Do quality work the right way and make sure what leaves your hands meets the standard.
  • Get the job done. Work with purpose, stay productive, and do your part to keep the team moving.
  • Show respect. Treat people right, communicate clearly, and be someone your teammates can count on.

What you’ll need

  • 1–2 years of related welding experience
  • MIG and FCAW welding experience
  • FCAW experience in 2G, 3G, and 4G positions
  • Ability to weld vertical and overhead
  • Ability to read and follow blueprints, work orders, and instructions
  • Good working knowledge of welding tools, equipment, and processes
  • Willingness to learn, take direction, and work as part of a team
  • Comfortable working 15 feet or more above ground
  • Able to climb ladders and stairs
  • Able to work in tight or confined spaces
  • Able to kneel, bend, stand, and move throughout the shift
  • Able to perform work requiring physical strength and dexterity
EOE

Trinity Industries, Inc., and its subsidiary or affiliated companies (hereinafter “Trinity”) are committed to equal employment opportunity. It is our policy to consider candidates for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Trinity participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Trinity is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to trinityrecruiting@trin.net . This email address should only be used for accommodations and not general inquiries or resume submittals.

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