Welder - 3rd Shift

Kloeckner Metals - Americas; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Kloeckner Metals - Americas is seeking a Welder to perform welding tasks as part of a team, producing customer fabrication orders accurately and on schedule while maintaining safety standards. The Welder reports to the Operations Manager and may be supervised daily by the Production Manager or Supervisor.

The role emphasizes setting up and operating welding equipment, reading blueprints, ensuring quality, and collaborating with team members to meet production goals, including third shift hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of industrial fabrication welding experience.
• Ability to read and follow blueprints and job specifications.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with welding tools and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate welding equipment to weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Maintain safety practices and adhere to company safety protocols.
• Lay out, position, and secure parts before welding using measuring tools.
• Inspect and measure workpieces to meet specifications.
• Weld using various materials (e.g., aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron) and prepare surfaces.
• Select torches, tips, filler rods, and flux per welding specs.
• Monitor fitting, burning, and welding processes to prevent defects.
• Read engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, and work orders to plan welding operations.
• Mark materials with job numbers and identifiers as required.
• Detect faulty equipment; notify supervisors and repair parts as needed.
• Fabricate products to match production specifications.
• Perform other related tasks to support production goals.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Basic computer skills

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Tools

Welding equipment

Measuring tools

Job description

Job Summary

The Welder is responsible for completing assigned welding tasks as part of a team to produce customer fabrication orders accurately and on schedule. The role emphasizes maintaining high productivity and safety standards while adhering to all company safety protocols. The Welder reports to the Operations Manager and may be supervised daily by the Production Manager or Supervisor.

Shift Hours

• 3rd Shift Hours: 10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m., with availability to work overtime as needed.

Summary Of Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Welding Operations: Set up and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment. Perform welding on components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
• Safety Practices: Operate safety equipment and adhere to safe work habits to maintain a safe working environment
• Preparation and Assembly: Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies before welding using tools such as straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers
• Inspection and Measurement: Examine workpieces for defects and measure them with straightedges or templates to ensure they meet specifications
• Material Handling: Weld using various materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys. Prepare surfaces by cleaning and removing contaminants
• Tool and Equipment Selection: Select and install torches, tips, filler rods, and flux according to welding specifications or the types and thicknesses of metals.
• Process Monitoring: Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to prevent issues such as overheating, warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material
• Technical Reading: Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan and execute welding operations
• Marking and Tagging: Mark or tag materials with job numbers, piece marks, and other identifiers as required
• Maintenance and Repair: Detect faulty equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors. Clean or degrease parts as needed and repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts
• Fabrication: Fabricate products to match production specifications, including material thickness, width, length, and welding procedures
• Additional Duties: Perform other related tasks as assigned to support production goals

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of industrial fabrication welding experience; ability to pass a weld test may be required
• Blueprint Reading: Ability to read and follow blueprints and job specifications
• Technical Skills: Basic computer skills and familiarity with welding tools and equipment