Welder-Fabricator

Precision Castparts Corp.; North Grafton (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Insurance (medical, dental, vision, &

401(k) plan

Job summary

Precision Castparts Corp. seeks an experienced welder/fabricator to assemble metal parts using MIG welding and related processes. You will read blueprints, align parts in fixtures, and operate welding equipment to produce high-quality assemblies.

The role requires 5+ years MIG welding experience, strong measurement skills, and a commitment to safety in an indoor production environment. PCC offers comprehensive benefits and stability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years MIG welding and fabrication experience required.
• Read blueprints/work orders to determine specs.
• Read and interpret production schedules; align parts accordingly.
• Use measuring devices to ensure conformance to specs.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, measure, or test welded parts for conformance to specifications.
• Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules for instructions.
• Align and clamp parts into fixtures to bond or heat-treat.
• Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be joined, calculating measurements.
• Grind, cut, and finish edges to ensure snug fits.
• Inspect seams for defects and rework as needed.
• Prepare surfaces with grinders or drills; maintain equipment.
• Set controls to regulate currents, gas flow, and temperatures.
• Monitor safety and operation of equipment used in welding.

Skills

MIG welding

Fabrication

Blueprint reading

Measuring & inspection

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Vocational training

Tools

Welding equipment

Robotic/welding machinery

Job description

Braze or solder together components to assemble fabricated metal parts, using soldering iron, torch, or welding machine. Set up, operate or tend welding, soldering or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder or heat treat metal parts, components or assemblies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
• Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
• Align and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures, jigs or vices to bond, heat-treat or solder fabricated metal components
• Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
• Grind, cut buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools.
• Inspect, measure to test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
• Examine seams for defects and rework defective joints or broken parts.
• Clean work pieces to remove dirt or excel acid, using chemical solutions, files, wire brushes or grinders
• Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills
• Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
• Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
• Monitor for safety and function, auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
• Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
• Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
• Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.

Education

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
• Vocational or technical training.: Preferred

Experience

• 5 plus years of experience in MIG welding and fabrication

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that could be distracting
• Requires working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions
• Exposure to hazardous equipment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For informational purposes only, the range of pay for this role is $29 to $35 US Dollar (USD) Hourly based on a variety of factors.

• Employees will receive 80 hours paid time off every year.
• Employees will also receive 10 paid holidays.
• Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the company's medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s 401(k) plan.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Precision Castparts Corp. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will become the property of Precision Castparts Corp & its affiliates, and no fee will be paid.

We are constantly searching for the best talent and offer excellent development programs for recent graduates as well as meaningful work experience for those still studying.