Welder I

OPW Fueling Components, LLC; De Pere (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

OPW Fueling Components, LLC in De Pere, WI is seeking a skilled welder to join our manufacturing team. The role requires reading blueprints, performing GMAW and GTAW welds on stainless steel, mild steel and aluminum, and following safety and quality procedures.

A high school diploma or equivalent is required; 2+ years welding experience is preferred, with on-site testing. The position involves operating hand and power tools, working with cranes, and maintaining a clean, 6-S work area.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret blueprints and weld to specifications.
• Must have basic math skills for setups (fractions/decimals).
• Minimum 2 years welding experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety and PPE requirements per company policies.
• Operate and maintain inventory systems like Kanban or Vendor Managed Inventory.
• Read and understand established SOPs.
• Operate basic hand and power tools.
• GMAW & GTAW on stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminum.
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Conduct continuous quality checks.
• Use cranes and lifting devices to move product safely.
• Rework parts returned from Quality Department.
• Communicate part shortages with Supervisors.
• Maintain a neat and clean work area with 6-S standards.
• Contribute to a team-oriented continuous improvement environment.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Math skills (fractions/decimals)

Mechanical aptitude

Welding knowledge

Hand & power tools

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical welding training/experience

Welding classes (basic/advanced)

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Cranes & lifting devices

Inventory systems (Kanban/VMI)

Job description

Required Responsibilities:

• Follow all safety and PPE requirements per established company policies.
• Utilize and maintain established inventory systems, such as Kanban or Vendor Managed Inventory
• Demonstrated understanding of all established Standard Operating Procedures.
• Operate basic hand and power tools.
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand blueprints.
• GMAW & GTAW on stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminum.
• Perform all basic preventative maintenance on associated equipment.
• Perform continuous quality checks.
• Demonstrated ability to use cranes and lifting devices to safely transport product.
• Ability to perform rework on parts returned from Quality Department.
• Communicate and coordinate part shortages with Supervisors.
• Maintain a neat and clean work area utilizing company established 6-S program.
• Contribute proactively to a team oriented, continuous improvement environment.

Education Requirements:

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Applicable technical training or experience is preferred for advanced assignments.
• Successful completion of basic or advanced welding classes is preferred (if applicable).

Experience Requirements:

• Blueprint reading skills are required.
• Must possess the ability to apply basic math skills, specifically with fractions and decimals.
• Must possess strong mechanical aptitude.
• Minimum of 2 years of continuous welding work experience is preferred.
• Must successfully complete and pass on-site welding competency test set to PDQ standards.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Quality Responsibilities:

• Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any non-conformities relating to product, process and quality systems.
• Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process and quality system.
• Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to normal office conditions like telephone, personal computer, reports and files. The employee will also be exposed to normal conditions of a manufacturing facility. The employee will be regularly required to talk or hear. The employee will be required to stand for long periods of time. The employee will use his/her hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and climb or balance and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will frequently lift, carry or otherwise move and position objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly, and occasionally up to 70 pounds. When working on machinery, employee will bend, stoop and crouch on a regular basis and constantly move about to coordinate work. The employee is required to regularly set up, adjust, assemble, control, test and operate machinery.