Welder I - Nights

Crest Industries; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Crest Industries is seeking a Welder I to join DIS-TRAN Steel, located in Emeryville, California. This role requires individuals to be capable of performing various welds and understanding instructions related to welding tasks. Candidates should possess an ability to interpret blueprints and demonstrate safety while utilizing welding tools and machinery.

Key responsibilities include operating safety equipment, positioning and welding parts according to specifications, and ensuring quality product flow. Preferred qualifications include a high school diploma and welding experience, as reliable attendance is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret blueprints and work from layout specifications.
• Must possess welding certification or relevant experience.
• Regular and reliable attendance required.

Responsibilities

• Operates safety equipment and follows safe work habits.
• Positions and aligns parts using machinery and tools.
• Examines steel workpieces to ensure specifications are met.
• Welds components using gas metal arc process.

Skills

Ability to interpret blueprints

Ability to read a tape measure

Welding certification or prior welding experience

GMAW experience

Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Welding torches

Hand tools

Grinders

Job description

Job Overview

Come join our team at DIS-TRAN Steel! Our people – not our machinery – are our biggest assets. DIS-TRAN Steel’s leadership team lives by our company values, modeling our culture of respect and integrity each day. We’re a team that likes to have fun, but we also know how to get stuff done. The Welder I must be capable of performing all welds needed on our structures and must understand instructions given in regard to the welds. This individual must be able to perform duties with speed and accuracy in order to produce a quality product and keep a steady flow of products. This position will frequently use calculating skills, by tape measure or other device. This position will use other moving machinery or equipment, including cranes, in order to manipulate steel structures.

Expectations

• Performs quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interacts professionally with other employees and customers.
• Works effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Works independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
• Communicates regularly with supervisor about Department issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operates safety equipment and uses safe work habits.
• Positions, aligns, and welds parts to form complete structures, following blueprints and layout specifications, using machinery, welding torches, and hand tools.
• Recognizes, sets up, and operates hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
• Examines steel or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
• Moves parts safely into position; manually or with hoists or cranes.
• Welds components in flat positions.
• Operates manual welding equipment to fuse metal parts using the gas metal arc process.
• Cleans welds with grinders and other equipment common to the welding trade.
• Examines workpieces for defects and measures with weld gauges to ensure conformance with specification standard operating procedures.

Additional Responsibilities

• The Welder I will have no employees reporting to this position.

Additional Duties

• As assigned by Leadperson.

Requirements for Welder I

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to interpret blueprints required.
• Ability to read a tape measure required.
• Welding certification or prior welding experience preferred; GMAW experience preferred.
• Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as cranes, preferred.
• Regular, reliable attendance is required.

DIS-TRAN Steel is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

DIS-TRAN Steel is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

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