Welder II

Gregory Poole Equipment Company; Mebane (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Gregory Poole Equipment Company in North Carolina seeks an experienced welder/fabricator to repair and fabricate equipment and parts, build up worn surfaces, and straighten bent components.

The role requires six years of direct welding experience, the ability to lift heavy parts, operate hoists and a hydraulic press, and to read blueprints or sketches to ensure proper dimensions.

Qualifications

• Six years of direct welding/repair experience.
• Ability to lift heavy parts and operate hoists or a hydraulic press.
• Comfort reading blueprints and sketches for dimensions.

Responsibilities

• Weld damaged equipment and fabricate new parts as needed.
• Build up worn metal and straighten bent components.
• Disassemble/assemble parts using hand and power tools.
• Transport equipment to perform on-site repairs and fabrication.
• Use hoists to position large objects for welding and repair.

Skills

Welding

Blueprint reading

Heavy machinery repair

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

PRIMARY FUNCTION

The purpose of this position is to weld damaged equipment & parts, to fabricate new equipment & parts, build up metal in places where it has worn, & to straighten bent or distorted equipment components.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Check the equipment and supplies required to perform the work scheduled, comply with PPE requirements, and otherwise prepare for duties.


• Use electric & gas welding to do welding for repairs or fabrication of new parts & uses liquid nitrogen to chill metal during bearing replacement.


• Use hand tools & power tools to disassemble/assemble parts, grind metal, drill metal, or otherwise fabricate parts.


• Use large hydraulic press to straighten large frame members of construction equipment.


• Use all equipment to do facility repairs & new fabrication when necessary.


• Use hand tools & powered tools such as grinders to take equipment apart & to prepare metal for welding together pieces, building up metal for re-machining, or welding metal together.


• Use handheld welding tools to weld metal while kneeling, sitting, crouching, or standing in the shop or in/around/on equipment


• Transport (drive a service truck) equipment throughout the facility & sales district to do welding, fabrication, repair work wherever it is required.


• Use welding to build up metal in areas that have worn away & the new metal will be ground or machined to new dimensions.


• Use hoists or material movers to position large objects to be welded & repaired.


• The employee will use hoists or material movers to position large objects that have been bent out of shape into the hydraulic press, set the pistons on the press & use a control panel to operate the press to straighten the object.


• May use blueprints and design sketches to ensure the proper dimensions and tolerance levels of the finished product.


• Align boring to factory specifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education

Must have a high school education or GED

Work Experience

Six years of direct work experience.

Physical

Must be able to daily and repeatedly stoop, kneel, bend and climb onto and underneath various equipment to perform diagnosis and repairs; Must be able to effectively see to perform repairs, research technical manuals, and develop written repair work order reports. Must be able to routinely and physically lift/position various parts to perform repairs/service and manually handle parts up to 95 pounds, as well as use mechanical hoist for heavier parts.

Other

Must be able to effectively write repair activities on customer work orders; Must have cognitive reasoning and problem-solving skills to apply knowledge, written information and verbal instructions in repairing/servicing unusual and/or unknown technical equipment operational problems. Should have exposure to P.C. base equipment and parts information;

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Your supervisor may request and assign you similar duties. Any major modification of this job role requires Human Resources approval.

Gregory Poole Equipment Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.