Welder II

Crest Industries; Pineville (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

DIS-TRAN Steel, part of Crest Industries, is seeking a Welder II in Pineville, NC. The role involves reading blueprints, performing welds per AWS D1.1, and operating gas metal arc welding equipment. Candidates should have a high school diploma and welding certification or equivalent experience, with OSHA-style safety awareness.

The position emphasizes precision, quality, and teamwork as part of a production weld team.

Qualifications

• Must read blueprints and tape measures accurately.
• Welding certification or prior welding experience with passing of Welder II test required.
• Capable of producing complete joint penetration welds per AWS D1.1.
• Ability to weld with GMAW process and read welding symbols.
• Capable of setting up and maintaining welding equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate safety equipment and follow safe work habits.
• Position, align, and weld parts to form structures per blueprints.
• Read blueprints and interpret welding symbols.
• Move parts using hoists or cranes and inspect welds for specs.
• Prepare joints as required by AWS D1.1 and weld in flat position.
• Use grinders and repair welds and inspect for defects.

Skills

Customer Focus

Decision Quality

Business Insight

Drives Results

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Courage

Instills Trust

Manages Ambiguity

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Welding equipment

Welding gauges

Job description

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.

COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Business Insight
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Courage
• Instills Trust
• Manages Ambiguity

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.
• Recognize, set up, and operate 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.
• Produces complete joint penetration welds that meet visual and ultrasonic inspection.
• Capable of reading and understanding welding symbols.
• Prepares all joints as required by AWS D1.1 structural steel welding code.
• Welds components in flat position.
• Operates manual welding equipment to fuse metal parts using the gas metal arc process.
• Cleans and repairs welds with grinders, arc gougers, other equipment, and methods common to she welding trade.
• Examines work pieces for defects and measures with weld gauges to ensure conformance with specifications and standard operating procedures.

REQUIREMENTS FOR WELDER II

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to interpret blueprints and read a tape measure required.
• Welding certification or prior welding experience with the successful passing of DIS-TRAN Steel’s Welder II test is required.
• Capable of producing complete joint penetration welds that meet all visual and ultrasonic inspection per AWS D1.1 structural steel welding code.
• Ability to produce high quality welds in all applications, with various material types; makes all welds neatly and consistently; ability to weld within weld procedure is required.
• Ability to use standard set of weld gauges is required.
• Ability to properly set, maintain, and troubleshoot welding equipment is required.
• Capable of reading and understanding welding symbols and preparing all joints as required; GMAW experience required.
• Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as cranes, preferred.
• Production speeds exceed training / learning pace and often looks for improvement in processes.

As strategists, operational experts, customer advocates and team players, we all believe in the power of our people. Explore how you can become a part of our team of strength and commitment that’s built to last!

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).

Part of the CREST INDUSTRIES family of companies.