Welder II: Precision Metal Fabrication & Assembly

Dover Food Retail; Keosauqua (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Food Retail in Keosauqua, IA is hiring a Welder I to join our operations team. You will use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to join metal components and fill holes, ensuring quality work in a fast-paced environment.

Work includes reading blueprints, laying out parts, welding in flat, vertical, or overhead positions, and maintaining a clean, safe work cell. We value teamwork, craftsmanship, and a proactive approach to equipment maintenance and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Read and follow written and verbal communication or instruction.
• Read and interpret blueprints and work orders.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straight edges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straight edges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Must be able to adapt to rapidly changing situations.
• Identify maintenance needed on equipment and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints and work orders.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straight edges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straight edges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Maintain the work area in a clean, safe, and orderly manner.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Welding

Hand tools

Measurement tools

Safety procedures

Team player

Tools

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) equipment

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) equipment

Job description

Dover Food Retail in Keosauqua, IA is hiring a Welder I to join our operations team. You will use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to join metal components and fill holes, ensuring quality work in a fast-paced environment.

Work includes reading blueprints, laying out parts, welding in flat, vertical, or overhead positions, and maintaining a clean, safe work cell. We value teamwork, craftsmanship, and a proactive approach to equipment maintenance and process improvement.