Welding - Weekend Shift

Kinney Manufacturing, LLC; Beatrice (NE); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinney Manufacturing, LLC in Beatrice, Nebraska, seeks an experienced welder to lay out, fit, and weld fabricated metal components using arc and gas welding equipment. The role requires reading blueprints and maintaining quality workmanship.

You will work under limited supervision, collaborate in a cell or alone, and adapt to varying workloads. This hourly, full-time position emphasizes safety, productivity, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• Welds fabricated metal components to spec using arc and gas equipment.
• Interprets blueprints, diagrams or schematics to determine welding process.
• Ensures work meets quality standards and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams or schematics to determine the appropriate welding process.
• Produce welds consistent with quality standards.
• Determine best assembly/welding technique for safety, quality, and productivity.
• Accept assigned jobs and complete within the allocated time.
• Ensure equipment is in proper working order at shift start and after new job.
• Work in a team or individually as needed.
• Be flexible to move to other departments as sales demand dictates.
• Document scrap and assist in determining scrap causes.
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by Production Lead.

Skills

Welding

Blueprint interpretation

Safety compliance

Reading documents

Dexterity

Physical stamina

Education

Six months to one year related experience

Job description

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Working under limited supervision, lays-out, fits, and welds fabricated metal components together with a variety of arc and gas welding equipment.

WAGE TYPE: Hourly

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Interprets blueprints, specifications, diagrams or schematics to determine appropriate welding process
• Produces welds that are consistent with quality standards
• Determines best assembly/welding technique to perform duties in a safe, quality oriented, and productive manner
• Accept assigned jobs and complete them within the allocated time
• Ensure equipment is in proper working order at beginning of shift or when starting a new job
• Ability to work as a team in a cell or individually, as needed
• Flexible to more departments as sales demand dictates
• Document any scrap creation and assist with determination of reason for scrap
• Any other tasks as assigned by Production Lead

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:

• Reports to: Production Lead

QUALIFICATIONS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted for the expected levels of education and experience required.

Education and/or Experience:

Expected: Six months to one year related experience and/or training.

Communication Skills:

• Must be able to read, write and comprehend the English language.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Other Skills:

• Corrected vision and dexterous use of both hands.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• This is strenuous work requiring good corrected vision, balance, standing continuously for periods of up to 5 hours, and repetitive stooping, kneeling, reaching, pinching and lifting