Structural Steel : Welder-Fabricator
Waunakee, WI
Endres Manufacturing Company is currently looking for an experienced Structural Steel Fabricator/Welder.
As a Welder/Fabricator-Structural, you will be essential in constructing and assembling metal structures, utilizing your expertise in MIG welding and fabrication techniques. Reporting to the Shop Supervisor, you will interpret blueprints and schematics to ensure precise execution of projects. Your proficiency with hand and power tools, along with your understanding of safety, will be critical in delivering high-quality work. Strong communication skills and a solid foundation in intermediate math will support collaboration with team members and meeting project deadlines. Join us to contribute to innovative structural solutions in a dynamic environment.
Standard Working Hours:
Monday-Friday
6:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Job Duties:
•Design and Blueprint Interpretation: Reading and understanding technical drawings, blueprints and schematics to create accurate components.
•Interpret and use prints to perform layout and welding techniques for structural steel fabrication.
•Cutting and Shaping: Using tools like shears, rollers, and bending machines to cut and shape metal.
•Assembly: Putting together various metal parts to form a complete structure ensuring all components fit together correctly. Perform welding tasks as well to join metal parts securely.
•Quality Control: Inspecting finished products to ensure they meet specifications and standards.
•Operate equipment including welding, bolting, grinders, polishers, shearing machines, overhead crane operation and hand tools.
•Welding Techniques: Proficiency in different welding methods, such as MIG, TIG, and arc welding.
•Heat Application: Applying precise heat to create strong, reliable joints.
•Material Preparation: Cleaning and preparing metal surfaces before welding.
•Equipment Maintenance: Maintaining and repairing welding equipment
•Safety Protocols: Following strict safety guidelines to prevent accidents and injuries.
•Documentation: Keep accurate records of work performed, including materials used and time spent on each project.
•Ability to understand and comply with all safety and shop rules
•Ability to operate overhead cranes
•Properly use assigned PPE (personal protective equipment)
Job Requirements:
•High school or general education degree (GED) required
•Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail to ensure precision in cutting, shaping, and assembling metal parts.
•Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise during the fabrication process.
•Physical Stamina: Good physical condition to handle the demands of the job, including lifting heavy materials and standing for long periods.
•Communication: Good communication skills to work effectively with team members and supervisors.
•2/3 + years Fabrication/Welding experience or equivalent advanced education preferred
•Ability to read a tape measure
•Ability to do intermediate math
•Ability to interrupt weld symbols
•Team interaction and good communication skills
Working Conditions/Physical Demands:
•Ability to fabricate products as a team member, sharing assignments to complete single units
•While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, squat, kneel, bend, twist and reach
•Work outside, inside, and in dusty, and noisy
•Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
•Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
•Work in all types of weather.
•Use of hands and fingers required to manipulate welding gun, hand grinders and other fabrication tools
•Ability to push, pull, lift and carry up to 50 pounds of material
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28.00 - $29.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 45 per week
Benefits:
•Employee assistance program
•Flexible spending account
Shift:
Experience:
•MIG welding: 2 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
•Waunakee, WI 53597 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person