Welder / Fabricator

Position/Job Title: Welder/Fabricator

Location: Shelbyville, KY

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Fabrication Shop Supervisor, this position will weld and fabricate metal components with welding equipment to fit, join, fabricate, and/or repair heavy haul components, transport vehicles, and tooling per Engineering specifications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform duties using wire welding GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding), or SMAW (Stick Welding).
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
• Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, steel, and other alloys.
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
• Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
• Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.

Qualifications / Skills / Abilities

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prior experience in welding or fabricating.
• Certification in welding preferred.
• Heavy equipment fabricating experience preferred.
• High attention to detail.
• Must possess a great work ethic and leadership skills.
• Ability to read and understand engineering blueprints, drawings, and specifications.
• Ability to manipulate tools and assembly components involving fine and gross motor skills sufficient to demonstrate welding job tasks.
• Must be able to communicate with all levels of the company.
• Other duties as assigned.

Environment and Physical Demands

• Specific vision capabilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must have good hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs repetitively.
• Frequent lifting, stooping, bending, kneeling, crawling, and walking required.
• Exposure to outdoor weather elements.