Welder

**Position Summary**: Intermediate to Advanced welding level position where the primary role is to ensure quality welding, fabrication/fitting and finishing with proper weld preparation, manufacturing of components, fit-up of assemblies, and finishing components. **Duties/Responsibilities**: * Performs all necessary welding techniques to quality standards. * Sets up welding equipment for various welding types. * Reads and understands blueprints for the selection of materials, measurements and weld types; and performs work to specified tolerances. * Handles raw materials on occasion and may need to prepare material for fabrication. * Uses hand tools for the manufacturing of customer orders. * Ensures that work areas are clean and orderly. * Complies with all Safety rules and regulations, including: * Compliance with all written safety procedures, policies, and work practices. * Reports all incidents including injuries and illnesses, near misses, property damage, chemical spills and fires to a Team Lead immediately. * Participates in safety meetings, training, and committees. * Reports all hazards, unsafe conditions or unsafe behaviors to a Team Lead. * Intervenes with co-workers when unsafe behaviors are observed. * Conducts required inspections * Performs Duties as assigned by Team Lead **Education & Experience**: A High School degree or GED is preferred.  An Associates degree in Welding or Fabrication from a credited Technical College or 1 – 3 years of equivalent welding/work experience is preferred.  Previous related mechanical, manufacturing or construction experience is ideal.   A strong mechanical aptitude with a high degree for attention to detail and quality is a definite plus.  The Successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.