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Welder

laborfinders · Cordele, GA

External listingfull-timeRecently

About The Role

GENERAL DESCRIPTION _ PURPOSE OF ROLE

  • The welder is responsible for fabricating and assembling structures and parts by using various welding
  • techniques and equipment. This role involves interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, and welding
  • specifications to produce high-quality welds in accordance with standards and project requirements.

Essential Functions

  • Essential Duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
  • . Perform welding operations using appropriate welding techniques.
  • o Interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and welding symbols to determine welding
  • requirements and specifications.
  • o Set up and operate welding equipment including welding machines, gas cylinders, torches, and
  • related tools.
  • o Prepare surfaces by cleaning, grinding, and de-greasing to ensure proper welding quality.
  • . Select and measure appropriate materials and components for welding based on project
  • requirements.
  • o Weld components in various positions (e.g., flat, vertical, overhead) using appropriate
  • procedures.
  • o Inspect welded joints for defects and ensure compliance with quality standards.
  • . Perform post-welding processes such as grinding, sanding, and polishing to achieve smooth
  • finishes.
  • . Adhere to safety guidelines and procedures to ensure a safe working environment and prevent
  • accidents.

Qualifications and Experience

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
  • The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
  • o Certification in welding or completion of a welding apprenticeship program is preferred.
  • o Proven experience as a welder in a similar role is required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

The successful candidate should

  • o Understand various welding processes.
  • . Have a knowledge of different types of metals, their properties, and how they respond to heat and
  • pressure.
  • o Be able to interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and welding symbols to understand project
  • specifications.
  • o Understand how to operate and maintain welding machines, torches, electrodes, and other tools.
  • o Have precise hand-eye coordination and steady hands to manipulate welding equipment and
  • materials.
  • . Be able to consistently produce high-quality welds with attention to specifications and details.
  • o Be capable of troubleshooting welding issues, adjust techniques, and make necessary repairs.
  • o Have basic math skills for measurements, angles, and calculations related to welding tasks.

Education Requirements

o Certification in welding or completion of a welding apprenticeship program is preferred.

Physical Demands

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
  • successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
  • enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use
  • hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk
  • or hear. The employee must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift
  • and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and
  • peripheral vision.

Work Environment

  • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters
  • while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
  • individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • The environments range from cold and dry to hot and humid and may include work outdoors. Indoor
  • work within the manufacturing plant is required. This environment will be noisy and may contain stimuli
  • such as flashing lights and strong odors.

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