Welder - HammerHead

1 month ago


Lake Mills WI United States The Toro Company Full time

2nd Shift: 2:45 PM-11:45 PM, Monday-Friday

Competitive Base Pay plus Shift Differential

Welder at HammerHead:

This employee hand welds components used to build equipment. This employee also assembles equipment and performs other duties as assigned.

What Will You Do?

  • Read information from blueprints, technical manuals or other documents.

  • Set up fixtures, mount parts in fixtures, and perform mechanical assembly. This includes using hand and air tools such as wrenches, torque wrenches, impact wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.

  • Use a hoist to lift and position large, heavier components and completed weldments.

  • Set up, adjust, and operate MIG welding equipment to weld machine components.

  • Remove components from fixtures, clean and check them for quality, and correct errors or deficiencies of weldments.

  • Use a computer to check the location, inventory, routing of parts, and to record inventory transactions.

What Do You Need?

  • High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

  • Have appropriate MIG welding experience OR have completed a formal welding training program (or the equivalent in training and experience).

  • Pass required entry-level plate test for production welding.

  • Have appropriate mechanical skills, including experience using hand and air-powered tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.).

  • Have appropriate reading, clerical, and basic math skills.

Work Environment:

  • Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature, humidity, noise, and dirt).

  • Use of personal protective equipment including a welding hood, gloves, and sleeves, safety glasses, face shields and hearing protection.

  • Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, sharp objects, moving machinery, electrical arc-welding equipment, and materials handling.

  • Working with hazardous materials, including solvents, oils, grease, and pressurized gases.

  • A variable work schedule (ranging from 8-12 hours daily depending on production needs, with overtime paid after 40 hours per week) and some scheduled work on Saturdays.  

  • An expectation to work at least 50% of the Extra Time (ET). 

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related needs and conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.