Welding Specialist

2 weeks ago


Portland, United States Ascent Buildings Full time

Ascent Buildings is actively seeking skilled Welders to join our team. We have openings available for both 1st and 2nd shifts.

Compensation: Starting pay ranges from $22 to $24 per hour, with weekly payment.

Benefits Overview:

  • Benefits commence on your first day of employment.
  • Enjoy 4 weeks of paid time off, which includes vacation and sick days.
  • Receive 10 paid holidays throughout the year.
  • Weekly pay schedule.

Position Summary: The primary objective of this role is to deliver top-quality products while ensuring compliance with specifications and quality standards. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform welding on components in various positions including flat, vertical, and overhead.
  • Utilize safety equipment and adhere to safe work practices.
  • Prepare and secure parts and assemblies prior to welding using tools such as straightedges and calipers.
  • Inspect workpieces for defects and measure them to ensure they meet specifications.
  • Set up and operate hand and power tools commonly used in welding, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
  • Assemble components through clamping, tack-welding, grinding, or bolting to achieve necessary configurations.
  • Select and install appropriate torches, tips, filler rods, and flux based on welding specifications.
  • Determine necessary equipment and welding techniques, applying knowledge of metallurgy and geometry.
  • Operate various welding equipment to fuse metal segments using processes such as gas tungsten arc and flux-cored arc welding.
  • Monitor welding processes to prevent overheating and material distortion.
  • Label materials with job numbers and other identifying marks.
  • Interpret engineering drawings and specifications to plan welding operations.

Required Skills:

  • Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
  • Proficient reading skills.
  • Experience with metal structures is advantageous.
  • A minimum of 1 to 3 years of welding experience is required.

Education and Experience:

  • High school diploma or equivalent; technical school education is a plus.
  • Welding certification is required (must pass AWS-1G test).
  • Previous experience in a similar role is preferred.
  • Experience operating forklifts and cranes is also preferred.

We encourage all qualified candidates to consider this opportunity.

Ascent Buildings is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.



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