Welding Specialist

About the Job

Labor Finders is seeking a skilled Welding Specialist to join our team. As a Welding Specialist, you will be responsible for performing a variety of welding tasks, including joining or cutting metal parts, inspecting structures, and maintaining equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Use hand-held or remotely controlled welding equipment to join or cut metal parts, or fill holes, indentations, or the seams of metal products.
• Study blueprints, sketches, or specifications and calculate dimensions to be welded.
• Inspect structures or materials to be welded and monitor the welding process to avoid overheating.
• Maintain equipment and machinery.
• Work outdoors, often in inclement weather, on a scaffold or high platform.
• May also work indoors in a confined indoor area designed to contain sparks and glare.
• Lift heavy objects, work in awkward positions while bending, stooping, or standing to work overhead.
• Work evenings or weekends, with 8 to 12-hour shifts each day.

Requirements

• Be detailed oriented, have physical strength, hand-eye coordination, and ability to focus on job responsibilities.
• Have manual dexterity and the ability to steadily hold a torch in one place.
• Have good physical stamina and the ability to endure long periods of standing or making repetitious movements.
• Build technical skills and training to operate welding equipment to fuse metal.
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Be able to understand and communicate information.
• Proficiency in English is essential.
• Begin and complete an apprenticeship program upon starting the role (required).
• Carry or lift heavy objects and to squat, kneel down, bend, or crawl in awkward positions.
• Learn to use a variety of welding equipment and procedures, and electrical or manual tools (saws, squares, calipers etc.).
• Gain knowledge of safety standards and willingness to use protective clothing (face-shield, gloves etc.).
• Obtain general certification in welding or related certification - is extremely useful.
• Have completed courses in blueprint reading, shop mathematics, mechanical drawing, physics, chemistry, and metallurgy - helpful, but not required.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings - a strong bonus.

What You May Gain

• Staying active - this job will keep you busy and engaged throughout the day.
• Communication skills- to provide information and coordinate with supervisors and co-workers to carry out daily responsibilities.
• Learning opportunity - a chance to learn a wide variety of welding skills and knowledge.
• Teaching & mentoring skills - helping train and prepare new employees for the job.
• Rewarding career - opportunities for advancement to supervisory, management, and advanced assignments.