Shop Welder

Description

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Procedure Adherence: Understand and follow all shop procedures to maintain consistency and quality in work processes.
• Expert welding, inspecting advanced complexity tickets (including light and heavy structural metals) meeting quality standards.
• Performs basic welding equipment maintenance under occasional or regular supervision.
• Mentors Shop Welder-1’s.
• Performs and troubleshoots welding equipment maintenance.
• Work in all types of weather.
• Label and Equipment Selection: Interpret labels and select the appropriate machinery and operational sequence based on project needs.
• Builds on Shop Welder-1 responsibilities with more complex welding work performed independently.
• Inspection & Documentation: Conduct thorough inspections to verify product compliance; maintain detailed records of equipment maintenance and inspections.
• Proactively collaborates with team members to meet production goals.
• All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected
• Actively supports lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage performance metrics (safety, quality, delivery and productivity) and recommend process improvement to enhance performance.
• Equipment Setup & Maintenance: Configure, operate, and maintain welding and trade-specific machinery to ensure optimal performance.
• Senior-level welder responsible for complex welding projects, structural fittings, and team leadership.
• Leads, mentors, and develops a team of up to seven (7) welders.
• Material Handling Equipment Operation: Operate lift trucks and overhead cranes safely to transport materials and components.
• Workplace Organization: Maintain a clean and organized work area to promote efficiency and safety.
• Safety Compliance: Adhere to established safety standards and procedures to prevent accidents and injuries.
• Reads and interprets simple blueprints, weld symbols, and technical drawings.
• Reads and interprets advanced blueprints and manages job requirements independently.
• Blueprint Interpretation: Analyze work orders, technical drawings, and blueprints to accurately determine welding requirements and specifications.
• Regularly communicates order status and production updates to leadership.
• Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
• Independently performs routine maintenance on welding equipment.
• Record Keeping: Accurately document inspection results and quality assessments to ensure traceability and compliance.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, weld symbols, and technical drawings independently.

Requirements

• Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
• 3+ years of welding and metal processing experience (FCAW, MIG, in multiple modes of transfer).
• Applies advanced math including trigonometry and geometry.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Testing: Proficient in visual inspection to assess weld quality.
• Must obtain 3G welding certification before advancing to Shop Welder-2.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Understand and comply with industry regulations and standards, such as those set by OSHA and the American Welding Society (AWS).
• Demonstrates ability to efficiently weld and inspect basic products meeting quality standards.
• Understands continuous improvement initiatives and is willing and able to make contributions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a proven ability to collaborate with engineering and production teams to effectively resolve complex welding-related challenges.
• Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.
• 3G certified required; must obtain 6g welding certification before advancing to Shop Welder-3.
• Demonstrates deep understanding of welding codes, standards, and quality assurance.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Consistently utilize appropriate PPE to safeguard against workplace hazards.
• Ability to lift, move, and/or carry 50 lbs.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Measurement Skills: Employ precision tools, such as tape measures, to ensure accurate dimensions and alignments.
• Vocational training in welding or metal fabrication preferred.
• 5+ years of welding, metal processing and structural fitting.
• Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
• Effective Communication: Clearly communicate with team members, supervisors, and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements are understood and met.
• Willing and able to follow instructions, learn new tasks, and work as part of a team.
• Processes intermediate math and safety knowledge; understands foundational weld symbols.
• Proficient in welding and inspecting medium complexity tickets (including light metals) meeting quality standards.
• Entry-level role focused on performing basic welding tasks under supervision. Ideal for individuals with foundational welding skills seeking to develop expertise in a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of welding and metal processing experience (FCAW, MIG).
• Applies intermediate math including some trigonometry and geometry.
• Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.

Benefits

• Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
• Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
• Mentors Shop Welder-1’s &2’s.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance