Welder - 1st Shift - La Porte, United States - Enprotech

Description

Company Description

Enprotech Industrial Technologies is a supplier of repair, rebuilding, and field services for the metal forming and steel industry. We are rapidly growing and looking to expand our team Enprotech is in search of positive attitudes that can provide urgency and innovative solutions to our customers.

Job Description

Position Summary & Objective

Welds metal components together Layout, fit, and fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms, using knowledge of welding techniques (using brazing and variety of arc and gas welding equipment), metallurgy, and engineering requirements.

Essential Functions Performed by the Position

• Welds metal parts together, using both gas welding or brazing and any combination of arc welding processes. Ability to read, interpret and follow basic blueprints, engineering drawings, bill of materials, and other written instructions or procedures to accurately weld and fabricate.
• Performs related tasks, such as thermal cutting and grinding.
• Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts.
• May locate and repair cracks using inspection equipment and gas torch.
• Positions and clamps together components of fabricated metal products preparatory to welding.
• Lays out parts and assemblies according to specifications. Creates templates and other work aids to hold and align parts. Able rig (cranes) and fixture parts to be welded.
• Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions, and adjusts amperage, voltage, and speed during joining to assure required weld deposit.
• Inspects grooves, angles, gap allowances, and related aspects of assembly to ensure conformance to specifications, using micrometer, caliper, and related precision measuring instruments.
• Familiar with welding gases and appropriate uses Determines type of welding to be used, such as metallic arc, inert gas, electrode, and oven treatment, applying knowledge of metals to be joined, contours and angles to be formed, and specified stress tolerances.
• Pre-heat parts for effective welding
• Know how to set up welding machines. Must be proficient in using and adjusting MIG welders to the proper amperage and voltage for welding with various sizes of flux core wire.
• Perform quality work checks to ensure the product meets quality standards, using a variety of inspection tools and device.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

Have a High School diploma or equivalent.

Have 2-5 years of stick, tig and mig welding experience in a manufacturing environment.

Licenses or Certifications Required

• May be required to pass employer performance tests or standard tests to meet certification standards of governmental agencies or professional and technical associations that include:

Additional Information

The benefits of joining our team

Because we seek to hire the best people, we work hard to provide benefits that make their lives better, so we offer a comprehensive benefit program which features:

• health coverage for you and your family through medical, dental and vision plans
• a 401(k) plan in with a generous company match
• financial protection through disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment insurance plans
• tax advantages through flexible spending accounts that allow you to pay for specific health-care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars
• a generous paid time off program in which the benefits increase along with your tenure with the company

When you join our team, you do more than simply switch companies to progress your career. You become part of our family, a group of talented women and men who drive business success.

Enprotech Corp and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit and business need.