MIG Welder

Description

Job Purpose:

Stitch weld, full weld components and assemblies with GMAW process. Knowledge of oxy/acetylene and plasma cutter use a plus. Must be able to read tape measure and basic print reading. Will also use basic hand tools and grinder at times.

Job Summary:

This position reports to the Plant Manager or a Department Supervisor. The ideal candidate should possess knowledge of machines and tools including their design, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Accident prevention – actively identify, correct and/or report safety hazards to prevent accidents.
• Actively identify and pursue cost reduction and efficiency/profit improvement opportunities.
• Support the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and the Sea Box Quality Policy calling for self-inspection of your work product.
• Read blue prints. 
• Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, according to drawings or templates, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers. 
• Drill and punch holes in metal, for screws, bolts, and rivets. 
• Fasten seams and joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, and bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items. 
• Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, and drills. 
• Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, and smooth surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts, using hand tools and portable power tools.
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits. 
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. 
• Accomplish MIG Welding, which is 95% of the type of welding produced.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding. 
• Use basic hand tools and a grinder to prepare surfaces for welding.
• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors. 
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, 
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material. 
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications. 
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment. 
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. Performs other duties as assigned.
• Lift production objects of up to 50lbs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to fulfill essential job function in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.

Why work for Sea Box?

We offer benefits to our full-time employees that include:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic and Voluntary Life
• Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, Jury Duty 
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Referral Program

Employees are eligible for most benefits on the 1st of the month following date of hire. 

Hourly range: $20.00/hour - $28.00/hour

Education: High school diploma or equivalent. 

Experience:

• The candidate should possess at least 1 – 2 years of welding experience.
• Must be able to read blueprints. 
• Must pass AWS 4G welding test. 
• Knowledge of oxy/acetylene and plasma cutter use a plus. 
• Must be able to read a tape measure and basic print reading. 
• Must have MIG welding experience. TIG welding is a bonus (limited TIG work) 

Please note: We do not perform flux-core, plasma arc, shielded metal arc (stick), resistance (spot), or submerged arc welding.

Location: This position is onsite (non-remote) at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Cinnaminson, NJ. This position may occasionally require working overtime and/or working outside of the Company’s normal hours of operation. 

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO HIRING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE.