Welder

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

 

• .Review prints and confer with the Lead person to determine job requirements.
• Gather necessary materials and lay out parts according to specifications.
• Set up the welding machine and adjust settings for the job.
• Position, clamp, and/or tack weld parts as needed before beginning the welding process.
• Operate a welding gun to join steel, aluminum, or copper pieces.
• Visually inspect welds for compliance with quality standards. Re-weld defective joints and remove excess slag, flux, and spatter using a brush, pad, buffer, and/or grinder.
• Operate a cutting torch and manual plasma cutter as needed.
• Apply the weld stencil and notify the Lead person or Inspector when the product is ready for inspection.
• Perform ongoing housekeeping to keep the work area free of scrap and debris.
• Will use MIG welding machine, cutting torch, manual plasma cutter, brush, pad, buffer, grinder, overhead crane, ratchet straps, rubber hammer, stencil, and tape measure.

 

YOU HAVE:

 

• Able to read tape measure and prints.  Able to properly operate welding equipment and produce quality welds.
• At least 1 year of welding experience or training. High school diploma or equivalency (GED) preferred but not required.
• Able to read and comprehend simple or somewhat complex instructions.  Able to write notes or simple correspondence.  Able to effectively communicate information to coworkers.
• Able to perform simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division calculations using whole numbers as well as decimals/fractions.  Able to calculate and interpret common tape measurements.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out multiple-step instructions of moderate complexity.  Able to deal with standardized situations with a limited set of variables.
• Requires regular attendance during scheduled shift and overtime as required.
• Able to manually lift items up to 40 lbs. and spend most of each shift standing and walking in a non-air-conditioned production environment.

 

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.  We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

Set up and align parts per print in preparation for welding and perform welding operations.