Flux Core Welder, 1st Shift

Welder - First Shift
Location: Arcade NY
Pay: $24-$30/hour based on experience; up to $33/hour for highly qualified candidates
Schedule: Full-time first shift; overtime required

We are seeking an experienced Welder to set up and weld assemblies according to blueprints and specifications. This position requires strong blueprint reading skills and experience with multiple welding processes.

Responsibilities

• Set up weldments according to blueprints and specifications.

• Position align and secure assemblies using fixtures clamps and welding positioners.

• Perform MIG TIG stick/arc and flux-core welding.

• Check completed welds and assemblies for alignment accuracy and quality. Welding Inspections.

• Follow welding procedures and workplace safety requirements.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of welding experience.

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and welding specifications.

• Experience with MIG TIG stick/arc and flux-core welding.

• High school diploma and a two-year vocational degree in welding technology.

• Familiarity with AWS D14.1 welding standards; certification is a plus.

• Availability to work required overtime.

Benefits

• Medical dental and life insurance.

• 401(k) and paid time off.

• Safety time and incentives.

• Annual profit-sharing plan with payouts in four of the last five years. Past payouts have included 22% of base and overtime wages; future payouts vary and are not guaranteed.

• Stable employment with successfully growing company

The work. Build welded assemblies and subassemblies for industrial machinery. Read fabrication blueprints set up weldments on positioners and use jigs fixtures clamps and shims to align parts before welding. Processes include MIG and TIG and shielded arc and gas-shielded flux-core welding.

Recruiter screen. Look for a high school graduate with two years of vocational welding education and 3-5 years of related experience or training. Ask which processes the candidate has used in production and have them walk through a weldment they personally fit up from a print. Koike calls for welding-code training and prefers certification.

Location screen. Candidates must be able to commute to Arcade. Consider relocation only for someone who previously lived or worked in the area. No self-relocations.

Benefits. Yearly raises medical dental life insurance 401(k) paid time off profit sharing and safety-time incentives. Performance reviews at 90 180 and 270 days offer additional opportunities for a pay increase.

Required Skills:

Welding