Welder, 1st Shift - HammerHead

Typical starting pay, $18.76/hr.-$25.00/hr.

What We Can Give You:

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Matching up to 4%, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, 10 Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, and more!

Welder at HammerHead:

This position is responsible for welding of steel, aluminum and stainless steel parts using MIG and TIG processes. Working closely with the Lead Welder is key to planning ahead and ensuring that all tasks are completed on schedule.  This position requires the ability to read drawings and produce a consistently quality product. This is a hands on position that requires a focus on safety.  This position reports to the Lead Welder. 

What Will You Do?

• Read information from blueprints, technical manuals or other documents.

• Set up fixtures, mount parts in fixtures, and perform mechanical assembly. This includes using hand and air tools such as wrenches, torque wrenches, impact wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.

• Use a hoist to lift and position large, heavier components and completed weldments.

• Set up, adjust, and operate MIG welding equipment to weld machine components.

• Remove components from fixtures, clean and check them for quality, and correct errors or deficiencies of weldments.

• Use a computer to check the location, inventory, routing of parts, and to record inventory transactions.

What Do You Need?

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Have appropriate reading, clerical, and basic math skills.

• Have appropriate mechanical skills, including experience using hand and air-powered tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.).

• Preferred 2+ years of field experience with MIG and TIG welding.

• Ability to lift up to 80 lbs.

• Ability to be certified to operate a forklift and use other heavy equipment.

Welder II:

• Typically, 18 to 36 months of directly related experience required.

• Certificate from technical school preferred.

• Demonstrates the ability to weld production jobs to print, while following standard work with little to no supervision.

• Be knowledgeable of SAP and be able to utilize the system, and assist others, based upon job needs.

• Willing to instruct and train others on best practices in production welding.

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Welder I:

• Have appropriate MIG and TIG welding experience OR have completed a formal welding training program (or the equivalent in training and experience).

• Pass required entry-level plate test for production welding.

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature, humidity, noise, and dirt) with outside loading and unloading of trucks.

• Rapidly changing demands, schedules, and deadlines

• Majority of the day on your feet

• Use of personal protective equipment including a welding hood, gloves, and sleeves, safety glasses, face shields and hearing protection.

• Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, sharp objects, moving machinery, electrical arc-welding equipment, and materials handling.

• Working with hazardous materials, including solvents, oils, grease, and pressurized gases.

• Overtime as necessary.

Essential Physical Functions:

The physical demands for this job are classified as medium and include the following:

• Be able to handle items weighing over 60 pounds from floor to knuckle.

• Be able to handle pull or push items up to 50 pounds.

• Be able to handle items up to 35 pounds from knuckle to shoulder.

• Be able to handle items up to 25 pounds from shoulder to overhead.

• Job requires frequent walking, twisting, bending, squatting, kneeling, and climbing.

• Job requires continuous walking.

• Job requires occasional sitting and elevated work.

The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.