Safety

• Actively cares, promotes, manages, and advocates safety at Western States. As a team member in the organization, it is critical to ensure all employees, vendors, and clients have a safe work environment while adhering to all applicable safety policies, procedures and standards.
• Ability to complete Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s) prior to any job-related tasks according to WSECO’s policy and standards.
• Maintains clean/clutter free personal work areas to ensure safe environment for all WSECO employees.
• Adhering to required personal protective equipment (PPE) as identified in safety policy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Understands and performs with limited to no assistance all welding processes to repair and fabricate equipment, including but not limited to Stick, MIG, TIG, Dual Shield/Flux Core Wire, Sub arc, tin ware repair welding.
• Determines appropriate welding process based on repair type.
• Sets up equipment properly according to the function and application.
• Understands properties of various types of steel and other welding metals (including but not limited to hardness; brittleness; elongation; tensile, etc.) and can determine the best type for the repair.
• Performs advanced-level fabrication, including but not limited to line-boring; straightening, etc.
• Completes layout from prints and drawings; in absence of prints or patterns, can create prints or patterns
• Advises/mentors Welding Technicians Levels I - II.
• Directs others on limited basis as required in the absence of Lead Technician.
• Handles all public and internal inquiries in a prompt and friendly manner.
• Adheres to all customer care standards.
• Actively cares and advocates safety at Western States. Adhere to all applicable safety policies, procedures and standards.
• May accomplish training and serve as a team member in support of Western States’ strategic programs, projects, and initiatives.
• Work within and promote corporate vision, mission, and values of the organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Advanced-level proficiency in all welding processes and fabrication.
• Ability to read blue prints required.
• Ability to fabricate without prints.
• Ability to attain certification in all welding processes required; AWS certification preferred.
• Understanding of the metric system.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Consistent attendance and timeliness.
• Ability to work overtime with little or no notice.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Proof of high school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Associate Degree from an accredited vocational school preferred.
• Extensive experience with MIG, TIG, and Stick processes required.
• Proficiency or certification as a welder/fabricator of heavy equipment required.
• Experience and knowledge of CAT equipment preferred.
• Four years minimum welding and industry-specific machine work experience required. Line boring experience preferred.
• Must be able to communicate (speak, read, comprehend, write in English).

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: 

• Must be able to stand for long periods of time along with walking, sitting, climbing stairs, reaching (including but not limited to above-shoulder reaching), repetitive bending, pushing, pulling, leaning and twisting.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs in accordance with Western States’ Lifting Safe Work Practice to include amount and approach.
• Must be able to meet all safety requirements for applicable safety policies.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures and environment
• Exposure to high noise level
• Exposure to fumes