Welder - Gate

Summary:

Fit and layout components, weld aluminum and steel component parts to make gate assemblies per blueprints and job travelers using MIG welding equipment. Work with department lead and engineering (occasionally) to resolve print issues. Collaborate with operations support and supervisor to resolve job traveler questions and troubleshoot production floor issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following:

• Safely set up and operator of metal working equipment such as horizontal band saw, drill press, tube roller, abrasive pipe notcher, and welding machines needed to fabricate steel and aluminum ornamental and/ or chain link gates, fence sections, and panel extensions.
• Follow print and job traveler instructions to assure compliance with customer specifications.
• Lay out and position components timely and accurately.
• Bolt, clamp, and tack weld parts in place to secure for welding operations safely and accurately.
• Records all activities timely and accurately on paperwork and in production software system (ERP System)
• Inspects parts as required to assure quality product is being produced
• Immediately notifies supervisor if component parts or parts being made are nonconforming or if there is an issue making quality product
• Performs other duties a s assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities

CORE Values & Work Expectations

• Embrace the EOS Process and integrate into all activities
• Understand the roles of company leadership and AutoGate team members, system resources and process bother intra and inter department positions and duties
• Utilize the most effective form of communication with employees, managers, co-workers, clients, and vendors
• Understand that daily tasks through long-term company vision are interwoven in the AutoGate EOS. Prioritize and re-prioritize in a dynamic fluid environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time while meeting deadlines.

Education and / or Experience:
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or three to six months related experience and / or training in similar environment. Ability to read and interpret documents, instructions, and procedure manuals. Above average oral and verbal communication skills, math skills, and the ability to read a tape measure to the 32nds of an inch.

Personal Protective Equipment
The person performing this job function is required to wear safety glasses with side shields at any time that are performing any duties in the production area of the shop. The person performing this job function is not required to wear safety shoes but should limit exposure to areas of the shop that are not marked walkways.  Open toe shoes or sandals are not permitted in the production areas of the shop.

Work Environment and Physical Abilities
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles, risk of electric shock, and may be occasionally exposed to extreme temperatures and temperature changes. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The individual performing this job will be frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, climb, kneel, crouch, bend, and/or crawl for extended periods of time, talk and / or hear. Use of hands and arms to feel, finger, handle and reach. The employee will regularly lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds, frequently lift and/ or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds, and occasionally lift and /or move up to fifty (50) pounds with or without assistance. Visual acuity to inspect parts and read measurements, including close vision, depth perception, and color differentiation. Tolerate exposure to noise, vibrations, dust, odors, and temperature variations common to a production floor environment. Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, gloves, and other job-specific gear.