What are the responsibilities and job description for the Standard Shape Welder position at KLUTE INC?
Standard Shape Welder: 4 Day Workweek
Build Your Future with Klute - and Enjoy a Guaranteed 3-Day Weekend Every Week
Klute has been family-owned and trusted in steel fabrication since 1961, and we're growing! We're looking for skilled Welders/Fabricators to join our team and enjoy something better than the standard schedule-a 4-day workweek with a guaranteed 3-day weekend, every week.
You'll earn $26 / hour, workday shift Monday–Thursday, all while keeping your long weekends free for life outside of work.
Why Klute?
- 4-day workweek (Monday–Thursday: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM)
- Guaranteed 3-day weekend every week
- Day shift schedule-your evenings stay yours
- Competitive pay starting at $26 / hour, with growth opportunities
- Full benefits package
- Stable, long-term work in a growing industry
- Family-owned and people-first-your work and time matter here
The Role – Skilled Welder/Fabricator
As a Welder/Fabricator at Klute, you'll be part of a team building high-quality steel components for substation and transmission line projects nationwide. You'll take pride in precision, craftsmanship, and building infrastructure that powers communities.
What You'll Do:
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Lay out, position, align, and tack components
- Perform high-quality GMAW welds
- Ensure products meet exact dimensional and quality specifications
- Use measuring tools to confirm proper fit-up before welding
- Operate a fork truck to move materials between workstations
- May assist with oxy-fuel cutting, grinding, handheld plasma cutting, and hand tools
- Become certified to operate an overhead crane
- Complete production and quality documentation
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area
- Report unsafe conditions or nonconforming products to leadership
- Follow all company safety policies and procedures
- Perform additional duties as assigned by management
What We're Looking For:
- AAS in Welding preferred (but not required)
- 5 years of welding/fabrication experience preferred
- Strong attention to detail and quality
- Ability to work safely and efficiently in a production environment
Ready to Build Your Career?
If you're a skilled welder who values quality work, steady hours, and guaranteed long weekends, Klute is the place for you. Here, your craftsmanship builds more than steel-it builds a future you can count on.
Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.