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Welder

thyssenkrupp
Lafayette, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 9/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/29/2025
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Job Summary

The Welder is responsible for performing high-quality welding operations on metal components, with a focus on engine block fabrication and repair. This role requires precision, attention to detail, and the ability to follow engineering specifications and safety standards. The welder will identify and repair sparsity in engine blocks to ensure structural integrity and performance.

Job Description

Shift: Sunday - Thursday 10:00pm - 6:30am

Key Accountabilities:

Welding Operations:

  • Fabricate and weld products to meet production expectations.
  • Perform advanced welding techniques including GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding), and qualify in 2F/2G (Horizontal), 3F/3G (Vertical/Uphill), and 4F/4G (Overhead) positions.
  • Weld using standard work sequences and identify variances using andon systems.
  • Use oxygen/propylene flame for straightening and cutting.
  • Operate other industrial equipment such as rigging and cranes for weldment movement.


Technical Expertise and Quality Control:

  • Read, interpret, and execute engineering drawings of weldments.
  • Understand and apply AWS (American Welding Society) weld symbols.
  • Inspect welds for accuracy, strength, and compliance with specifications.
  • Ensure welds meet specifications through visual and non-destructive testing (NDT).


Collaboration & Flexibility:

  • Work closely with others to meet project timelines.
  • Be available to assist in other areas as needed.


Safety & Compliance:

  • Follow all applicable company policies and procedures.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work environment.
  • Adhere to OSHA and company safety standards.
  • This is a position that works directly on the warehouse floor on or around heavy machinery.
  • Meets TKMNA Employee Attributes / Competencies


The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirement for the performance of this job. It is not to be interpreted as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

This position has been identified as “safety sensitive” by thyssenkrupp under applicable laws. Accordingly, any application for this position that is considered for employment with thyssenkrupp requires successful completion of pre-employment drug testing, which may include testing for marijuana in accordance with any applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Welding Certification from an accredited College or Institution
  • Demonstrated understanding of welding techniques, materials, and fabrication processes, including experience with GMAW, FCAW, and various welding positions.
  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and weld symbols.
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify defects, interpret technical drawings, and ensure weld quality.
  • Problem-Solving Skills – Ability to assess issues, troubleshoot welding and fabrication challenges, and implement effective solutions.
  • Basic understanding of safety requirements in a manufacturing environment
  • Ability to read and communicate effectively both oral and written
  • Basic computer knowledge - Basic knowledge of hand tools and their proper application
  • Basic knowledge of measuring devices
  • Intermediate knowledge of blueprint/engineering drawings
  • Basic math functions - add, subtract, multiply, and divide; ability to use metric measurements


Preferred Requirements:

  • 1 year of welding experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment


Benefits Overview

We offer competitive company benefits to eligible positions, such as :

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance and Disability
  • Voluntary Wellness Programs
  • 401(k) and RRSP programs with Company Match
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • And more!


Benefits may vary based on job, country, union role, and/or company segment. Please work with your recruiter or tk representative for applicable benefits information.

Disclaimer

This is to notify the general public that some individuals/entities are using the thyssenkrupp (“TK”) name, trademark, domain name, and logo without authorization. They are posing as employees, representatives, or agents of TK and its associated/group companies. These individuals/entities are fraudulently offering jobs online through texts, websites, telephone calls, emails, or by issuing fake offer letters. They are also soliciting jobseekers to deposit money in certain bank accounts or providing jobseekers with fraudulent checks to obtain banking information.

TK does not ask, solicit, or accept any monies in any form from candidates, job applicants, or potential jobseekers, who have applied to or wish to apply to TK, whether online or otherwise as a pre-employment requirement. TK bears no responsibility for money being deposited/withdrawn therefrom in response to such fake offers.

TK does not:

  • Send job offers from free email services like Gmail, Rediffmail, Yahoo mail, etc.;
  • Request payment of any kind from prospective jobseekers or candidates for employment;
  • Authorize anyone to collect money or agree to any monetary arrangement in return for a job at TK;
  • Send checks to job seekers; or
  • Make job offers through third parties. In the event TK uses professional recruitment services through a third party, offers are always made directly by TK and not by any third parties.


PLEASE NOTE:

  • TK strongly recommends that potential jobseekers do not respond to such fake solicitations, in any manner;
  • TK will not be responsible to anyone acting on an employment offer that is not directly made by TK;
  • Anyone making an employment offer in return for money is not authorized by TK; and
  • TK reserves the right to take legal action, including criminal action, against such individuals/entities.


TK follows a formal recruitment process through its own HR department and applications are evaluated by its HR department through pre-defined processes. Please visit our official careers website at https://jobs.thyssenkrupp.com/en to view authentic job openings at TK.

If you receive any unauthorized, suspicious, or fraudulent offers or interview calls, please email us at tkmna.employee.care@thyssenkrupp-materials.com.

We shall not accept any liability towards the representation made in any fraudulent communication or its consequences, and such fraudulent communication shall not be treated as any kind of offer or representation by TK or its group companies and affiliates.

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Company

With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop – from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials – and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management. An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes “just-in-time” or “just-in-sequence. thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services strives to be the preferred supplier of value-added product management and industrial services for the manufacturing industry in North America, differentiating itself from competitors through superior reliability and quality of service, performance excellence, continuous improvement, and emphasis on creation of value. Successful partnerships with the automotive industry, its Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III suppliers, and other original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and assemblers are the foundation of successful growth as a service provider of choice. Major market segments also include consumer goods, white goods, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Services include supply chain management, logistics management, testing and inspection services, and packaging and kitting.

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