Welder Fabricator

LOCATIONS: Boston, MA (Southshore)

Competitive pay depending on experience.

TIG or MIG Experience

We are in search of a talented Welder/Fabricator who is experienced in the welding of stainless steel and aluminum for the fabrication of large industrial machinery to join our exceptional Fabrication Team. The successful candidate will have the skills and initiative to produce a superior quality of independent work according to blueprints, job specifications, work orders, and verbal instruction. You will have experience using brazing and a variety of arc and gas welding equipment. You will have the knowledge, judgment, and a high focus on quality to successfully complete complex welding tasks and solve problems. If your experience is in repetitive, production line welding work you may not have the necessary skills for this role.

This is a full-time position with top pay and a wide range of benefits. We pay according to levels of skills and experience.

We are an engineering and manufacturing company that builds custom high vacuum process capital equipment for a range of applications that include aerospace testing and thin film coatings. Work orders are project based, typically unique, and range in size and scope from < $50,000 to $5MM +. Typical systems require a broad range of technical disciplines including:

Design and fabrication of medium to large scale pressure vacuum vessels.
Design and assembly of complex mechanisms and material-handling systems
Field integration of shop-built components.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Strong understanding of blueprints and job specifications
Welds metal parts together, using both gas welding or brazing and any combination of arc welding processes.
Performs related tasks, such as thermal cutting and grinding.
Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts.

Positions and clamps together components of fabricated metal products preparatory to welding.
May locate and repair cracks in industrial products, using inspection equipment and gas torch.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Overtime is often offered with potential of up to 56 hours per week.

Our installation teams travel to customer sites that are mostly in the U.S. and sometimes in other countries to install the equipment - currently we have teams in Colorado, Baltimore, Canada and preparing to go to Australia. We pay a 10% premium for installation hours. Additional overtime hours are available on installations.

COMPETENCIES
Consistent and reliable
Listens well
Follows directions carefully
Pays great attention to detail

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION & SKILLS
Required to pass employer performance tests and standard tests to meet certification standards for welding technical associations.

High School diploma or equivalent; vocational school preferred
Minimum two years’ experience in various forms of welding preferred.

Willingness to participate in a team-oriented environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Must be able to wear safety shoes, goggles, hoods with protective lenses, and other PPE designed to prevent injuries
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Shift:

• 10 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Boston, MA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• TIG welding: 2 years (Required)
• MIG welding: 2 years (Preferred)
• Welding: 2 years (Required)
• Stick welding: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person