Welder

Company Description

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US: 

Partner Equipment & Sales is a family-owned and operated business with treating all employees like family at the core of our values. Partner Equipment & Sales provides quality equipment to our customers. Generous compensation packages, employee engagement events, and career development programs are just a few of the perks of being part of the Partner Equipment & Sales family!

To provide quality service, we need top-of-the-line employees. That is why we offer great compensation, awesome benefits, and a work environment worth bragging about! 

Job Description

As an employee of Partner Equipment & Sales, you will need to have an eye for detail, a great attitude, strong ethics, the ability to multi-task, and a vast welding and fabrication aptitude, all while using your skills and expertise to uphold our company’s morals and principles, as well as adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. 

The perfect applicant is a highly motivated and seasoned WELDER proficient in many facets of welding and fabrication and able to complete structural repairs on various vehicles and equipment. This person will design and fabricate metal components and structures to improve existing designs and reliability, as well as inspect and perform routine maintenance on light, heavy and specialized equipment. 

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES: 

• Assembles key components to existing vehicles, at assigned workstations, performing any combination of following tasks according to specifications and using hand tools, power tools, welding equipment, and production fixtures. 
• Cut and shape metal from its raw form into parts that can be used for assembly or aftermarket purposes. 
• Layout and assemble the work according to the specifications provided by sketches, prints, written instructions, and verbal directions. 
• Read and comprehend engineering plans. 
• Establish the necessary metalworking equipment, such as rollers, drill presses, flame cutters, brakes, and shears. 
• Make and assemble metal components. 
• Grind and polish finished goods. 
• Conduct quality inspections on the finished goods. 
• Determine the number of materials, their thickness, and their needed sizes. 
• Ascertain layouts, operational sequences, or the identities and relationships of parts, one must read and interpret blueprints, illustrations, and specifications. 
• Utilize measuring tools, blueprint lines, and index points, position and align subassemblies in fixtures or jigs. 
• Create sub-assemblies by assembling prefabricated elements. 
• Work accurately and precisely to achieve production deadlines. 
• Make that the entire completed item was produced in line with type design specifications and was certified as complying with approved quality system criteria. 
• Ascertain the project’s requirements, such as its scope, assembly sequences, and necessary techniques and supplies following the blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions. 
• Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble parts into products or to repair sheet metal objects. 
• Utilize shears, hammers, punches, and drills to fabricate or modify items when working on construction sites. 
• Choose sheet metal or nonmetallic material kinds and gauges following the product’s specifications. 
• Move the finished pieces into place for installation and secure them. 
• Transport prefabricated components to building locations to facilitate assembly and installation. 
• Make holes in metal with a drill or a punch for screws, bolts, and rivets. 
• Positions and fastens together body subassemblies, such as side frames, underbodies, doors, hoods, and trunk lids, to assemble vehicle bodies and truck cabs. 
• Bolts, screws, clips, or otherwise fasten together parts to form subassemblies, such as doors, seats, instrument control panels, steering columns, and axle units. 
• Installs mechanical and electrical components and systems, such as engine, transmission, and axle units; pumps; wire harnesses; instrument control panels; and exhaust, brake, and air-conditioning systems. 
• Fits and adjusts doors, hoods, and trunk lids. 
• Seals joints and seams, using caulking gun. 
• Fastens seats, door paneling, headliners, carpeting, molding, and other trims into position. 
• Fills vehicle systems with brake and transmission fluids, engine coolant, and oil. 
• May verify quality of own work and write description of defects observed on documents attached to vehicle bodies. 
• May work as member of assembly group and be assigned different workstations as production needs require. 
• May participate in group meetings to exchange job-related information. 
• Any other duties, as assigned. 

• Ascertain the project’s requirements, such as its scope, assembly sequences, and necessary techniques and supplies following the blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions.
• Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble parts into products or to repair sheet metal objects.
• Utilize shears, hammers, punches, and drills to fabricate or modify items when working on construction sites.
• Choose sheet metal or nonmetallic material kinds and gauges following the product’s specifications.
• Move the finished pieces into place for installation and secure them.
• Transport prefabricated components to building locations to facilitate assembly and installation.
• Make holes in metal with a drill or a punch for screws, bolts, and rivets.
• Positions and fastens together body subassemblies, such as side frames, underbodies, doors, hoods, and trunk lids, to assemble vehicle bodies and truck cabs.
• Bolts, screws, clips, or otherwise fasten together parts to form subassemblies, such as doors, seats, instrument control panels, steering columns, and axle units.
• Installs mechanical and electrical components and systems, such as engine, transmission, and axle units; pumps; wire harnesses; instrument control panels; and exhaust, brake, and air-conditioning systems.
• Fits and adjusts doors, hoods, and trunk lids.
• Seals joints and seams, using caulking gun.
• Fastens seats, door paneling, headliners, carpeting, molding, and other trims into position.
• Fills vehicle systems with brake and transmission fluids, engine coolant, and oil.
• Experience with installing crash attenuator assemblies onto existing frames/chassis a plus.
• May verify quality of own work and write description of defects observed on documents attached to vehicle bodies.
• May work as member of assembly group and be assigned different workstations as production needs require.
• May participate in group meetings to exchange job-related information.
• Any other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: 

• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent. 
• A technical training course in Fabrication and Automotive Mechanics is preferred. 

• Must be at least 21 years of age or older. 
• Must have a valid driver’s license with at least 3 years of clean driving. (A pre-employment MVR background check will be performed.) 
• Must have at least 3 years of welding experience. 
• Must have at least 1-2 years of fabrication experience. 
• Must have thorough knowledge of occupational hazards, safety precautions, and safety regulations related to the operation of various welding operations. 
• Must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing. 
• Must have a high attention to detail with a high level of accuracy. 

Additional Information

BENEFITS: 

• Health 
• Vision 
• Dental 
• 401K/401K Match 
• Life Insurance 
• Parental Leave 
• PTO 
• Holiday Pay 
• Short-Term Disability 
• Long-Term Disability 
• Professional Development Assistance 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Employee Discount Program 
• Referral Program 

PAY RANGE: 

$16 - $28 per hour