Fabricator/Welder

Fabricator/Welder Job Highlights

Title	Fabricator/Welder
Type	Full Time (2nd shift)
Experience	1 Year
Function	Management/Manufacturing
Location	Oshkosh, WI, United States
Company	Avail Infrastructure Solutions

Company Profile

Avail Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) is the global provider of application-critical equipment, highly engineered technologies, and specialized services to the power generation, transmission, distribution, oil and gas, and industrial markets. With our advanced technologies and engineering expertise, Avail is helping ensure safe, reliable operations.

Avail Switchgear Systems (an AIS Company) delivers exceptional service with design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, and field service capabilities.

Job Profile

The company (Avail Switchgear Systems) is seeking a Fabricator/Welder to join its team

Educational Qualification

• Applicants require a High School Diploma or GED

Work Experience

• Possess at least 1 year of welding experience or training
• Experience in production welding or certificate in welding (required)
• Successful completion of welding test as part of an interview

License/Certificates

• Must have or achieve welding certification
• Ability to obtain and maintain fork truck and crane certification

Duties/Responsibilities

• Weld a variety of material thicknesses, various joint configurations, and positions
• Make accurate measurements down to 1/16″ with a tape measure
• Familiar with common fabrication practices such as grinding, spatter removal, squaring of structures, fitting parts, reading weld schematics, etc.
• Able to properly operate welding equipment
• Able to read tape measure and blueprints
• Must be trained in applicable SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and work instructions

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Language Skills

• Able to read and comprehend simple or somewhat complex instructions.
• Able to write notes or simple correspondence.
• Able to effectively communicate information to coworkers.

Mathematical Skills

• Able to perform simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division calculations using whole numbers as well as decimals/fractions.
• Able to calculate and interpret common tape measurements.

Reasoning Ability

• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out multiple-step instructions of moderate complexity.
• Able to deal with standardized situations with a limited set of variables.

Equipment Used

• Welding machine, cutting torch, brush, pad, buffer, grinder, overhead crane, ratchet straps, rubber hammer, tape measure.

Attendance Requirement 

• Requires regular attendance during scheduled shifts and overtime as required

Physical Demands

• Manufacturing position; spends more than 2/3 of time standing, kneeling, crouching, stooping, using hands, and reaching.
• Spends approximately 1/3 of time walking and talking/hearing.
• Spends less than 1/3 of time positioning items weighing up to 250 lbs. (lifting and moving heavier items is achieved via overhead cranes and forklifts).
• Generally, requires clear vision at close distances (for reading prints/instructions and marking reference points

Work Environment

• Industrial manufacturing environment with a loud noise level
• The facility is enclosed and ventilated and heated but not air-conditioned
• Smoke from welding processes is removed by direct airflow from fans
• More than 2/3 of the time is spent near moving mechanical parts, in heat/humidity
• Safety toe shoes, safety eyewear, and hearing protection required
• Gloves, face shield, welding helmet, and other PPE as needed
• Contact lenses are not permitted

Employer’s Statement

Avail Infrastructure Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.