Fabricator/Welder

Fabricator/Welder Job Highlights

Company Profile

Hanover Iron Works is a miscellaneous metals specialist. The company fabricates and installs primarily domestic steel stairways, rails, and other miscellaneous metals.

Job Profile

The company is looking for a Fabricator/Welder to join its team.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants should have a High School Diploma or Equivalent

Work Experience

• Experience using tape measures and hand tools

Duties/Responsibilities

• Achieve all goals and expectations that are established by the Shop Foreman
• MIG, TIG, and Stick Weld
• Operate cold saw, band saw, pipe-notcher and grinder
• Operate forklift and pallet jack
• Operate overhead crane
• Position, align, fit and weld parts to form complete units or subunits
• Read, understand, and layout in accordance with blueprints
• Use jigs, welding torches, and hand tools

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing schedule and switch from job to job
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, tool-box shop talks, safety procedures, Operator’s Manuals, and maintenance instructions
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to use basic math and geometry
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast pace work environment while exercising sound judgment
• Requires some knowledge of various tools for fabrication and layout

Other Competencies-

• Adaptability able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Dependability commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies the appropriate person with an alternate plan
• Performing under pressure is effective in situations of pressure, e.g. time pressure, risk, emotional strain
• Planning/organizing prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources
• Problem-solving identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem-solving situations

Work Environment

• Exposed to dust and foreign particles, welding fumes, exhaust fumes, paint fumes, etc.
• Exposed to loud noises
• Exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Subject to electrical shock risk
• Subject to inside environmental conditions

Physical Requirements

• Close visual acuity
• Lift at least 75 lbs.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, or fingers
• Standing, kneeling, crouching, climbing, reaching

Benefits/Perks

• 401k with employer match and 100% vesting from the beginning
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Health, dental, vision, and disability insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Paid weekly

Employer’s Statement

Hanover Iron Works is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The company makes decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.