General Welder

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Ford Motor Company is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. It creates transportation solutions built to improve people’s lives. The innovative products, accessories, experiences, and services are designed and produced across six continents.

Job Profile

The company is searching for a General Welder to join its team.

Education Level

• Not mentioned, yet a High School Diploma will be a plus

Work Experience

• Completed a bona fide apprenticeship, or had 8 years of previous experience, or had a combination of previous work experience and training equivalent to a bona fide apprenticeship program in the trade.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ability and willingness to learn and follow safety rules and procedures, to work in a team environment, to treat co-workers with dignity and respect regardless of personal differences, and to accept and follow instructions and requests from leadership.
• Ability and willingness to understand and follow instructions, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to perceive differences in details and prints related to trade.
• Ability to perform tasks of the trade, stand for extended periods, walk unassisted, work at heights, work overhead including on ladders and platforms, and manipulate tools typical of the trade.
• Must be able to effectively maneuver vehicles, equipment, assembly lines or stations, and about the facility.
• Tasks will require a certain amount of reaching, lifting, twisting, bending, and use of a PMHV or Hilo.
• Willingness and ability to work on any assigned schedule, change shifts, work more than 8 hours per day, or work overtime, all while maintaining good attendance.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Assesses equipment, structures, materials, and job specifications for appropriate welding positions and methods
• Consults blueprints and sketches to execute jobs and tasks to specification
• Develops working knowledge of dozens of methods used for welding a variety of materials and components
• Follows safety protocol, including wearing heat-resistant gloves, protective masks, and safety shoes
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of universal standards and specifications to meet building codes and legal requirements
• Monitors equipment for appropriate usage and temperature
• Monitors work environment for hazards and maintains healthy ventilation levels to avoid particle or gas inhalation
• Operates specialized machinery for industrial welding or supervises robots that do the same
• Takes apart and disposes of large metal objects like automobiles, ships, and other structures
• Trims metal components using heat, fire, and electricity
• Uses electricity and torches to produce heat and solder together components made from steel, titanium, copper, and other metals
• Welds small components like copper plumbing for residential use and large ones like pipelines for power plants or beams for buildings and bridges

Benefits/Perks

• Generous PTO Plan
• Incentive compensation
• Professional/personal growth opportunities
• Retirement plan
• Savings and stock investment plan

Employer’s Statement

Ford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or protected veteran status.