Welder - 1st Shift
Power Up Your Career at Avail
At Avail Switchgear Systems, we have been providing customized switchgear systems for over 65 years. At our three US-based facilities, we deliver exceptional services in design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, and field service capabilities, with the proven ability to work with every breaker manufacturer.
As an Avail Infrastructure Company, we're small enough for your ideas to make an immediate impact and large enough to offer you opportunities to grow professionally at any stage of your career.
JOB SUMMARY
Start your career with our team! At Avail, we value strong work ethic and character. We work hard to ensure that each of our team members has access to a supportive working environment that enables individuals to reach their potential, be productive, and work to the best of their ability.
As Welder, you will be responsible for setting up and aligning parts per blueprint in preparation for welding and for performing welding operations. Reporting directly to the Manager, this position is based in Oshkosh, WI.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Career Growth: Opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career through hands-on experience and professional development.
- Collaborative Environment: Join a team that values innovation, teamwork, and quality.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, health insurance, retirement plans, and work-life balance.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Experience: A high school diploma or GED is preferred but not required. Must have 2 to 4 years of relevant experience, including at least 2 years of welding or experience in production, manufacturing, or assembly. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will also be considered.
- Skills: Has developed proficiency in a range of processes or procedures through job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience. Completes a variety of atypical assignments; works within defined processes and procedures or methodologies and may help determine the appropriate approach for new assignments. Works with a limited degree of supervision and may act as an informal resource for colleagues with less experience. Ability to use/operate welding machine, cutting torch, manual plasma cutter, brush, pad, buffer, grinder, overhead crane, ratchet straps, rubber hammer, stencil, and tape measure Ability to read blueprints. Ability to understand and perform basic math.
- Customer Focus: Completes assignments on or ahead of schedule and accomplishes assigned work in an organized, timely manner. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Calls attention to potential and actual hazardous conditions. Can be depended upon to be available for work and to fulfill position responsibilities. Teaches, mentors, and coaches new or less-skilled employees. Keeps abreast of relevant and current developments, new technologies, business philosophies, industry standards, laws, etc. For a complete list of competencies, please see the performance management system.
- Certification/ Licenses: Must have or achieve welding certification.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- References blueprint to determine job requirements.
- Gathers necessary materials and performs layout per specifications.
- Sets up welding machine and adjusts settings.
- Operates welding gun to weld steel, aluminum, copper, etc., pieces together.
- Visually examines welds for adherence to quality standards; rewelds defective joints and removes surplus slag, flux, and spatter using a brush, pad, buffer, and/or grinder.
- Operates cutting torch and manual plasma cutter as needed.
- Applies weld stencil and notifies Lead person or Inspector when product is ready for inspection.
- Performs ongoing housekeeping duties to keep work area clear of scrap and debris.
At Avail Infrastructure Solutions, we build and maintain the world's infrastructure. With our six business units, Enclosure Systems, Switchgear Systems, Bus Systems, Critical Power Systems, Rig-A-Lite, and WSI, we engineer and build custom solutions for our customers in the power generation, transmission, and distribution; data center; oil and gas; and industrial markets. Check out more information at Availinfra.com.
At Avail Infrastructure Solutions, we are more than a workforce – we are a force at work. We take pride in our craft and come together to ensure our pieces are all part of a bigger impactful picture – creating and servicing the infrastructure that powers the world!
Avail Infrastructure Solutions (including its subsidiaries) is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, nor any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Avail will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
