• Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Position Type: Hourly
  • Department: Production
  • Primary Location: 2520 Charleston Place, Fort Wayne, IN
  • Required Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • Travel Requirements: None
  • Benefits Offered: Full
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Murray Equipment, Inc. is seeking an experienced & qualified individual for a career opportunity as a Welder for our Vulcan Manufacturing Systems division. This person will be a dedicated team player, responsible for the layout, position, alignment, fit, and welds of parts; as well as, the assembly and fabrication of quality engineered systems for the liquid handling industry and other products in accordance with specifications by performing the following duties. Successful candidates will be motivated, self-directed/ self-starters, mechanically inclined, and well organized. A successful person is detail-oriented and dependable, can follow instructions and consistently produce good work. Prior welding experience required. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

(Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.)

  • Reads and interprets Bills of Material and Engineering Drawings/ blueprints and work orders to determine appropriate operations to be performed. 
  • Lays out work according to Engineering Drawings.
  • Sets up and operates gas welding machines, and plasma arc torches
  • Weld parts according to work orders, blueprint layouts and verbal instructions.
  • Maintains accurate Schedules, record keeping of settings, and controls for repeat applications.
  • Uses inspection gauges, such as scales and levels.
  • Trains less experienced employees in set‑up and quality production standards.
  • Assists in scheduling work load, and recommends tooling needs to save time.
  • Reports production discrepancies to management.
  • Orders consumables for welding area.
  • Maintains tools, gauges and equipment in a clean, orderly and safe manner.
  • Complies with company policies and procedures paying special attention to safety regulations.
  • Pulls required parts from inventory per established procedures. 
  • Completes fabrication by hose cutting and crimping, welding, pipe-fitting, drilling, sawing, grinding, testing and other procedures. 
  • Uses tape measure and carpenter or combination squares. 
  • Performs spot checks of products to ensure adherence to approved quality standards. 
  • Records labor and parts used in assembly and fabrication on documents per established procedures. 
  • Monitors related supplies and requisitions necessary additions. 
  • Reports any malfunctions or equipment problems to supervisor. 
  • Adheres to all company policies and procedures paying special attention to health and safety procedures. 
  • Maintains clean, orderly and safe work areas always. 
  • Submits all documentation in a complete, accurate and timely manner. 
  • Assists in other areas of operations including shipping, receiving, customer counter and service department. 
  • Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Required Skills & Abilities:

  • Common hand and power tools 
  • Computer Literacy 
  • Diplomacy 
  • Fabrication
  • Forklift
  • Grinders
  • Hand and power tools (Squares, levels, saws)
  • Interpersonal Relations 
  • Math Aptitude
  • Mechanical Aptitude 
  • Oral Communication 
  • Organization
  • Planning 
  • Project Management
  • Reading Blueprints 
  • Time Management
  • Welding machines
  • Welding Stainless Steel and Mild Steel Pipe required
  • Written Communication  

Education & Experience:

  • 2+ years of relevant technical schooling 
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent. 
  • Prior fabricating & welding/ pipefitting experience required.

Physical Requirements:

  • Manually lifting up to 70 pounds. 
  • Use of written and oral communication. 
  • Capable of standing/walking more than 80% of work time. 
  • 100% of working time (except for assigned breaks) is spent on the production floor. 

Benefits:

We are proud to offer the following to our employees

  • Fair and competitive pay.
    • Annual reviews with opportunities for pay increases. Additional opportunities throughout the year for pay increases based on performance and other factors.
  • Excellent benefits- including health insurance/ HSA, life insurance, short term and long-term disability, 401k with match + additional company contribution independent of employee contribution.
    • UP TO AN EXTRA $17/HR. IN EMPLOYER BENEFITS TOWARDS VALUE OF TOTAL COMPENSATION! 
  • Paid holidays
  • PTO (personal/vacation/sick days)
  • Bonuses up to 2x a year. 

Other Benefits

 

 

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