About This Role
MIG Welders are responsible for building and fabricating various trailer components, including doors, floors, sidewalls, and slats. This physically active role requires reading blueprints and diagrams, maintaining a steady pace, and being on your feet throughout the day.
Responsibilities
- Work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, sample parts, and written or verbal work instructions to construct and assemble components of trailer assemblies using electric, pneumatic, and hand-powered tools, as well as MIG and/or TIG welding equipment
- Verify product conformance to the appropriate specifications and standards outlined in work orders and drawings
- Measure, mark, cut, and machine parts using machines such as tube benders, bandsaws, plasma torches, or other equipment
- Collaborate with other sheet metal workers, welders, and supervisors to address and resolve product or process issues
- Adhere to lean manufacturing principles, including but not limited to 5S, Point of Use Storage, and Kanban systems, to maintain productivity, safety, and cleanliness in the work area
- Float to other departments as needed by the company
- Follow all policies and procedures as directed by Cimarron Trailers
- Ensure quality products are completed in a timely manner
- Maintain regular attendance as a critical function of this job
Requirements
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- MIG and/or aluminum TIG welding experience
- Ability to read a tape measure with precision, including to 1/16 of an inch
- Skilled in welding aluminum parts using MIG and/or TIG welding techniques
- Proficient in using a plasma torch and other necessary tools
- Ability to work collaboratively with your team and other departments to achieve common goals
- Knowledgeable in product construction and application, consistently delivering quality work at the source
- Organized, self-motivated, and capable of working independently
- Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities, adapting quickly to changing situations
- Committed to maintaining a regular work schedule to ensure smooth product flow
Benefits
- Personal Protective Equipment: Safety glasses, safety toe shoes, welding hood with appropriate rated lens for aluminum welding, and hearing protection as needed
- Exposure to a combination of a typical non-air-conditioned plant and outdoor settings
- Frequent exposure to various weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold
- Regular lifting requirements, with the ability to lift up to 35 lbs frequently and occasionally up to 75 lbs individually
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