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Welder-Day Shift at Farwest Steel Corporation in Vancouver, WA
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Job Description
Hello prospective employee, we appreciate you taking the time to learn about Farwest and this Welder position!
About Farwest:
Farwest Steel Corporation has been the preeminent metal solutions choice within the greater Western United States since 1956. Farwest’s products and services offer customers the ability to consolidate many suppliers into one effective solution. We have over 600 employees in 7 Western States.
As a company, Farwest strives to offer our employees a safe, innovative, creative, fun, diverse and team-based atmosphere that supports our vision: to be the preeminent metal solutions provider in the Western United States. Our goal is to create a performance-based culture staffed with highly motivated and satisfied employees. We are a full line steel service center with product line distribution, flame, plasma, and laser processing, welding, forming, rolling, and reinforcing steel capabilities.
Benefits
- Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and Disability, a 401K with up to a 3.5% match.
- Safety bonus of up to $0.60 an hour paid quarterly based on branch safety goals.
- Career development opportunities.
- Paid vacation, sick and holidays.
About This Position:
**Job Type:**Full Time, Onsite
Schedule: Day Shift, Typically 4:30am to 1:00pm Mon. to Fri.
Wage: $20.60 to $32.25, DOE
WELD TEST WILL BE REQUIRED, BRING YOUR WELDING HOOD @ INTERVIEW
Purpose of Position: To weld components by prescribed methods required or as called out on customer’s blueprints and specifications. Meeting quality requirements set forth by AWS D1.1 or greater. Provide instruction for the development of welder trainees.
Major Duties:
- Review blue prints and job specifications with supervisor. Learn to set-up welder current, amperage, and gas flows to the prescribed settings for material being welded.
- Develop skills required to set up parts that are tacked or fixtured for welding.
- Weld components together meeting AWS D1.1 standards or greater.
- Check dimensions and tolerances after welding and cooling. Use industries standard methods to straighten, ream, and debur as required.
- Provide technical direction and support to welder trainees.
- Participate in insuring a safe work environment through best practices including promoting of all company safety policies, OSHA guidelines, maintenance of a 5S work station.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Must be reliable, on time and ready to work daily.
- Must be able to read and interpret blue prints and welding, engineering and material specifications.
- Must be proficient in MIG, FCAW and tack welding, and standard metal working tools.
- Must have solid math, dimensional and reading skills, and also be able to use a tape measure.
- Minimum 2years experience preffered.
Join a growing, dynamic company with operations across the western US! Learn more at http://www.farweststeel.com/careers As a condition of employment, all applicants are required to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check. Farwest adheres to federal regulations in regard to drug-testing, which includes THC. Pre-employment drug screen and background check must be completed, post offer of employment. Farwest participates in E-Verify and we confirm each candidate’s eligibility to legally work in the US.
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Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Farwest Steel Corporation & Affiliates participate in the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program. ADP Tax Credits administers this program on our behalf. It is vital that you follow the steps listed below in order for the tax credits to be processed. We appreciate your cooperation.
Questionnaire Instructions
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