Fabricator/Welder

@ CalPortland
CalPortlandcalportland.com

Fabricator/Welder

Lakewood, WA
Posted 2 days ago

About the job

CalPortland specializes in construction materials and provides metal fabrication and welding services. This role focuses on repairing and fabricating processing equipment and structural metal products for aggregates plants with comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

  • Experience with AWS certification
  • Ability to read plans and blueprints
  • Experience with shears and benders
  • Proficient in Word and Excel
  • Able to work independently and in teams

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Welding certification preferred
  • Able to work at heights and tight spaces
  • 5 years welding experience preferred
  • Strong safety awareness

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Job Summary

The Metal Fabricator repairs and fabricates a variety of processing equipment and components utilized in our aggregate and ready-mix plants.

Benefits

At CalPortland, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that provides health and financial support to our most important resources: our employees. Your benefits are an important part of your overall compensation at CalPortland. That’s why we give you a wide range of benefits to choose from. All regular full time employees may enroll in a variety of health and welfare plans including medical, dental and vision plans. Other benefits include life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and retirement program. The company also has a variety of voluntary benefits for employees to choose from.

Compensation

Hourly $46.30

Responsibilities

  • Uses a wide variety of skills to maintain or repair equipment used to process aggregates, including conveyors, screen decks, cone crushers, feeders and pumps
  • Fabricates and assembles structural metal products, such as frameworks or shells for machinery, ovens, tanks, stacks and metal parts for buildings and bridges
  • Ensures a safe work environment, following company’s policies and procedures

Education

High school diploma/GED

Requirements/Qualifications

  • Experience with AWS certification, lathes, milling machines and other related equipment
  • Able to read plans and blueprints
  • Experience with shears, benders and other metal works equipment
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel
  • Able to work efficiently both independently and as part of a team
  • Able to work and weld in a variety of settings including at heights, in tight spaces and awkward positions
  • 5 years’ experience as a certified welder preferred

Conditions of Employment

Successful candidate must submit to post-offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen, and background check. Some positions require FMCSA regulated on-going drug and alcohol testing.

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