MIG/TIG Welder - Base Pay - $20+ per hour - 1st Shift

Company: Landscape Forms
Location: Kalamazoo
Posted on: January 26, 2025

Job Description:

Benefits we offer our team members:

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• Full-time, direct-hire positions
  
• Flexible Schedule: 4-10 hour shifts OR 5-8 hours shifts!
  
• BASE PAY: $20-$22 per hour + Quarterly Bonuses!
  
• Earn up to $26-$28 per hour with base + bonus
  
• Quarterly Bonus - $12,000 - $14,000 (annual average)
  
• Onsite Welding Academy
  
• Career development opportunities
  
• Tuition Reimbursement for continuing education
  
• Health Insurance (medical/dental/vision) eligible on first day
  
• 401k Match plus profit sharing
  
• Vacation/Holiday Pay
  
• Parental Leave
  
• Volunteer Time
  
• Fun Company-wide Activities
  
  Why Landscape Forms?
  Landscape Forms is the industry leader in integrated solutions of high-design site furniture, advanced LED lighting, structure, and custom environments. For more than 50 years we have developed and created solutions that help designers and other clients achieve beautiful, functional landscapes that enhance the experience of outdoor space.
  Let's chat if you:
  
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  • Are dependable and enjoy a fast paced environment
    
  • Prefer a team environment with the opportunity to build relationships with a wide array of people
    
  • Finds value in hard work and knowing your role makes an impact
    
  • Would rather be active and moving than stuck behind a desk all day
    
  • Understand the importance and necessity of maintaining a safe and clean work environment
    
  • Thrive in a positive work environment
    
  • Enjoys innovation and thinking outside the box
    
  • Willing to work overtime
    
    Qualifications and Skills of the MIG/TIG Welder
    
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    • HS Diploma or GED
      
    • Stable work history
      
    • Positive attitude
      
    • Welding Experience - MIG and TIG preferred
      
      Summary
      This position has the responsibility to be proficient at a variety of skills that lead to the successful operation of a team in a manufacturing environment. In order to meet safety, quality, production, cost, and continual improvement objectives each member must be cross-trained and able to operate between the various areas and product specific lines.
      Principal Accountabilities
      To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
      
      
    • Operate within facility safety guidelines and promote the use of safe practices.
      
    • Knowledge of product descriptions, use of scheduling systems, and prioritize work to meet daily production.
      
    • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and use measuring equipment.
      
    • Maintain accurate documentation.
      
    • Responsible for learning all operational skills and processes through cross training; i.e. welding, metal finishing, loading fixtures, cutting, etc.
      
    • Setup, operate, and maintain machinery and equipment.
      
    • Ability to weld/fabricate using either MIG and/or TIG and weld to product quality standards.
      
    • Ability to work independently or as a team member to communicate daily goals and run production.
      
    • Maintain inventory control of materials using the Kan Ban system and other material systems.
      
    • Actively promote workplace organization following established 5S criteria.
      
    • Recognize and prep critical areas to meet established product quality standards.
      
    • Produce a smooth, continuous flow of product through cell to achieve at least 95% on-time delivery.
      
    • Participate and implement suggestions to continuously improve products and processes.
      
    • Adhere to the guidelines as established in the Employee Handbook.
      
      Education, Experience and Skills
      High School Diploma or GED and training or experience in related field required. Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in common units of measure. Must have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions and deal with problems involving concrete variables. Must have basic computer proficiency. Ability to read, comprehend, and write basic instructions. Ability to give clear instruction on procedures and policies.
      Physical Requirements and Work Environment
      Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, bend and twist 80% of the time, and stand up to 10 hours. The work environment is on the shop floor in a noisy and sometimes hot location. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the principal accountabilities.
      
      
      
      
      
      

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