JOB REQUIREMENTS: Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits. Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications. Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors. Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment. Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals. Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques. Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter. Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises. Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained. Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools. Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material. Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools. Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment. Develop templates and models for welding projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information. Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools. Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths. Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments. Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits. Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across workpieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal. Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies. Preheat workpieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating furnaces. Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work. Operate metal shaping, straightening, and bending machines, such as brakes and shears. Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and operations. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: - Experience with MIG welding mild steel and AR400 (flux core and solid wire), 5+ years preferred - Successful completion of weld tests - Experience with welding in and out of position - Carbon arc gouging, plasma cutting, and oxy-acetylene cutting - Experience with MIG welding aluminum is a plus - Experience repairing construction, farm, or similar equipment - Read and follow mechanical drawings - Ability to develop, layout, and plan sequence of operations - Knowledge of weld defects and discontinuities - Experience fabricating steel parts for manufacturing and repairs - Other common tools: grinder, needle scaler, band saw, drill press - Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds unassisted - Safely operate forklifts and overhead cranes (training provided) - Work safely by being alert and cautious at all times and being aware of surroundings - Ability to work independently and collaboratively - Additional tasks will be assigned over time as you become familiar with our operations ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply In Person: 2520 Clermont St, Antigo, WI 54409, 8:00 am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Mail a Rsum: 2520 Clermont St, Antigo, WI 54409. E-Mail a Rsum: apply@badgerbreaker.com