Welder

Lake Air Products is a fast-growing company that is proud to live by our Core Values, Customer Focus, Passion for Performance and Right People Best Teams.

We are currently adding new Welders for our Roseville, Coon Rapids, and Vadnais Heights locations. We offer flexible scheduling with either 3, 4, or 5-day work weeks on the 1st, and Wknd shifts! If you have experience in hand welding or robotic/laser welding, we want to hear from you by applying for this job. Level entry to skilled welders is encouraging to apply.

Lake Air Products Offers: 

• A Competitive Wage 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, STD, LTD, and 401K with employer match)
• Paid Time Off/ Holiday Pay 
• Gym Reimbursement 
• Tuition reimbursement
• Safety Glasses/Steel Toe Shoes reimbursement 

Responsibilities

• Lay out, position, and secure parts and assemblies according to specifications, using straightedge, combination square, calipers, and ruler.
• Lay out, fit, and fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms, using knowledge of welding techniques, metallurgy, and engineering requirements.
• Observes tests on welded surfaces, such as hydrostatic, x-ray, and dimension tolerance to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications. (Class A & B)
• Develops templates or tooling and other work aids to hold and align parts. (Class A & B)
• Determines required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques. 
• Clamping, holding, tack-welding, heat-bending, bolting, or grinding spare parts as necessary to satisfy the technical requirements and create a welded final product,
• Igniting flame or striking an arc while welding or performing other electricity-related work to weld part of a metal structure.
• Control the processes of fitting, burning, and welding to avoid problems in relation to overheating, distortion, expansion, or shrinking of spare parts,
• Examining finished products and spare parts and comparing them with samples to check whether the specifications are met.
• Inspects grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using a micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments
• welding metal, such as fusing metal segments, using gas tungsten arc, metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and other types of welding arcs
• Supervising and identifying any fault in operating the equipment or in relation to any material or equipment, then notifying the supervisors
• Being in charge of preparing and setting up necessary tools and equipment for welding jobs such as shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, or other welding equipment

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2 years of experience in TIG, MIG, and Tack-weld (TIG welding preferred)
• Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to the mission
• Ability to weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Lift objects up to 50 pounds throughout the day
• Perform repetitive work for more than 8 hours per day and on weekends
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• Reading blueprints and performing all necessary measurements