Welding Technician

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Do you consider yourself a creator, someone who loves fabricating high-quality, high-performing products? Use your fabrication skills to make lasting products that would be used all over the world! Aster Brands is an international leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative solutions for the concrete industry.

As a Welding Technician you will be using a variety of welding tools and equipment to cut and join metals and other materials together, primarily focused on MIG welding and plasma cutting to produce steel forms. But the job doesn't end there. As part of a dynamic team, you'll also operate forklifts and overhead cranes, as well as participate in the final assembly of bolted components.

After forms are completed, you may need to help package everything up and get it ready for shipping. This is a skilled position and one that requires flexibility and determination. This is a great chance to learn new things and apply a variety of skills each day.

This is a full-time, year-round role located in our newly under renovation manufacturing facility in Harbor Springs MI. For full time we offer a package of forward-thinking employee benefits, including excellent health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401k with employer match, profit sharing, paid time off, paid holidays, award-winning adoption and foster care reimbursement, partial paid family leave, product discounts, and access to an onsite licensed professional counselor.

Typical work schedule is flexible and could be Monday-Thursday, four 10 hour days with some Friday work and overtime available. Aster Brands is an equal opportunity employer; everyone is encouraged to apply.

• Perform welding activities (primarily MIG welding and plasma cutting) for the fabrication of metal forms.
• Manage work with help of wire feed welding machines and melt metals for various processes.
• Monitor all welding processes and ensure absence of any shrinkage and distortion to materials.
• Ensure clean weld joint to obtain smooth look.
• Maintain disc grinder and perform all cleaning and grinding of metals.
• Operate various manual and semiautomatic welding equipment for welding work.
• Ensure proper speed and voltage is used for different weld processes.
• Assemble all components with help of power and hand tools.
• Participate in other duties related to the manufacturing, assembling, and preparing form as necessary.

• Strong attention to detail while using feedback to improve design.
• Accurate, thorough, and always striving to improve.
• Works well on a team and pitches in when things need to get done.
• Never cuts corners regarding safety or quality; uses and maintains equipment properly and immediately reports any unsafe conditions.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years’ related experience or training in welding.

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