Welder

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you’ll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that’s always looking ahead.

This position is responsible for laying out fabrications, tacking weldments together, and welding components to customer supplied specifications with the highest level of quality. This position is responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment, while working with supervisors/leadership to make suggestions for improvement to products and processes.

• Utilizes blueprints to fit and weld metal components.
• Selects equipment and plans, layout, assembly, and welding.
• Ensures Quality Auditor is called in to verify work.
• Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits components together.
• Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.
• Set up and adjust GMAW equipment to perform quality welds.
• Use plasma, and/or oxyfuel cutting torches.
• Use hand power tools such as grinders, belt sanders, and die grinders.
• Is proficient using fabrication measurement tools (squares, tape measures, levels, magnets).
• Utilizes QC packets to determine build quantity.
• Repair, disassemble, assemble, straighten, sharpen, and reshape products.
• Operates forklifts, hoists, and cranes.
• Responsible for executing and supporting the quality system and procedures in the effort for continuous improvement.

• Six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Standing – Continually
• Walking – Frequently
• Stooping – Frequently
• Kneeling – Frequently
• Crouching – Frequently
• Pushing – Frequently
• Pulling – Frequently
• Lifting/carrying – Frequently
• Sitting – Occasionally
• Balancing – Occasionally
• Crawling – Occasionally
• Reaching/working overhead – Occasionally
• Climbing – Occasionally
• Stairs – Occasionally
• Ladder – Occasionally

• Fumes or airborne particles – Continually
• Various Levels of Noise – Continually
• Toxic or caustic chemicals – Frequently
• Vibration – Frequently
• Wet mt humid conditions – Occasionally
• Work near moving mechanical parts – Occasionally
• Work in high, precarious places – Occasionally
• Outdoor weather conditions – Never
• Extreme cold – Never
• Extreme heat – Never
• Risk of radiation – Never

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposedüs to moving mechanical parts and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

• Health & Well-being:
  Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance. A robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.
• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.
• Time for You:
  Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each();

Join us and build a career where you’re supported – at work and beyond.

Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans. We are also committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Machinery Manufacturing