Welder at Agri-Fab, Inc. in Sullivan, Illinois

Job Description:

Agri-Fab is a leader in the lawn and garden marketplace with shipments reaching around the globe. As successful as Agri_Fab has become, the core goals has not changed; provide a reliable source of employment for the community.
Shifts: 1st Shift: 6:00am to 2:30 pm, 2nd Shift: 2:30pm to 11:00 pm ($1.25 Shift differential)
Purpose: Sets up and operates manual or semi-automatic MIG welding equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. May assist in training of lower level welders.
Essential Functions
Required but not limited to:
Performs basic equipment maintenance and daily safety checks as prescribed. Mounts, installs, aligns, and secures tools, attachments or fixtures to machines using hand tools and precision measuring devices. Sets up and operates hand and power tools common to welding. Manually or with hoist or crane: loads, unloads, and adjusts placement in the machine of material and work pieces to be processed. Monitors the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating. Following prescribed frequency, measures dimensions of finished work pieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments, templates, and fixtures. Meets or exceeds production rates and quality standards. Assures pieces and material received for processing and removed after processing are tagged with correct count and identification number, without multiple tags. Maintains work area.
Position Prerequisite:
Must meet the following requirements:
Complies with all rules and regulations of Agri-Fab, Inc. and actively contributes to workplace safety. Interacts in a positive and cooperative manner in all dealings with co-workers and management. Actively participates in training; stays current and in compliance with required annual safety training. Supports manufacturing improvement programs and initiatives. Offers and helps implement improvement suggestions. Maintains a clean, orderly and safe working environment; wears and utilizes all PPE required for each job. Follows standard work and work instructions. Displays a high degree of attention to detail. Displays appropriate sense of urgency in communicating concerns (safety, quality, etc.). Cross-trains in order to perform all tasks in job rotation. Works overtime, including weekends and holidays, as required.
Pay: Weekly pay, starting at $20.40 + $1/hr Weekly Attendance Bonus.
Agri-Fab also offers affordable on-site childcare, two weeks of paid time off, and a comprehensive benefits package focused on wellness rewards along with 401(k) and company paid life insurance.
And that is just the start! Other benefits include tuitionreimbursement, earned wage access, discounts, 10 Paid Holidays and more!