PREP Welder - Day Shift

Come join our team at DIS-TRAN Steel!
Our people – not our machinery - are our biggest assets. DIS-TRAN Steel’s leadership team lives by our company values, modeling our culture of respect and integrity each day. We're a team that likes to have fun, but we also know how to get stuff done.
DIS-TRAN Steel, located in Pineville, LA, is looking for experienced PREP Welders to join our team on Days. PREP Welders must be capable of performing all welds needed on our structures and must understand instructions given in regard to the welds. This individual must be able to perform duties with speed and accuracy in order to produce a quality product and keep a steady flow through the facility. This position will frequently use calculating skills, by tape measure or other device. This position will use other moving machinery or equipment, including cranes, in order to manipulate steel structures.

COMPETENCIES

Customer Focus

Decision Quality

Business Insight

Drives Results

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Courage

Instills Trust

Manages Ambiguity

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Operates safety equipment and uses safe work habits.

Positions, aligns, and welds parts to form complete structures, following blueprints and layout specifications, using machinery, welding torches, and hand tools.

Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade.

Examines steel or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.

Moves parts safely into position; manually or with hoists or cranes.

Welds components in flat positions.

Operates manual welding equipment to fuse metal parts using the gas metal arc process.

Cleans welds with grinders and other equipment common to the welding trade.

Examines work pieces for defects and measures with weld gauges to ensure conformance with specification standard operating procedures.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PREP WELDERS

 High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

 Ability to interpret blueprints required.

 Ability to read a tape measure required.

 Welding certification or prior welding experience preferred; GMAW experience preferred.

 Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as cranes, preferred.

 Must pass a site weld test.

Referral Level: Trades and Skilled Level Not eligible for Enhanced Referral Not eligible for External Referral More information regarding The Crest Industries Family of Companies’ Internal and External Referral Programs can be found here: https://www.crestoperations.com/recruit-new
As strategists, operational experts, customer advocates and team players, we all believe in the power of our people. Explore how you can become a part of our team of strength and commitment that's built to last!
DIS-TRAN Steel is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
DIS-TRAN Steel is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
Part of the CREST INDUSTRIES family of companies.