Job Description: We are currently seeking a Welder/Fabricator for our railroad car repair department. Previous railroad experience is preferred but we will train the right individual !! A qualified candidate would preferably have a background in welding and metal fabrication / assembly. Our employees work with standard metal working equipment such as welders, grinders, torches, and various hand tools normally inside a shop setting. This position involves occasional travel and possible rotations onto a night shift. Night shift rotation is mandatory for all employees but shall not exceed 30 days 330 pm - 230 am 4 nights per week. Night shift pays an additional $.92 per hour and has 3-day weekends every weekend. Job Perks: • Pay up to $31.50 per hour • Hourly base 40 hr/week ($60K) plus occasional overtime 10-20 hrs/week • Generous company paid 401(k) retirement profit sharing • Annual cash bonuses • Benefit package includes health, dental, disability, vision, long and short term disability Job Duties: Fabricators will be given individual projects on a daily basis and are expected to work individually or with a partner depending on the given project. Expected to perform tasks with little to no direct supervision. Applicants MUST be available to take turns based on seniority and work up to a 30-day rotation on night shift 3:30pm-2:30am (4-10 hr nights) Monday - Thursday. If assigned to a night shift, this adds $.92 of shift differential pay. Job Qualifications: • Must be able to pass an in-house weld test and subsequently pass a company paid AWS certification within 30 days. • Most work is inside, but occasionally must be able to work outdoors in wet and cold (below freezing) weather. • Must have previous experience using metal working equipment. • This is strenuous work requiring good corrected vision, hearing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching and lifting.
See More Details >>WELDER-FABRICATOR Job Summary Department: Welding/Fabrication Reports to: Fabrication Supervisor/Plant Manager Location: Kansas City, MO Summary Perform an array of functions that may include receiving and processing incoming stock and materials, picking and filling orders from stock, packing and shipping orders, or managing, organizing and retrieving stock in the warehouse. Job Responsibilities: • Works from complex instr., drawings, specs, blueprints etc. • Fits, files, grinds, aligns parts, clamps and welds. • Uses primarily MiG welders to assemble components. • Select type and size of rods and flux, heat range, temperature settings. • May drill and tap holes in components or sub-assemblies. • May perform mechanical/hydraulic/electrical assembly and installation. • Maintains safe and clean work environment by keeping shelves, pallet area, and workstations neat; Sweep, dust and mop • Locate and pull parts per order • Complete required paperwork and computer data entry • Wear the proper safety equipment • Work safely and adhere to Load King’s safety requirements Identify Tools/Machines Used: • Welders, (MIG or wire feed). • Grinder, chipping. • Pneumatic tools, wrenches, impact wrenches, hand tools, hammers. • Pry bars, drills, saw. • Shears, lathes, drill press, brake press, burner table. Skills and Qualifications: • High School diploma or equivalent preferred • Two plus years of progressive assembly and welding experience in a similar work environment • Demonstrated mechanical, welding, and repair abilities. • Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks. • Exhibits strong judgment and decision-making skills. • Must have personal initiative. • Will work independently or in team or work group environment. • Must possess a strong desire to learn. Preferred Skills and Qualifications: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is preferred but not required Working Conditions: • Work is conducted inside and outside during all-weather types. • Temperatures will be variable according to season and specific work site. • Tasks may involve moderate to heavy physical labor. • Walking, climbing, standing, sitting, and lifting are required. Physical Requirements • Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling 25/50/80 pounds regularly • The ability to respond quickly to sounds • The ability to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces • The ability to see and respond to dangerous situations • The ability to safely climb ladders while carrying 40 pounds and balancing on ladders and platforms of heights above 42” • Be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl throughout an 8-12-hours per day • The ability to work in extreme weather • The ability to wear personal protective gear correctly most of the day This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
See More Details >>About Us: p style="margin: 0px;"PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC is a premier outside electrical infrastructure construction company based in Kansas City, Missouri. A subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR), PAR is one of the founding members of Quanta Services and among the largest union contractors in the U.S. PAR’s employees are the reason for the success of our company. Our reputation attracts the highest quality personnel, people who are committed to producing projects that set a standard for excellence. At PAR, we take on the most challenging and complex projects we can find, and we hire people who thrive on hard work and demanding opportunities./p About this Role: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongPAR Electrical Contractors/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Every moment of every day, people all over the world rely on electricity provided by Quanta Services and its customers. With its highly skilled and innovative workforce, Quanta is the largest specialty contractor in North America that powers modern life. Find your future with us by being a part of something bigger – leading the energy transition in building a better world for generations to come./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Imagine what you could do here. We encourage and inspire our people to embrace opportunities within our corporate office and 200 operating companies providing solutions for the utility, renewable energy, electric power, industrial, and communications industries worldwide./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Quanta’s culture is about creating an environment where all employees can be themselves, are valued, and have an equal opportunity to succeed. When you join our team, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"A company of Quanta (fortune 250 company), PAR is a national leader in all aspects of outside electrical construction. For more than six decades, our reputation as solution providers has been consistently applied across all our service offerings. PAR’s experience has culminated into a vast source of innovative and forward-thinking teams who offer a knowledge-sharing approach to every project. We offer a full range of construction services and solutions for substations, overhead and underground distribution and transmission lines, maintenance, startup, associated communications, energized services, emergency storm restoration and assessment, and engineer, procure and construct (EPC) services./span/p What You'll Do: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongSummary: /strongThe Yard Welder will perform repairs to equipment, fabricate from ground up, or alter existing equipment for job specific needs. Employee should keep all materials, tools and equipment in an orderly fashion and always maintain a clean work area. Demonstrating safe work habits and proper care for tools and equipment is required./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongResponsibilities/strong/span/pul class="i8Z77e"li class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, and specifications./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Calculate and measure the dimensions of parts to be welded./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Inspect structures or materials to be welded./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Weld materials according to blueprint specifications./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Monitor the welding process and adjust heat as necessary./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Maintain equipment and machinery./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Fixing Augers./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongLocation: /strongThis full-time position will be located out of our yard location in Kansas City, MO./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongHours:/strong Monday-Friday, 7AM-4PM./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongPay:/strong span data-teams="true"$25-$30/hour/span/span/p What You'll Bring: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongPREFERRED:/strong/span/pul style="margin-top: 0in;"lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Work with hazardous tools, i.e., welding torch./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Work around moving equipment and constricted spaces./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Possess own basic hand tools./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Knowledge or Electrical Construction Equipment/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Previous experience with Construction Equipment repair/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"spanHardfacing experience./span/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"SMAW, GMAW - vertical/overhead position welding proficiency./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Oxy/Acetylene torch proficiency/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Machine tool experience – manual lathe/mill/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongREQUIRED:/strong/span/pul style="margin-top: 0in;"lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"High School Diploma or GED/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Valid, Active Driver's License Required/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongPre-screen: /strongUpon offer, employees will be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.strong /strong/span/p What You'll Get: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"PAR offers a comprehensive benefits package including:/span/pul style="margin-top: 0in;"lispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Prescription, life insurance and disability benefits/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"401(k) retirement plan with matching contribution/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Paid Time Off/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Paid Holidays/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Tuition Assistance/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Wellness and Mental Health Programs/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Learning and Development Programs/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongEqual Opportunity Employer/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law./spanbr /br /span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status./spanbr /br /span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department./span/p Equal Opportunity Employer: p style="margin: 0px;"All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.br /br /We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. br /br /We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department./p About Us: p style="margin: 0px;"PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC is a premier outside electrical infrastructure construction company based in Kansas City, Missouri. A subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR), PAR is one of the founding members of Quanta Services and among the largest union contractors in the U.S. PAR’s employees are the reason for the success of our company. Our reputation attracts the highest quality personnel, people who are committed to producing projects that set a standard for excellence. At PAR, we take on the most challenging and complex projects we can find, and we hire people who thrive on hard work and demanding opportunities./p About this Role: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongPAR Electrical Contractors/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Every moment of every day, people all over the world rely on electricity provided by Quanta Services and its customers. With its highly skilled and innovative workforce, Quanta is the largest specialty contractor in North America that powers modern life. Find your future with us by being a part of something bigger – leading the energy transition in building a better world for generations to come./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Imagine what you could do here. We encourage and inspire our people to embrace opportunities within our corporate office and 200 operating companies providing solutions for the utility, renewable energy, electric power, industrial, and communications industries worldwide./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Quanta’s culture is about creating an environment where all employees can be themselves, are valued, and have an equal opportunity to succeed. When you join our team, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"A company of Quanta (fortune 250 company), PAR is a national leader in all aspects of outside electrical construction. For more than six decades, our reputation as solution providers has been consistently applied across all our service offerings. PAR’s experience has culminated into a vast source of innovative and forward-thinking teams who offer a knowledge-sharing approach to every project. We offer a full range of construction services and solutions for substations, overhead and underground distribution and transmission lines, maintenance, startup, associated communications, energized services, emergency storm restoration and assessment, and engineer, procure and construct (EPC) services./span/p What You'll Do: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongSummary: /strongThe Yard Welder will perform repairs to equipment, fabricate from ground up, or alter existing equipment for job specific needs. Employee should keep all materials, tools and equipment in an orderly fashion and always maintain a clean work area. Demonstrating safe work habits and proper care for tools and equipment is required./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongResponsibilities/strong/span/pul class="i8Z77e"li class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, and specifications./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Calculate and measure the dimensions of parts to be welded./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Inspect structures or materials to be welded./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Weld materials according to blueprint specifications./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Monitor the welding process and adjust heat as necessary./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Maintain equipment and machinery./span/lili class="TrT0Xe"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Fixing Augers./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongLocation: /strongThis full-time position will be located out of our yard location in Kansas City, MO./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongHours:/strong Monday-Friday, 7AM-4PM./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongPay:/strong span data-teams="true"$25-$30/hour/span/span/p What You'll Bring: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongPREFERRED:/strong/span/pul style="margin-top: 0in;"lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Work with hazardous tools, i.e., welding torch./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Work around moving equipment and constricted spaces./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Possess own basic hand tools./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Knowledge or Electrical Construction Equipment/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Previous experience with Construction Equipment repair/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"spanHardfacing experience./span/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"SMAW, GMAW - vertical/overhead position welding proficiency./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Oxy/Acetylene torch proficiency/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Machine tool experience – manual lathe/mill/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongREQUIRED:/strong/span/pul style="margin-top: 0in;"lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"High School Diploma or GED/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Valid, Active Driver's License Required/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongPre-screen: /strongUpon offer, employees will be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.strong /strong/span/p What You'll Get: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"PAR offers a comprehensive benefits package including:/span/pul style="margin-top: 0in;"lispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Prescription, life insurance and disability benefits/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"401(k) retirement plan with matching contribution/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Paid Time Off/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Paid Holidays/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Tuition Assistance/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Wellness and Mental Health Programs/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Learning and Development Programs/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. PAR Electrical Contractors, LLC will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongEqual Opportunity Employer/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law./spanbr /br /span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status./spanbr /br /span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department./span/p Equal Opportunity Employer: p style="margin: 0px;"All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.br /br /We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. br /br /We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department./p
See More Details >>Becoming a welder in Kansas City, MO, often begins with an apprenticeship, combining hands-on experience with classroom learning, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships typically last about four years, requiring extensive training under licensed professionals. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports over 402,333 welders nationwide, with a median annual salary of $45,190 or $20.25 per hour in 2021. In Kansas City, welders can expect to earn an average of $1,040 per week, with experienced professionals often surpassing $108,000 annually. Trade schools, unions, and platforms like Gild help aspiring welders find apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a career with strong earning potential and growth opportunities.
