Becoming a welder in Klamath Falls, OR, typically begins with technical training, which can range from 6 to 18 months, providing hands-on experience and classroom learning. The American Welding Society projects a significant demand for 320,500 new welding professionals by 2029, with about 80,000 positions requiring annual fulfillment. In Klamath Falls, welders can earn an average of $1,500 per week, with experienced professionals often earning over $60,000 annually. Welding schools, apprenticeships, and industry programs offer pathways to this lucrative career, which is supported by a growing need for skilled welders across various sectors.
Requirements: • Minimum one year fabrication and repair experience • Own hand tools • One year welding experience, proficient with Mig, Tig and Stick welding processes • Math skills • Pre-employment drug screen Job Duties: • This is working in a job shop • Must be proficient in math • Weld items utilizing various welding processes as needed • Metal fabrication and repair • Work from drawings, blueprints, verbal descriptions etc. • Fabricate in shop setting • Other duties as assigned • ** The Jobs for Veterans Act affords priority of service to covered veterans and eligible spouses over non-covered persons for the receipt of employment, training, and placement services. *** Job Type: Full-time Shift: • Day shift Experience: • Welding: 1 year (Required) • Fabrication and Repair: 1 year (Required) Work Location: In person
See More Details >>Job Highlights Title Ironworker Type Full Time Experience Not Indicated Function Management/Manufacturing Location K Falls, OR, United States Company Greenberry Industrial Company Profile Greenberry Industrial is an industrial fabricator and contractor with experience working on highly specialized, multi-faceted industrial projects. The company delivers high-quality projects from fabricating a major process vessel to small structural elements. Job Profile The company is hiring an Ironworker to join its team. Education Level • Not mentioned, yet a High School Diploma will be a plus Work Experience • Possess construction experience Duties/Responsibilities • All position Flux core Welding • API 650 Tank repair and installation • Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools. • Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools. • Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to the basic assembly unit. • Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to the installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of a team. • Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools. • Handling and moving new and old equipment. • Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts • Installation of structural steel, stairs, Handrails, and supports. • Installation of supports for Piping and equipment. • Layout mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with a power drill. • Level bedplate and establish a center line, using straightedge, levels, and transit. • Position steel beams to support bed plates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures. • Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to center line. • Stick welding 6010, 7018, 7024 • Working around machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, Benefits/Perks • 401k match at 50% of the first 6% of employee contributes • Dental • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Dependent Care and Health • Life Insurance • Long-term Disability • Roth 401k • Shared cost- Medical, Vision and Prescription • Short-term Disability • Traditional 401k • We also provide our employees with Paid Time Off (PTO) Employer’s Statement Greenberry Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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