Lake Air Metal Products, LLC

Vadnais Heights, MN

Lake Air Products is a fast-growing company that is proud to live by our Core Values, Customer Focus, Passion for Performance and Right People Best Teams.

We are experiencing a rapid growth and is currently adding new Welders to join our Vadnais Heights location. We offer flexible scheduling with either 3, 4 or 5-day work weeks! If have experience in TIG and MIG welding, this could be a great position for you! 

 Lake Air Products Offers: 

• A Competitive Wage 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, STD, LTD, and 401K with employer match)
• Paid Time Off/ Holiday Pay 
• Gym Reimbursement 
• Tuition reimbursement
• Safety Glasses/Steel Toe Shoes reimbursement 

Responsibilities

• Lay out, position, and secure parts and assemblies according to specifications, using straightedge, combination square, calipers, and ruler.
• Lay out, fit, and fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms, using knowledge of welding techniques, metallurgy, and engineering requirements.
• Observes tests on welded surfaces, such as hydrostatic, x-ray, and dimension tolerance to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications. (Class A & B)
• Develops templates or tooling and other work aids to hold and align parts. (Class A & B)
• Determines required equipment and welding method, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques. 
• Clamping, holding, tack-welding, heat-bending, bolting, or grinding spare parts as necessary to satisfy the technical requirements and create a welded final product,
• Igniting flame or striking an arc while welding or performing other electricity-related work to weld part of a metal structure.
• Control the processes of fitting, burning, and welding to avoid problems in relation to overheat, distortion, expansion or shrink of spare parts,
• Examining finish products and spare parts and comparing them with samples to check whether the specifications are met.
• Inspects grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments
• welding metal, such as fusing metal segments, using gas tungsten arc, metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and other types of welding arcs
• Supervising and identifying any fault in operating the equipment or in relation to any material or equipment, then notifying the supervisors
• Being in charge of preparing and setting up necessary tools and equipment for welding job such as shielded metal arc, gas metal arc or other welding equipment

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience in TIG, MIG, and Tack-weld (TIG welding preffered)
• Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to the mission
• Ability to weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Lift objects up to 50 pounds throughout the day
• Perform repetitive work more than 8 hours per day and weekends
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• Reading blueprints and performing all necessary measurements