Welder 1st Shift

Welders at Shaffer/Peerless Food Equipment in Sidney OH play a crucial part in fabricating and repairing high-quality industrial food processing equipment. This position involves working with precise welding techniques interpreting technical drawings and symbols and ensuring every weld meets strict safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have strong welding skills a keen eye for detail and a commitment to maintaining a safe efficient and reliable manufacturing process to support our customers needs.

• 1st Shift: 7a-3:30pm
• Overtime: When production demands require overtime work hours may be extended

Work Youll Do:

• Use MIG TIG and stick welding techniques to fabricate assemble and repair metal components of industrial food processing equipment ensuring all welds meet safety and quality standards.
• Read and interpret blueprints technical drawings and welding symbols to accurately position clamp and weld parts to specified tolerances.
• Use hand tools clamps jigs fixtures grinders and plasma cutters to prepare weld and finish metal pieces for assembly or repair.
• Position clamp and set up components of fabricated metal parts for welding ensuring proper fit and alignment according to specifications.
• Troubleshoot welding challenges on the spot applying good judgment and problem-solving skills to maintain production flow.
• Participate in safety meetings actively follow safety protocols and keep your work area clean and organized to promote a safe working environment.
• Support continuous improvement by suggesting ways to increase welding efficiency quality and safety in your work area.
• Strive for high-quality welds and workmanship ensuring all finished products meet company standards and customer expectations before shipping.
• Use good judgment to follow detailed instructions and resolve simple routine problems in standard situations.

Team:

• This role will be a part of the Weld Team which includes 11 skilled Welders/Fabricators supporting the production process. Shaffer and Peerless Food Manufacturing are under the Coperion Food Equipment umbrella and this position supports the collective efforts of these divisions.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED with formal trades training or at least two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in MIG TIG and stick welding with the ability to read and interpret welding symbols and blueprints
• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure including fractions and decimals.
• Comfortability experience and skills to properly use hand & power tools.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds climb stairs and ladders and stand for up to 4 hours.
• Comfortable working in a non-air-conditioned environment with loud noise levels and airborne particles.
• Ability to pass background check drug screening and provide proof of legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Welding certification (e.g. AWS)
• Experience with grinding and fabrication processes.
• Experience operating overhead cranes and forklifts (training provided)
• Over three years of welding experience across MIG TIG and stick welding.

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Who we are:

Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion feeding and weighing bulk material handling and service bringing a wealth of know-how and experience to the market. Customers benefit from Coperions divisions of Polymer Equipment & Systems and Service that are optimally networked on a global basis to offer ultimate support in the design manufacturing and implementation of ideal systems. Staffed by engineers chemists technicians and a variety of industry experts these Divisions form a powerhouse of process solutions for their is an Operating Company of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large attractive end markets including durable plastics food and recycling. Guided by our Purpose Shape What Matters For Tomorrow we pursue excellence collaboration and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates customers communities and other stakeholders. To learn more visit: .

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