Welder

Join an award-winning workplace of energetic, talented people, and be on one of the best work teams in the Chicagoland area!

We are devoted to having a workplace that supports each of our team members in making high quality products and working together to be the best at what we do. We are a sheet metal fabrication and machining company specializing in stainless steel, servicing the Midwest. Our customers are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) that are primarily in the food processing, food packaging, environmental, and pharmaceutical industries. We pride ourselves on our customer responsiveness which has made us successful for a number of years. Check us out at www.acemetal.com!

Benefits Offered Include:

Medical

Dental

Vision

Short and Long Term Disability

Paid Time Off

9 Annual Paid Holidays

401k Retirement Plan

Weekly Pay Period

Welder 

 Ensure ACE delivers quality welded parts to meet customer expectations.

Welding Responsibilities:

• Develop a work plan that includes the sequence for the overall fabrication and finishing processes, as well as the approach, process and sub-assemblies for completing the work and meeting customer requirements.
• Responsible for reading blueprints and demonstrating an understanding of geometric tolerances, welding symbols and quality of the required weld using MIG or TIG standards.
• Responsible for the overall quality of the welding work including distortion and dimensional control and taking corrective actions.
• Collaborate with engineering as needed to complete the job.
• Responsible for verifying that the work meets the required quality standards.
• Participate in visual work instructions development activities as needed.
• Coordinate with Grinding & Polishing to maintain paperwork and required QC tracking, including routing, documenting critical inspection features, work completed, etc.
• Responsible for material handling that reflect common manufacturing processes and takes precautions to protect material and finish.
• Perform daily and ongoing preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment as required.
• Maintain calibrated equipment used to verify quality to standards.
• Participate in QC/continuous improvement processes to increase performance and product quality.

Projects as assigned.

Safety Responsibilities:

• Always wear personal protective equipment when in the plant
• Participate in all required safety training and perform as trained
• Speak up when you see something happening that is not safe
• Fully trained in crane and fork lift safety

 Qualifications:

• Blueprint reading with comprehension of part 
• 5 years experience with stainless steel MIG and or TIG welding
• Fabrication knowledge
  • Make sub-assemblies
  • Sequence the weld assembly
  • How to restrain part for welding
  • Develop procedures for welding
• Knowledge of distortion control and straightening
• Know how to measure and handle measuring equipment
• Material handling and crane operation
• Ability to lift 50 lbs

This is a Safety Sensitive Position.