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At Avail Enclosure Systems, we are North America’s largest, most experienced manufacturer of custom-engineered and custom-built, modular e-houses. With four U.S.-based facilities, we offer exceptional design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, and field service capabilities, making us one of the most trusted names in the industry.


JOB SUMMARY
Start your career with our team! At Avail, we value strong work ethic and character. We work hard to ensure that each of our team members has access to a supportive working environment that enables individuals to reach their potential, be productive, and work to the best of their ability.
As a Welder, you will be responsible for welding a variety of material thicknesses, various joint configurations, and positions. Reporting directly to the General Manager, this position is based in Chattanooga, TN.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Career Growth: Opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career through hands-on experience and professional development.
• Collaborative Environment: Join a team that values innovation, teamwork, and quality.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, health insurance, retirement plans, and work-life balance.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Experience: At least 1 year of welding experience or training.
• Skills: Able to read tape measure and blueprints. Able to properly operate welding equipment. Must be trained in applicable SOPs and work instructions.
• Equipment Used: Welding machine, cutting torch, brush, pad, buffer, grinder, overhead crane, ratchet straps, rubber hammer, tape measure. They will also be responsible for running various machinery such as brake press, punch press, control press, shear, and cut off saw.
• Certificates: Must have or achieve welding certification. Ability to obtain forklift certification.
• Attendance Requirement: Requires regular attendance during scheduled shift and overtime and weekends as required.
• Physical Demands: Manufacturing/welding position; spends more than 2/3 of time standing/ kneeling/crouching/reaching. Generally, requires clear vision at close distances (for reading prints/instructions and marking reference points.)

*Work Environment: Industrial manufacturing environment with loud noise level. Facility is enclosed and is ventilated and heated but not air-conditioned. Smoke from welding processes is removed by direct airflow from fans. More than 2/3 of time is spent near moving mechanical parts, in heat/humidity. Safety toe shoes, safety eyewear, and hearing protection required. Gloves, face-shield, welding helmet, and other PPE as needed.


WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Reference blueprint and confers with Lead person to determine job requirements.
• Gather necessary materials and performs layout per specifications.
• Set up welding machine and adjusts settings.
• Operate welding gun to weld steel, aluminum, copper, etc., pieces together.
• Visually examine welds for adherence to quality standards; rewelds defective joints and removes surplus slag, flux, and spatter using a brush, pad, buffer, and/or grinder.
• Operate cutting torch and manual plasma cutter as needed.
• Apply weld stencil and notifies Lead person or Inspector when product is ready for inspection.
• Perform ongoing housekeeping duties to keep work area clear of scrap and debris.

At Avail Infrastructure Solutions, we build and maintain the world's infrastructure. With our six business units, Enclosure Systems, Switchgear Systems, Bus Systems, Critical Power Systems, Rig-A-Lite, and WSI, we engineer and build custom solutions for our customers in the power generation, transmission, and distribution; data center; oil and gas; and industrial markets. Check out more information at Availinfra.com.

At Avail Infrastructure Solutions, we are more than a workforce – we are a force at work. We take pride in our craft and come together to ensure our pieces are all part of a bigger impactful picture – creating and servicing the infrastructure that powers the world!

Avail Infrastructure Solutions (including its subsidiaries) is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, nor any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.  Avail will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.