$3,000 Sign on Bonus!

4-10 hour days!

Advance your welding skills with a friendly team of hardworking manufacturers right here in Fall River. The people are great, the benefits are competitive, and your opportunities are unlimited. At EK, we know anything is possible when you’ve got the right people, the right resources, and the right frame of mind. All we need is you!

Seeking Manual Welder

EK is looking for a full-time welder ready to work hard and build their welding experience with our team. We’re in need of a new welding team member that can weld on a wide variety of metals and alloys, navigate blueprints and directions successfully, and who is ready to take their skills to the next level.

Who We Are:

EK is an in-demand contract manufacturing company with two major divisions:

Our Complete Manufacturing division that crafts complex parts and assemblies through expert fabrication, welding, powder coating, machining, assembly and testing processes in state-of-the-art facilities using cutting-edge equipment.

Our Power Products division that designs, develops, produces, and tests unique generator packaging solutions to meet the needs of the most demanding environments and applications.

At EK, we believe our success starts with our team and is amplified by our ambition, ingenuity, and continuous investment in our most valuable asset, our people.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Successfully reading and understanding American and European blueprints, geometrical call outs, and weld symbols to meet or exceed client expectations
• Using GMAW-P, GMAW-S, and GTAW to effectively weld weldments, tanks, and metal parts together per the weld process specification sheet
• Performing welding on a wide variety of metals and alloys, including carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, and aluminum
• Hand layouts of weldments with little to no supervision or assistance
• Using fixtures, gauges, and jigs to manufacture welded parts to customer specifications
• Assisting with creating work instructions
• Completing first piece, in process, and final inspections using calipers, height gauges, protractors, and tape measures
• Pressure testing fuel tanks and hydro testing glycol tanks
• Traveling between plants and adapting to the product mix requirements at each facility
• Analyzing weld processes and recommending process improvements

What we expect out of our welding team:

• Customer Focused Workflow—identifying customer expectations, seeing issues from their point of view, and offering practical solutions
• Innovation—Generating new ideas and approaches to improve our welding processes and products
• Priority Setting—Determining the interrelationships and relative importance of tasks and taking action accordingly
• Problem Solving—Gathering and analyzing information, exploring and identifying solutions, and evaluating results
• Results Oriented—Taking on new challenges with action-orientated drive
• Technical Skills—Demonstrating the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the essential job duties and responsibilities to our established standards while remaining current with developments and trends in welding
• Time Management—Completing all work in a timely manner

What will make you a strong candidate and a solid fit for the EK team?

Education & Experience – You have a high school diploma or GED, plus 1 to 3 years of GMAW-P, GMAW-S, and GTAW experience, preferably in a job shop, ability to read and interpret American and European blueprints, geometrical call outs, and weld symbols, and pressure or hydro test tanks; or equivalent combination of education and experience. You must qualify within 90 days of hire in the weld processes you will be performing. Qualification per WWI-102.

Communication & Analytical Skills - You have the ability to read and comprehend simple and complex instructions and memos, as well as operate and maintain instructions and procedure manuals. You should be able to write simple correspondence and effectively present information, one-on-one, to other employees at EK.

Mathematical Requirements – Our new manual welder will add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals frequently.

Reasoning & Problem Solving – You can apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands & Work Environment - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is intermittently required to lift or carry 5 to 25 pounds; occasionally required to sit, and lift or carry 25 to 60 pounds; frequently required to climb, work with arms above shoulders, lift or carry over 60 pounds, and work at heights greater than 12 feet; continuously required to speak, hear, walk, stand, kneel or squat, and have clear distance vision of greater than 20 feet; required to bend or stoop, full use of two hands, grasp or pinch, repetitive movement, work in extreme heat, and have clear close vision under 20 inches for the maximum hours during any one day of a week.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

WORK ENVIRONMENT - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Find Your Place with EK

If you’re ready to dive in, take ownership, and find community and integrity in your work, we’re ready to start the conversation. Contact us today to apply!