Welding Assistant

As a Welding Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting the Welding Instructors by measuring, cutting and grinding material. You will also perform maintenance, warranty and emergency repairs.

Successful candidates for this role must have good communication skills, with safety as a top priority.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Measuring, cutting, grinding material, and maintaining tools and equipment
• Identifying maintenance risks on welding equipment and notify operators of potential malfunction
• Maintain coolant in the Marvel cutting machine
• Maintenance and repair of equipment and welding booths
• Replace compressed gas tanks as needed
• Performing emergency back-up support to other areas of the department

Required Education and Experience:

• High school diploma / GED
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• Mechanically inclined
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Must possess a clean driving record

Supervisory Responsibility:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment: This job operates occasionally in a professional office environment; however, position frequently operates within a variety of power and utility plants. Position will entail frequent exposure to varying conditions with exposure to any or all of the following: Heat, Cold, Heights, Dust, Dirt, Indoor, Outdoors, and Confined Areas.

Physical Demands:

• Continuous:
  
  
  
  • Lifting under 40 lbs.
  • Standing
  • Outside work
  • Answering phone
  
  
  
  
• Frequent:
  
  
  
  • Lifting over 40 lbs.
  • Climbing ladders
  • Typing and computer input
  • Stooping, walking, bending, reaching, pulling and pushing
  • Navigate uneven terrain
  • Driving
  • Clarity of vision at both over 20 feet and under 20 inches
  • Able to judge depth, have a good field of vision, and identify and distinguish colors.
  
  
  
  
• Occasional:
  
  
  
  • Climbing stairs
  • Sedentary work
  
  
  
  

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM. May be requested to work overtime as determined by the needs of the department, overtime may be required during certain seasons throughout the year.

Compensation & Benefits

• Health Care - United HealthCare, Delta Dental and Vision Service Plan
• Paid holidays & Paid Time off (PTO)
• Vehicle Allowance or Mileage will be discussed and confirmed once onboarding is complete.
• Company Provided Laptop and Cell Phone Reimbursement
• Employer-paid Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Employer-paid Life and AD&D insurance; access to short and long-term disability insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement and more!

Who We Are

The RISE Group is an employee-owned, professional engineering firm that provides a complete range of consulting, design, and energy services to customers throughout the United States and internationally. Our multi-disciplined engineering and technical staff specialize in failure analysis, engineering design, process optimization, and condition assessment. Our work demonstrates how creative collaboration can produce outstanding results for our clients and our communities.

Our Culture

At RISE, our customers come from all walks of life -- and so do our employees! We hire amazing people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We can confidently state that we are successful as a direct result of our diversity. From day one and throughout your career with us, you'll find a workplace culture with expansive personal & professional development opportunities, cutting edge technology, a place where relationships are valued, and work/life balance is always a priority.

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within our workplace and in our communities. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.

RISE Group, Inc. is an E-Verify participant and will conduct background investigations and pre-employment screening of candidates for employment Pre-employment activities will be conducted on qualified applicants after acceptance of a job offer.

RISE Group, Inc. is an employee-owned company and an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.