Job Description

THE ROLE:            Welder

LOCATION:           Waukesha, WI

REPORTS TO:       Manufacturing Supervisor

POSITION TYPE:   Full-time, non-exempt         

OUR OPPORTUNITY:

Welders use gas welding equipment to fabricate miscellaneous parts such as platforms, stair rail assemblies, slide gates, power slide gates, swing gates, ladders, caged ladders, platform and stair columns, main structural I beams, structural vertical columns and knee braces.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A WELDER:

• Weld metal parts together using both gas welding and any combination of arc welding processes.
• Repair broken or cracked parts, fill holes, and increase size of metal parts.
• Position and clamp together components of fabricated metal parts preparatory to welding.
• Perform related tasks such as thermal cutting, drilling, shearing, punch pressing and de-burring.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AS A WELDER:

• One-year certificate from college or technical school in welding or 1-2 years’ experience and/or welding training Forklift or overhead crane experience preferred.
• Physical requirements include: regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds when turning parts over, dependent on the part being welded.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

OUR COMPANY

Headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Wildeck is a subsidiary of Holden Industries, and is a 100% employee-owned company.  Wildeck is the largest U.S. manufacturer of industrial steel work platforms (mezzanines), vertical lifts (VRCs), rideable material lifts (RML), safety guarding products, industrial ladders, crossovers, and more.  We have been providing the highest quality products to the distribution industry for almost 50 years.

Wildeck provides employees a comprehensive total rewards package.  Along with competitive pay we offer three different health plans, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, identity protection service, paid parental leave, employee assistance program, continuing education, generous paid-time-off and nine paid holidays.

Retirement plans include the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401k. Contributions to the ESOP are made by the Company annually based on profitability.  One of the many benefits of being an employee-owned company is that our employees are our shareholders with the ability to directly impact the profitability of the company and share in the rewards.