Welder Trainee - 2Nd Shift

Welder Trainee - 2nd Shift

Location: Morgantown, PA

Make any day a pay day with on-demand pay!

Are you interested in learning how to weld?

How You Will Make an Impact:

As a Welder Trainee you will work as a Production Associate and train to become an entry level certified Morgan Welder through class room, hands-on, and on-the-floor training.

The more you learn, the more you earn!

We promote almost 100% of our production leaders from within. Most start their leadership career in this welder role or general laborer/assembler role.

Nuts and Bolts:

• Will be a production associate responsible for building and assembly of a multitude of pieces as well as completed truck bodies

• Read and interpret: orders and specifications, blueprints, instructions and labels which may contain hazardous warnings and cautions

• Cut wood or metals to specific sizes using a variety of saws, sheers and cutters

• Fasten parts together with bolts, screws, speed clips, rivets or fasteners

• Operate pneumatic tools and hand tools

• Perform set up of machine and preventative maintenance as required

• Examine finished project for quality and defects

• Perform safety and quality checks

• Work and adhere to all safety policies

• Weld Training

What you will learn:

• Weld together structural (Aluminum and Galvanized Steel) metal components as specified by blueprints, work orders, or oral instructions in flat, vertical or overhead positions.

• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt components parts to obtain required configuration and positions for welding.

• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.

• Complete inline quality inspection of work and Maintain weld quality in accordance to established quality guidelines

• Complete welding station tasks in accordance to established tak time (if applicable).

• Cross train on multiple welding workstations and perform required tasks in multiple stations when needed to fill staffing gaps.

• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools including welding equipment.

• Ability to learn and perform different methods of welding to obtain certifications

At the end of the training, you will be an entry level certified Morgan Welder. Please note: if unable to pass welding test, will continue in Production Associate role.

Required Credentials:

• Basic math, tape measurement and computer skills

• Basic experience with hand tools

• Able to understand and comprehend measurement

• Mechanical aptitude is very helpful

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED

• Must be 18 years old

Preferred Credentials (but not required):

• Previous experience in manufacturing

• Previous experience working on truck bodies

You Must Be Able to:

• This job operates in a manufacturing plant environment. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear. The team member frequently is required to stand (sometimes for extended periods); walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 35 pounds. The team member may, at times, sit, bend, stoop, squat, reach overhead, or crawl (may be in confined spaces). The team member is expected to perform repetitive tasks using their hands, and have the ability to climb ladders and/or work in high places.

How We Make an Impact:

Celebrating our 70th year as the largest truck body builder in North America, Morgan Truck Body LLC is proud to produce, deliver, and service quality products. With a foundation built on innovative design and quality construction, Morgan has experienced tremendous growth. In addition to dry freight truck bodies, Morgan specializes in satisfying unique and custom truck body needs, including electric vehicles, mobile service units, and refrigerated products, serving farmers, ranchers, contractors, landscapers, equipment and material haulers, and more!

Our shared values are the foundation upon which Morgan does business:

• people
• integrity
• results
• passion

Some of Our Total Rewards

We offer big company perks with small company culture:

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life

• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid holidays and increasing vacation time with years of service

• Generous Footwear and Eyewear Reimbursement Programs

• Paid Job and Leadership Development training

Morgan Truck Body LLC is a business unit of the J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. family and provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Whether you are just beginning your career or taking the "next step," please visit our careers page www.morgancorp.com/careers.

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Other details

• Job Family Morgan Truck Body

• Job Function Manufacturing & Operations

• Pay Type Hourly

• Recruitment Indicator Hourly

• Min Hiring Rate $19.00

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• Morgantown, PA 19543, USA