Briggs & Stratton / Billy Goat, located in Lee\'s Summit, Missouri, is a leading and innovative manufacturer of outdoor power equipment. We specialize in the design and manufacture of machines in three product groups: Debris Management (vacuums, blowers, and debris loaders), Lawn Renovation, and Brush Cutters. We have an immediate opening for a full time Welder II to support our 2nd shift operations.

Work Hours: 4:45pm – 3:15am, Monday – Thursday. Overtime is required at various times during the year, usually on Fridays.  Must be able to pass background check and drug screen.

 

Benefits:  We offer a complete benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance effective on 32nd day of employment. You will be eligible for a generous 401k plan after 45 days of employment. Full time employees are also eligible for paid holidays, PTO (paid time off), and quarterly productivity and attendance bonuses.  $500 Bonus payable after a successful 90 days of employment.
 

Position Description

Performs difficult and unusual welding operations on a wide variety of mild steel welded assemblies involving complex setups, procedures and fixtures.

Job Responsibilities

1. Sets welding machine voltage and wire speed for proper fusion of metals following standard work methods and detailed drawings.
2. Produces complex welded assemblies to close tolerances where considerable knowledge and skill in the field of welding are required to produce quality results. May include working with robotic gas welding equipment.
3. Performs regular maintenance and minor repairs on welding equipment to ensure proper working order.
4. Inspects weldments for obvious and non-obvious defects such as but not limited to: weld spatter, rough welds, missing welds and sharp corners/edges.
5. Assists in training Welder I team members in proper procedures, techniques and tool use.
6. Performs other duties as assigned

Job Skills Requirements

• Basic reading, writing and math skills. Working knowledge of  blueprint reading preferred.
• Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location

Experience Requirements

1 year of related experience

Physical & Environmental Requirements

Moderate physical demand; often lifting/moving average weight (25 to 50 lbs/11-27 kgs), and occasionally lifting heavy weight materials (up to 70 lbs)

Ability to stand and/or walk constantly over a full work shift (8-12 hours)

Ability to perform occasional to frequent pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, twisting, crawling and/or reaching over a full work shift (8-12 hours)

Somewhat disagreeable or hazardous conditions.

 

Briggs & Stratton, LLC, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the world’s largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include North America’s number one marketer of pressure washers, and it is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of power generation, lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs & Stratton®, Simplicity®, Snapper®, Snapper Pro® Ferris®, PowerBoss®, Allmand™, Billy Goat®, Murray®, Branco® and Victa® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in over 100 countries on six continents. 

 

Briggs & Stratton, LLC is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran\'s status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.

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