Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Excel Boat Company is hiring a Welder’s Helper for its plant in Union City, TN.

We are the national premier boat-building company for the recreation industry. Our boats are built tough, and our fit and finish are first-class. Our specialty is bay, bass, walleye, salmon, duck hunting, and crappie fishing boats. We are growing rapidly and are seeking enthusiastic, motivated, and growth-minded individuals who will be excited to work in a team environment and build the best boats in the industry. We take great pride in what we do and look to hire those who share this same commitment.

Position Profile

Excel Boats seeks a Welder’s Helper to assist with current and future production in the welding department. This person will work alongside other welder’s helpers and assist welders to meet various production goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Work one step of welders at all times by gathering hoses, gunwales, ribs, etc.

· Drill holes for deck and box drains. Drill holes in transoms and splash wells.

· Trim and fit components. Cut extrusions to specification.

· Keep work area clean and organized at all times. Tool tables need to be visually aesthetic at all times. Everything is in its proper place.

· Ability to swap our Argon bottles and wire spool inside the welding machine

· Get knee braces or drain pipes welded before they are needed.

· Accurately cut hoses and gunwales to specification.

· Grind down all weld tacks.

· Check transom angles with digital levels.

· Wire brush all welds and wipe down the boat during the boat build.

· Assist the welder inside the boat, maintaining a clean area.

· Understand proper placement of parts on carts and location of parts in the boat.

· Prepare parts cart for the next boat when a boat is coming off the jig.

Qualifications

· Able to read a tape measure, understand fractions, simple math – addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.

· Capable of using basic hand tools.

· Ability to maintain connection and communication among other employees and management.

· Capable individual will be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily in a fast-paced industrial environment.

· Capable of standing all day, no sitting down on job; repetitive use of hands and arms. Ability to walk, climb, balance, twist, turn, grasp, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. May need to work intermittently from a ladder.

· Required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds frequently. When bending hulls need to be able to lift/move upward of 75 pounds, or 250 lbs collectively. Capable of lifting 50-75 pounds over the shoulder and outward frequently.

· Ability to work in a 20-to-100-degree Fahrenheit work environment.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

· Great socialization and communication with management, other department leads, and coworkers.

· High school or GED graduate preferred.

· Fabrication experience is preferred.