Coperion is hiring: Welder 3rd Shift in Columbus

Overview

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Shift: 3rd Shift, Monday through Friday – 11pm to 7am.

Overtime: When production demands require overtime, work hours may be extended from 9pm to 7am with possible Saturdays.

Welders at Shaffer/Peerless Food Equipment in Sidney, OH, participate in fabricating and repairing high-quality industrial food processing equipment. This position involves working with precise welding techniques, interpreting technical drawings and symbols, and ensuring every weld meets safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have strong welding skills, a keen eye for detail, and a commitment to maintaining a safe, efficient, and reliable manufacturing process to support our customers’ needs.

Work You’ll Do

• Use MIG, TIG, and stick welding techniques to fabricate, assemble, and repair metal components of industrial food processing equipment, ensuring all welds meet safety and quality standards.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and welding symbols to position, clamp, and weld parts to specified tolerances.
• Use hand tools, clamps, jigs, fixtures, grinders, and plasma cutters to prepare, weld, and finish metal pieces for assembly or repair.
• Position, clamp, and set up components of fabricated metal parts for welding, ensuring proper fit and alignment according to specifications.
• Troubleshoot welding challenges on the spot, applying good judgment and problem-solving skills to maintain production flow.
• Participate in safety meetings, follow safety protocols, and keep your work area clean and organized to promote a safe working environment.
• Support continuous improvement by suggesting ways to increase welding efficiency, quality, and safety in your work area.
• Strive for high-quality welds and workmanship, ensuring all finished products meet company standards and customer expectations before shipping.
• Follow detailed instructions and resolve simple, routine problems in standard situations.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, with formal trades training or at least two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in MIG, TIG, and stick welding with the ability to read and interpret welding symbols and blueprints.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, including fractions and decimals.
• Comfort with using hand & power tools.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, climb stairs and ladders, and stand for up to 4 hours.
• Comfortable working in a non-air-conditioned environment with loud noise levels and airborne particles.
• Ability to pass background check, drug screening, and provide proof of legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

• Welding certification (e.g., AWS).
• Experience with grinding and fabrication processes.
• Experience operating overhead cranes and forklifts (training provided).
• Over three years of welding experience across MIG, TIG, and stick welding.

What Coperion Offers You

• Hourly pay with consistent 40 hour weeks plus occasional overtime/weekends (Saturdays).
• Full Time Benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, and more.
• 15 Days PTO, plus 6 Paid Sick Days and 11 Company Holidays.
• Career growth and advancement opportunities.

Who We Are

Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion, feeding and weighing, bulk material handling and service. Our divisions—Polymer, Equipment & Systems, and Service—are networked globally to support design, manufacturing, and implementation of systems. Coperion is an Operating Company of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company providing mission-critical processing equipment and solutions in over 100 countries. For more information, visit www.Hillenbrand.com.

EEO: Hillenbrand and its operating companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers. We invite qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or veteran status. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, email recruitingaccommodations@hillenbrand.com with the job title and requisition number.

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