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Atkore is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electrical, mechanical, and safety infrastructure solutions to power and protect the world. With approximately 3,900 employees and 65 manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, Atkore manufactures electrical conduit, cable management systems, armored cable, metal framing, and security products and solutions is a recent recipient of a Great Place to Work© certification. Atkore’s commitment to quality, delivery and value helps customers realize their vision. Atkore forges relationships and shapes the future with breakthrough results, enhanced technology, and innovative product offerings.

Atkore is currently searching for an experienced Tube Mill Welder based out of Harvey, IL, located approximately 30 miles south of Downtown Chicago. The starting pay is $24.97. The job will be an off-shift job (2nd Shift (3pm – 11pm) or 3rd Shift (11pm – 7am), M-F, occasional Saturdays, however training can take place on any shift).

The primary functions of the welder job is to operate and set up welders and floopers on Mills.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, processing steel. Experience in lean manufacturing or business system-based company is a plus.

Additional Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain a clean, safe and efficient workplace by following 5S, Standard Work and wearing all required PPE
• Assist in loading steel coils on reel as required.
• Inspect steel width, gauge, and quality before and after welding.
• Wire brush rusty steel before welding.
• Perform repetitive welding operations using gas, TIG, Arc and Newcor welding processes; weld the end of 1 steel coil or tube to the beginning of another using down position welding and limited vertical welding.
• Operate uncoiler and feed stock into floop.
• Assist Operator in changeovers; setup welder and floop.
• Band reject coils and keep the working area clean.
• Add alkali as required.
• Make out steel usage report.
• Help clear out foldup and when required, follow weld through mill.
• Notify the Operator when the weld starts through the mill.
• Maintain welding electrodes and lubricate welder as necessary.
• Clean zinc pot, add zinc as required and change entry/exit blocks on changeovers.
• Replenish oxygen supply at zinc pot and remove bottle to proper location.
• Make sure air ring in operating properly after burn-off.

Qualifications include:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Previous experience in manufacturing environment is required.
• Ability to lift 45 pounds on a frequent basis.
• Strong sense of time organization and sense of urgency, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Must pass a drug screen and physical.

Our Culture Drives Value

Atkore’s culture is created from the disciplined use of the Atkore Business System (ABS), which is a critical part of our mission and a foundational system based on excellence in People, Strategy, and Processes, tied together with Lean Daily Management (LDM) to manage and sustain the business we have today, and Strategy Deployment Process (SDP) to create the business we aspire to become.

Having the right talent in the right roles enables successful ABS execution, improves our customer’s experience, and delivers breakthrough results. Said another way, that’s how we win!

Great Leaders Drive Value

Atkore is committed to creating an engaged and aligned workplace that helps drive an accountable and performance-based culture. Our team possesses a willingness to strive for breakthrough results, stays focused on being standout leaders, and fully supports decisions of the Company after robust debate. We consistently live the Atkore mission, learn our strategic priorities and link behaviors to those priorities, all in a way that’s consistent with our core values. Together, we build stronger leaders and improve customer satisfaction which positively increases the overall value of the enterprise.

Atkore Delivers Value to You

Atkore International is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate because of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital or family status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Atkore International is a diverse company that believes its employees are the foundation for investing in its future, through the understanding that awareness and acceptance of our individual difference enhance inclusion and promote engagement and alignment. Diversity and inclusion are keys to growing our business and providing a work environment that fosters contributions by all employees.

Our dedicated employees are recognized for their commitment to our customers and making our company better than it was the day before.

Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)