Aluminum Casting Welder & Finisher in Racine, Wisconsin at PREMIER ALUMINUM

At Premier Aluminum, we want you to be part of a workplace where people feel valued, supported and inspired to do their best work every day. We instill our core values in all that we do - honesty & integrity, hard work, dedication to continuous improvement, and respect.

Aluminum Welder

• Wages: $24-26/hour
• Job Status: Full-Time
• Day of Work: Monday - Thursday
• Hours of Work: Shift hours to be determined with the selected candidate
• Eligible for $250 monthly bonus based on attendance and safety
• Competitive benefits package
• Monthly employee events
• Premier Aluminum is an E-Verify employer

The Aluminum Casting Welder & Finisher is responsible for welding, repairing, grinding, blending, and finishing aluminum castings to meet Premier Aluminum’s quality and customer requirements. This position requires attention to detail, good hand skills, and the ability to identify and properly repair casting imperfections while maintaining dimensional and cosmetic requirements.

The Welder & Finisher works closely with Production, Quality, and other finishing personnel to ensure castings are safely and efficiently processed while meeting established standards for workmanship, quality, and productivity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Aluminum Welding

Perform weld repairs on aluminum castings using approved welding processes and procedures.

• Prepare casting surfaces for welding by grinding, cleaning, and removing defects or unacceptable material.
• Repair casting imperfections such as porosity, surface defects, pits, voids, and other repairable conditions.
• Produce clean, controlled welds while minimizing distortion and excessive material buildup.
• Maintain weld integrity and appearance consistent with applicable part and customer requirements.
• Monitor welding equipment and report equipment or process issues promptly.
• Follow established weld parameters, work instructions, and quality requirements.

Casting Finishing

• Grind, blend, sand, deburr, and finish aluminum castings using hand and power tools.
• Remove gates, flash, parting-line material, weld buildup, and other excess material as required.
• Blend repaired areas into surrounding casting surfaces to achieve the required appearance and profile.
• Use grinders, sanders, die grinders, files, and other finishing equipment safely and effectively.
• Avoid over-grinding, dimensional damage, gouging, or other conditions that could result in scrap or additional rework.
• Visually inspect completed work before releasing parts to the next operation.

Quality

• Follow job-specific work instructions, visual standards, samples, and inspection requirements.
• Identify casting defects and determine when a part should be referred to a supervisor or Quality rather than repaired.
• Maintain workmanship standards and minimize scrap and rework.
• Properly identify and segregate nonconforming material.
• Complete required production and quality documentation accurately.
• Communicate recurring defects or process concerns to supervision.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with welding, grinding, metal finishing, fabrication, or similar manufacturing work preferred.
• Aluminum welding experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to safely operate welding and metal-finishing equipment.
• Ability to identify surface defects and distinguish acceptable from unacceptable workmanship.
• Good mechanical aptitude and hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to follow written work instructions, visual standards, and verbal directions.
• Ability to use basic measuring and inspection tools as required.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Dependable attendance and ability to work independently or as part of a production team.
• Willingness to learn Premier Aluminum’s casting repair and finishing standards.

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to stand and work for extended periods.
• Ability to bend, reach, push, pull, and perform repetitive hand and arm movements.
• Ability to safely handle aluminum castings and production tooling within established lifting requirements.
• Ability to work around heat, noise, sparks, dust, and typical foundry and finishing-area conditions.
• Ability to wear required PPE throughout the shift.
• Ability to work overtime or alternate shifts when production requirements dictate.