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Impact: Your contributions make a difference and shape our success. Growth: Join us in our journey of expansion.

Diversity: Embrace a career where everyone is valued.

 Benefits: Your health and happiness matter to us.

Join us at VMI, where you'll collaborate with a dedicated team driven by excellence and innovation, propelling us to the forefront of the dredging industry. Your journey to success starts here with VMI!

Manufacturing Apprentice Job Duties and Responsibilities

 • Perform general manual activities and tasks in a manufacturing environment.

 • Production environment is indoors but is not climate controlled, working in ambient temperatures or similar elements for the entirety of the shift.

• Frequently exert physical effort in handling heavy objects (objects can weigh 50 lbs. or more), throughout the shift.

• Requires pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, and lifting of heavy objects (objects can weigh 50 lbs. or more)

• Operate machinery and tools to assist in the production process and facilities maintenance.

• Assemble and repair materials and equipment as required to perform assigned tasks

• Monitor and Inspect products for defects to ensure quality standards are met.

 • Communicate effectively with coworkers to ensure efficient production and deadlines are met.

• Maintain a clean workspace, as well ensuring that the equipment is operating properly.

• Comprehension and adherence to verbal and written instructions.

• Perform duties as assigned.

 • Maintains a clean, safe, and organized yard, warehouse, and paint shop.

 • Assist with the assembly of dredges and other equipment.

 • Perform machine maintenance and repairs as needed.

 • Assist with loading and unloading of trucks and dredges.

 • Sandblast and paint dredges as needed.

 • Collect hazardous or non-hazardous waste in correctly labeled barrels or other containers and transfer them to collection areas.

 • Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Other – Assists in other areas as needed.

 REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE OF: Knowledge of welding techniques, tools, and equipment. Strong working knowledge of job site safety. Must have basic fabrication skills in cutting and fitting metals together for welding.

 ABILITY TO: Understand basic math and read a tape measure.

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE Vocational training or prior experience with welding.

 EDUCATION Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade 

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE Prior experience with metal fabrication. 

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position. Lift 75lbs, work in warehouse environment subject to above and below average temperatures. Ability to stand for long periods of time.