Welder 1, 3rd Shift
Dee ZeeDes Moines, Iowa, United States
Posted November 7, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Dee Zee designs, manufactures, and distributes high‑performance truck accessories—including running boards, toolboxes, roof rails, tube products, and bed protection—that are used by major automakers as OEM parts and by consumers nationwide. Founded in 1977, the company’s Iowa‑based facilities cover over one million square feet of production, packaging, and logistics, and its engineers use advanced design software to create custom‑fit solutions for every vehicle model. Dee Zee’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in lean, eco‑friendly manufacturing, recycled materials, and partnerships with Sustainable Forestry Initiative‑certified suppliers. By combining durable, stylish design with rigorous quality standards, the brand has become a trusted partner for Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota. The company’s focus on innovation, local sourcing, and green practices sets it apart in the competitive truck‑accessory market.
Job Description
Must possess MIG (Wire/GMAW) welding skills, including setup of welders and ability to weld vertical and horizontal welds with satisfactory results using aluminum and/or steel.
Requirements
- Check and adjust program to ensure proper program is set to the machine
- First Off Procedure (specification, place jig, check dimensions, check first product)
- MIG weld and set up (join/fabricate materials: steel and/or aluminum)
- Ensure work is done safely and meets quality standards
- Assemble items as instructed by work instructions
- Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with 6S procedures, rules, and regulations and take proper care of all equipment and facilities
- Examine work for defects
- Identify and handle nonconforming parts
- Ensure welder is in proper working condition (check temperature)
- Read welding work schedule
- Ability to stop the production line and/or prevent shipment of products due to nonconformance or potential nonconformance products to our customers
- Support the environmental policy with proactive process implementation, improvement suggestions, reducing waste, and acting on environment performance results and findings.