for RELIABLE Shop Helper/Drivers

Job Description

Salary: 17-19.00 plus co pd benefits after 90 days

Entry Level Shop Helper/Driver position:

NOTE: This is a structural and architectural steel welding and fabrication shop and is a dirty environment by nature. You will be exposed to the elements at times and the work is different every day, if that appeals to you this is the job for you!

Essential Skills/Attributes:

Must be reliable being on time and at work every day (reliable transportation is a must)

Regular work schedule 7am-3:30pm Mon-Fri

When Overtime is necessary - must be willing/able to work as early as 6am & work Saturday 6am until noon

Provide own basic tools list provided at interview

Polite, friendly attitude - 'Can do' person

Welding skills or familiarity a plus but not required this is a great foot in the door for someone looking for a career as a welder or fabricator in the future

Primary duties:

Good communication skills and ability to follow directions - ability to work safely of utmost importance

Sweeping shop, gathering tools, loading trucks, moving material, organizing tools/materials - all these are done safely

Forklift experience a plus, but not required

Confident, Careful Delivery Driver (over age of 24 to meet insurance requirements) drive a full-size, 1 ton company flatbed truck to vendors to pick up material, deliver material and tools to the jobsites in Portland, Salem, Eugene areas and sometimes jobs at the coast or in Washington previous commercial driving experience a plus! (We require at least 5 years of driving experience to consider you for a driving position)

CDL not required, but bonus if you have one!

Shop Helper works closely with Shop Foreman, welders, fabricators as assigned - great foot in the door if you want to learn the welding trade.

Requirements (please do not apply for this position if you cannot meet these requirements):

Clean driving record no suspended or hardship licenses for this position; driving record subject to insurance approval prior to hire

Must provide 3 year non-employment driving record as part of the application process. Your application will not be complete and considered until we receive the 3 year non-employment driving record from you via email.

You can get online, through for $1.50, which will include: Oregon accidents, diversion agreements and convictions not in the employment driving record. The record may include some commercial entries too.

Use link above.

Use Access My DMV Profile link

Fill in your information on Profile Login Page

Choose Request My Driving Record from menu on right hand side

Click Next

Choose the Electronic 3-Year Non-Employment Driving Record - $1.50

Click Next, then Submit

You will pay and then you can download the document, print it and bring to T-Plus or email it to me at

Starting Rate of Pay: $17.00-19.00/hr to start -

Review after 90 days of employment to determine payscale moving forward based ondaily performance/merit, attendance, attitude and time management.

(Company paid benefits kick in after 90 days as well adding $5.00 per hour in company paid benefits to your package see below)

Benefits: Thesecompany paid benefits kick in on the 1st of the month after 60 days of employment, they add rouchly $5.00/hour to your hourly rate of pay. As of 2025, the employee contribution for base insurance is approximately $110.00/month for base plans.

Paid weekly direct deposit available & encouraged

Medical, Dental, Vision, AD&D, and Life Insurance benefits begin on the 1st of the month after 60 days of employment

Approx 83% of medical, dental, vision paid by the company for the Employee Only with option to upgrade your coverage, add spouse and children, by paying the difference for Employee only with the base insurance coverage the employee portion is approximately $110/month

AD&D and Life insurance is 100% paid by the company - you get a total of $30,000 in life insurance

Review at 90 days determines your correct pay scale for the skills you bring to T-Plus

After 90 days you earn:

Up to 40 hours a year of company paid sick time

3 paid holidays Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day

Non-paid holidays that we take off depending on workload and timing (for example: the day after Thanksgiving, July 4th, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.)

Optional other insurances such as short term disability, critical care, etc. are available at the employees cost

After 6 months you earn:

401k that has a safe harbor company match of 3% then a % match for each % up to 5%

Example: Joe puts 5% into his 401k each paycheck, the company contributes 4%

Example: Jane puts 3% into her 401k each check, the company puts in 3% too

Enrollment is at the 1st of each quarter so you enroll after your qualification date (Jan 1, Apr 1, July 1, Oct 1)

After 12 months you earn: One week of paid vacation time

After 3 years you earn: Two weeks of paid vacation, instead of one week

Full-time