IS Shop Senior Welder/Fabricator

Senior Welder/Fabricator

Delta Metals Inc. is Southeast Georgia's largest sheet metal and roofing contractor. Founded in 1959, we strive to provide clients with high quality products and superior service at competitive prices. Our products are fabricated in our factory in Savannah, Georgia, and can be shipped to your facility for installation or our service and construction team can install them for you. Let our craftsmen create the metal products you need.

Expand your career as an experienced welder/fabricator with some of the most skills in the field. Delta Metals Inc. is proud of the products and services we provide to our community, and we want you to join our team!

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Operate ironworker power shears, grinders, metal forming equipment, and a variety of other welding equipment and hand tools
• Analyze plans, drawings, work samples, specifications, and work orders to determine work requirements and sequence of welding assignments
• Follow welding procedure specifications when welding and efficiently produce quality welds
• Perform or assist with fit-up and preparation of welds and with post weld cleanup, inspection, and repair
• Communicate regularly with the Field Foreman regarding issues and concerns on the job site
• Comply with all HMT safety policies and programs
• Review schematics to ensure you have the proper equipment and materials; recommend supplies and materials that need to be ordered
• Set up your welding equipment on-site
• Heat the metal using your torch and shape the material according to the design
• Join the metal piece to the rest of the construction
• Follow all safety protocols and clean up your workspace upon completion
• Must wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment (such as steel-toe shoes, ear and eye protection)
• Must maintain your face daily so that a respirator/face mask can seal properly (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)
• Perform daily housekeeping in the shop
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Skills & Requirements:

• Applicants must be able to pass 2, 3, 4G plate tests
• Must have a working knowledge of welding techniques (Electric Arc, MIG, and TIG), tools, and equipment
• Must have basic fabrication and layout skills
• Must have basic math competence
• Must be able to operate and read a tape measure
• Ability to read and write in English required
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
• A high school diploma or GED certificate
• An AWS certificate (preferred)
• 8+ years welding and fabricating experience a MUST
• Blueprint reading skills
• Requires the ability to use a phone and tablet to input data, such a timecards
• Bilingual (Spanish) a plus for this role

Job Location: 218 East Lathrop Avenue, Savannah, GA 31415

Working Environment: Work is typically performed while standing, in a non-climate-controlled machine shop or on job sites with varying weather and working conditions.

Salary: Starting at $25/hour, but TBD based on work experience & skill levels

Benefits: Delta Metals has a generous benefits package to include Medical, dental vision, life, long and short term disability, as well as accident, cancer, and critical illness plans, HSA, 401K, Vacation & sick time, and 6 paid company holidays.

It is the policy of Delta Metals, Inc. not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.