Welder

Welder$22.13 to $23.13/hour to start, based on experience. Plus $2.16 for every hour you work, including overtime, paid into your retirement account after 30 working days. About $6,400 a year. You pay nothing toward it. Time and a half after 8 hours in a day. Double time Sundays and holidays. Our welders are working 15 to 17 hours of overtime a week. With that overtime and the retirement money, this job pays about $78,000 to $85,000 a year. Overtime depends on production and is not guaranteed.This is a union position. Full premiums are paid to the Union Health & Welfare Fund for eligible employees, providing access to benefits that may include medical, dental, vision, prescription, and disability coverage. Eligibility and coverage are determined by the Union Health & Welfare Fund.Employees may also elect additional voluntary benefits offered through the Company, such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and other supplemental coverage options. Coverage for these supplemental benefits begins on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.Monday to Friday, 5:00 AM to 3:30 PM, plus overtime. About a 50-hour week, plus some Saturdays.The WorkInspecting, finishing and repairing spirally welded steel cylinders for large-diameter pressure pipe — water transmission, sewer and penstock. Weld repairs to AWWA C200. Back gouging and back welding. Oxy-acetylene cutting. Grinding. Measuring and documenting repairs to 1/32 inch.What You NeedFCAW experience, and able to pass a 3G FCAW test with back gouge and back weldWelds that meet ASME Section VIII, UW-51 for 100% radiographic inspectionAble to hold a 92% weld acceptance rateSMAW preferred. SAW is a plus.Loud, dusty, not air conditioned. Lifting up to 50 pounds. Ladders and elevated work. The company pays half your boots up to two pairs a year, supplies rain and winter gear, and replaces your welding hood lenses free.We test on site and tell you the same day how you did. Come in during walk-in hours and bring your hood and gloves if you want to use your own. No waiting a week to hear back.