Welder Helper

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Welder Helper

Reports To: Welder

Summary: Typical duties for a Welder Helper includes but are not limited to transporting materials, operating machinery, cleaning equipment, cleaning job sites, handing tools, disassembling defective products, and preparing raw materials for processing.

Essential Qualifications, Duties, and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned)

• Performs any combination of the following duties to assist worker in welding and thermal cutting activities: Moves workpieces, tools and supplies manually or by hand-truck.
• Lifts, moves and holds or clamps workpieces to table, into jigs or into position as directed, manually or by using hoist, pry bars, wrenches, hammer and wedges.
• Cleans workpieces to remove impurities such as slag, rust and grease using wire bushes, portable grinders, hand scrapers or chemical solutions.
• Connects hoses from hand torch to oxygen and fuel gas cylinders or connects cables from power source to electrode holder and workpiece or fixture.
• Starts diesel engines to activate electric generators.
• Places workpieces into furnace to preheat for specified time.
• Removes, tags or marks and moves finished work.
• May attach rigging equipment to objects in preparation for movement by crane or other hoisting mechanisms.

Physical Demands:  The employee must regularly lift up to 50 pounds and carry up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Welder Helpers must be willing to comply with PCM Health, Safety, and Environmental rules and regulations. They must also comply with all governmental regulations.

The above description covers some of the principal duties and responsibilities of the job. The description shall not however, be constructed as a complete listing of all miscellaneous, incidental or similar duties which may be required from day to day.

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