Welder Multi-Craft - Field Position (9) Morristown, TN

Multi-Craft Field Welder

At Cherokee Millwright, we are a multi-craft company that focuses on the needs of our customers by providing multi-trades personnel to meet the customer's unique job requests. Therefore, all field employees will be cross-trained in various trades such as millwrighting, pipefitting, welding, sheet metal, civil, etc. The focus of this position will be to plan, lay-out, weld, install and repair all types of metal components according to blueprints, specifications, codes, and industry standards. Work in other crafts at levels appropriate to training and skills as requested by supervisor. However, it will not be entirely set to this specific skillset.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Laying out pieces to be assembled according to blueprints, schematics or work orders.
• Using manual/semi-automatic/automatic welding equipment to join, surface, fabricate, and repair parts of metal or other weldable materials.
• Positioning pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures, guides and steps using measuring instruments and hand tools.
• Inspecting completed work for conformance to specifications.
• Performing minor maintenance to equipment.
• Observing all standard safety practices, and maintaining and completing all required records.
• Participating in safety committees or initiatives as required.
• Additional skills in other crafts will be necessary to meet our customers need and will be expected in this role.

Qualifications:

Must be able to pass structural and 6G pipe weld test. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: High School diploma or GED equivalent; and Two + years of experience with industrial and commercial applications.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Fork Lift license may be required.

Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to operate the following equipment: Hydraulic press brake, hydraulic shear, Vulcan plasma cutting table, Pittsburg machine, TDC machine, Roller machine (three types), Hand break, Bead roller machine, Bead forming machine, Stomp shear, Magna bend, Pin spot machine, Drill press, Band saw, Plasma torch, Track torch, Mig and Tig Welders, Overhead Crane, and Forklift.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. Additionally, there may be occasional exposure to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This would include duties and responsibilities working on, but not limited to millwright, pipefitting, welding, sheet metal, mechanical, and rigging projects.