Welder

Welder - Fabrication

Desired traits: Mechanical aptitude, communication, attention to detail, basic math.

Job description: The Sub Arc/Mig/Tig/Stick/Spay Arc welding position is responsible for welding pressure containing equipment, fabricating skids, welding baseplates, and doing general weld repairs to quality specifications.

In this role, you will:

Work from specification sheets, work orders, and verbal directions

Maintain continual visual inspection of product and process for proper positions, welding, and cutting

Perform prescribed quality checks

Inform supervisor or lead of problems, equipment breakdowns, or unusual operating conditions

Use a variety of hand tools, tape measure, calipers, micrometers, and other necessary measuring devices

Maintain necessary records

Move material as necessary in the performance of duties or as directed

Maintain work area and equipment in a clean, safe, and orderly condition

Follow safety rules and regulations

Maintain quality standards

Perform other duties as assigned

Required and preferred experience:

Two years experience operating a Sub Arc/Mig/Stick welding machines required

Ability to communicate with others

Perform basic math functions to include (add, subtract, multiple, and divide and use fractions and decimals)

Read micrometers and tape measures

Must have a mechanical aptitude

Use of a variety of hand and power tools

Meticulous attention to detail

Work environment and physical requirements:

Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, use hands to manipulate with fingers, handle or feel, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, reach with hands and arms

Occasionally required to climb or balance

Frequent lifting, pushing, and pulling of objects up to 50 lbs.

Regularly exposed to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), fumes or airborne particles, hot (non-weather), and vibrations

Occasionally working near moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, and cold (non-weather)

Ability to see a close distance (clear vision at 20 inches or less), identify and distinguish colors, observe an area that can be seen up and down or left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, judge distances and spatial relationships, three dimensional vision, adjust focus (adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

Noise level in the shop may be loud

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred or 1 year of Mig/Tig/Stick experience or training

We pride ourselves in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all employees. To gain employment, the candidate will need to pass a hair follicle drug test and a background check once the offer of employment has been accepted.

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