Welder

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Summary: Production Welders report to the Production manager every day to see what needs to be completed. The Production Welder position will be trained in all aspects of the fabrication processes.

Duties and Responsibilities may include the following. Other duties may also be assigned.

Fabrication Welders (MIG):

· Will deburr parts using a grinding wheel

· Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.

· Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.

· Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.

· Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.

· Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.

· Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.

· Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.

· Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.

· Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.

· Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises.

· Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.

· Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.

· Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of workpieces to solder joints, using soldering irons, gas torches, or electric-ultrasonic equipment.

· Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.

· Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools.

· Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys.

· Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.

· Develop templates and models for welding projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information.

· Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.

· Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths.

· Hammer out bulges or bends in metal workpieces.

· Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments.

· Melt and apply solder to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products, using soldering equipment.

· Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.

· Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across workpieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal.

· Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies.

· Preheat workpieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating furnaces.

· Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work.

· Operate metal shaping, straightening, and bending machines, such as brakes and shears.

· Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and operations.

· Ensures proper safety equipment is worn

· Records necessary information on Inspection/Production sheets as required.

· May be trained and certified as forklift operator

· Will perform daily cleanup of shop

Qualifications:

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.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions and temperature variations caused by the weather.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 70 pounds.

• The ability to stand on hard surfaces for 4 hours at a      time.
• The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while      moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position and      coordinate movements of fingers to grasp and manipulate small objects.
• The ability to bend or twist your body in a      uncomfortable manor for 1 minute at a time.
• The ability to perform Welding skills in hot (90      degree) and cold (30 Degree) environment.
• The ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
• The ability to see details at close range.
• The ability to quickly respond to a changing      environment.
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain      order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules.
• The ability to independently participate in a lab      setting safely through instructor verbal or written directions.
• The ability to read and understand information      presented in writing.
• The ability to understand information and ideas      presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The ability to detect flammable gas leaks.
• Follow dress code.
• Follow established safety rules and regulations and      maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Measure and mark parts according to blueprint.
• Operate oxygen/acetylene cutting equipment.
• Operate various welding machines.
• Operate specific power tools and hand tools specific to the      welding trade.

· 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 sit; use hands to operate computers, tools or equipment; talk and hear. 

· The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.

· The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.