Pipe Welder TIG/Heliarc

Welder Position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: This position is responsible for the following: Other duties may be assigned.

• A welder must understand welding procedures and parameters.

• Can comprehend and utilize blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals, gouge, and work process instruction.

• Welds steel plates and pipes in the repair and/or construction of marine vessels, industrial components, and associated equipment.

• Have the skills to use various types of welding equipment for different types of metal.

• Welds components in a flat, vertical, or overhead position.

• Performs related tasks such as cutting and grinding.

• Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases the size of metal parts.

• Welds metal parts together using gas welding, brazing, arc welding, wire fed welding, or tig welding process and procedures.

• Highly skilled welders often are trained to work with a wide variety of materials, such as titanium, aluminum, or exotic metals, in addition to steel.

• Select and set up welding equipment, execute the planned welds, and examine the welds to ensure that they meet standards or specifications.

Required Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma, some college or technical school certification, six months to one year(s) experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must pass an ABS, or ASME weld test.

Working Conditions:

• Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, etc.

• Must be able to stand and operate equipment for up to four continuous hours.

• You must wear hearing, eye, head protection and proper PPE.

• Some climbing (100 feet or higher) and lifting (50 lbs.) involved.

• Working with hot and sometimes hazardous materials.

• Work on inland and offshore barges or in industrial settings.

• Enter round manholes with inside diameters of 18", and other internally confined spaces.

• Traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights.

Necessary Equipment Operation:

• Blow torches - Motorized cutting torches; Pattern cutting torches; Welding torches.

• Gas welding, brazing, or cutting apparatus - Brazing equipment; Heliarc welding equipment; Oxyacetylene equipment; Portable gas operated arc welders.

• Manlift or personnel lift - hydraulic truck lifts; Swing stages

• Welding masks - Hand shields; Welding shields.

Special Skills:

• Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures.

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• High performance and a strong team player.

• Commitment to company values and safety program.

Welder Position Basic Requirements: Qualifications of class – Class will be based upon judgment by quality control and/or production management in terms of the quality and productivity of the welds. Plate Welder 2nd Class (PLW2) - Welder capable of welding SMAW or FCAW on plate/structural with ABS Q2+4G or ASME or AWS plate test (2G+3G+4G). Plate Welder 1st Class (PLW1) - Welder capable of welding SMAW & FCAW on plate/structural with ABS Q2+4G or ASME or AWS plate test (2G+3G+4G). Pipe Welder 2nd Class (PPW2) – Welder capable of welding SMAW or FCAW on plate/structural &SMAW or FCAW on pipe with ABS Q3 or AWS 6g pipe test. Pipe Welder 1st Class (PPW1) – Welder capable of welding SMAW & FCAW and or GTAW on pipe. Must Pass ABS Q3 or ASME 6G or AWS 6G pipe test. Combination Welder 1st Class - Pipe/Plate/Structural (PPLW)– Welder capable of process / structural pipe and plate welding using GTAW+FCAW and or GTAW+SMAW. Combination Welder 2nd Class- Pipe/Plate/Structural (PPLW)– Welder capable of process / structural pipe and plate welding using GTAW+FCAW and or GTAW+SMAW. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of assigned personnel.