Welder Fabricator

Job TitleDuties and ResponsibilitiesCutting and joining metal parts for fabricating or repairing vehicle equipment, tools and various other articles, applying tools like stick.Designing and fabricating the equipment and parts for meeting the special or unusual needs, using the manufacturer specifications, calculator, measuring devices, drawings etc.Installing or removing any special equipment like paint machine, grinder, power and hand tools etc.Designing and creating holding jigs that aid in fabrication of the parts in various numbers.Maintaining a record of all the work completed so as to facilitate the accounting activities.Maintaining routine inventory supplies that are used for operating the welding unit via inspection of stocks and ordering fresh stock as and when required.Skills and SpecificationsKnowledge of the properties and characteristics of metals used for cutting, welding and forming objects and of various welding fluxes and rods.Knowledge of safety precautions related to occupational hazards, procedures and practices of the trade.Skilled in identifying the proper power and hand tools in the safest possible manner and various equipment.Skilled in operating at least some type of vehicles like trucks, motor homes etc.Education and QualificationEntry level welder fabricators are expected to pass relevant technical exams in the field.Basic mathematics skillsBasic knowledge of welding symbols and blueprint reading skills.Ability to work with complicated welding tools like ox-fuel, plasma, mag-drills, chainsaws etc.