Welder

Job Summary: Use hand-welding or name-cutting equipment to weld or join metal Components or to fill holes, or seams of fabricated metal products. Tasks: Operate Safety equipment and use safe work habits. Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. Ignite torches or Start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits. Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding. Detect faulty operation Of equipment or defective materials and notifr supervisors. Operate manual Or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding. Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating parts or warping, Shrinking, distortion, Or expansion Of material. Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications. 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. Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. Specific Qualifications: 3F and 4F FCAW (Semi-automatic) Welding Certification. Knowledgeable in weld acceptance criteria per AWS DI. 5. Capable Of performing acceptable arc gouging procedures. Capable Of performing acceptable grinding procedures. Minimum of one year experience in structural steel welding. Capable of metric and standard measuring. Knowledgeable in blueprint reading. Basic mathematical skills. General Requirements: Good communication skills verbally and written Comply with company policies and goals per SSPC Quality Manual and Procedure Handbook Maintain highest quality of workmanship, housekeeping and safety practices Able to multitask and help in other production stations as required by Shop Manager, Supervisors or team leaders Physical Requirements : Requires repetitive movement, Good eyesight Capable of lifting 50 lbs Requires sitting, walking, and climbing Requires using hands to handle, control, Or feel objects, tools or controls, Includes exposure to contaminants, Requires working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions, - very hot (above 90 F degrees) Or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures, Requires exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable, Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment, Requires depth perception Working Environment: Requires repeating the same physical activities or mental activities over and over, Requires sitting, standing, walking, bending and climbing Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls, Requires face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams, Requires working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions - in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures, Requires exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable, Requires exposure to hazardous equipment Requires being exact or highly accurate, Mistakes are not easily correctable and have serious conseq uences, Job pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery and on the job experi nce Requires meeting strict deadlines, Requires work with others in a group or team, includes responsibility for work outcomes and results, Includes responsibility for the health and safety of others, Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment, Requires verbal comprehension of English language Schedule: Must be willing to work a flexible schedule