Experienced Welder

The Mega Force Staffing Group•Saint Pauls, NC

12h•$19 - $22

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced candidate with significant welding experience (MIG/TIG hand-welding, grinding, fitting, flame-cutting, material forming, welding and joining metal components, fabricating metal products. Portioner welding - pipe and flange welding. Reading blueprints). This position is NOT a training role. Qualified candidates should exhibit a positive personality, ability to work in a team, customer & goal-oriented work ethic, and the drive to deliver high quality work.

Requirements

Must have 3+ years of related experience and/or training or equivalent of education & experience
Must have the knowledge and ability to pipe/flange/position weld.
Must be able to identify specified parts to build the product.
Must be able to read blueprints and electrical schematics.
Must be able to follow instructions.
Demonstrable ability to use hand tools.
Ability to work independently or with a team.
Ability to demonstrate safe work practices.
Must have great communication skills.
Must be able to regularly stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
Must be willing to work overtime with short notice.
Submit to Drug Screen and Background Search

Responsibilities

Safe work habits, equipment, tools, environment.
Utilize MIG and TIG welding on a positioner to weld various large components together to make various valves and assemblies.
Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to welded metals completing electrical circuits.
Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
Interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, ability to use straight edges, combination squares, calipers, and rules.
Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisor.
Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion or material.
Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces to ensure conformance with specifications and or drawing.
Operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
Ability to connect regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, paint or other foreign matter.
Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, according to welding chart specifications or type and thickness of metals.
Position and secure work pieces, using hoists, cranes, wire and banding machines or hand tools.
Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments.
Other related duties assigned by Supervisor.