Rig Welder - Port Lavaca, TX

Turner Industries • Port Lavaca, TX

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About The Position

Turner Industries Group is hiring an experienced Rig Welder for maintenance work in Point Comfort, Texas. The position is listed as Port Lavaca, Texas. The role involves laying out, fitting, and welding fabricated, cast, and forged components to assemble structural forms, including tanks, pressure vessels, furnace shells, pipe, and building and bridge parts.

The welder selects equipment and plans layouts, positions and aligns components, secures parts for welding, sets up equipment, and welds parts. Work may include assembling components with bolts or rivets; welding pipe, sheet metal, structural steel, brackets, or other materials using arc, heliarc, gas, MIG, or TIG processes; repairing products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts; and using a cutting torch to cut materials or demolish existing assemblies.

The schedule is 40 hours, with overtime as needed. No per diem or relocation is available. Applicants must pass a weld test and drug screen and have a TWIC. A pre-employment qualification test and post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation are required. Job-site PPE requirements include hearing protection, safety glasses, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and steel-toe boots; OSHA-approved corrective eyewear (Z87) is also specified. The employer states that the drug/alcohol test is not something applicants should pay for and advises contacting its hiring office with questions about requests for payment.

The work requires following procedures and safety standards, applying basic math, planning work and selecting tools, understanding differences in the size and shape of pipe spools and other objects, following oral or written directions, reading and writing, and recognizing and reporting safety hazards. Physical activities may include climbing and balancing on ladders, scaffolds, and structures above and below ground; reaching, handling and manipulating materials; operating tools and equipment; lifting 30 to 50 pounds from ground, waist, or overhead level; carrying equipment; standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, squatting, crawling, and seeing and hearing with or without correction. Employees may be required to provide the listed tools and equipment.

Requirements

• Must pass a weld test.
• Must pass a drug screen; a post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation are required.
• Must have a TWIC.
• Three to five years of experience is stated in the posting.
• A pre-employment qualification test is required.
• Must meet job-site personal protective equipment requirements, including hearing protection, safety glasses, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and steel-toe boots.
• OSHA-approved corrective eyewear (Z87) is specified.
• Must be able to perform the listed physical activities, including lifting 30 to 50 pounds and climbing, balancing, carrying, and working in various positions.
• Must be able to follow procedures and directions, apply basic mathematical skills, plan work and select tools, read and write, and recognize and report safety hazards.
• No per diem or relocation is available.

Nice To Haves

• Preferably one to four years of experience in the specified skill.

Responsibilities

• Select welding equipment and plan layouts, assembly, and welding.
• Lay out, position, align, and fit components together.
• Bolt, clamp, or tack-weld parts to secure them for welding.
• Set up equipment and weld parts.
• Assemble parts by bolting or riveting when needed.
• Weld pipe, sheet metal, structural steel, brackets, and other materials using processes such as arc, heliarc, gas, MIG, or TIG.
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
• Use a cutting torch to cut materials or demolish existing assemblies.
• Follow work procedures and safety standards and recognize and report safety hazards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed