Rig Welder

Turner Industries • Port Lavaca, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Turner Industries Group is seeking an experienced Rig Welder for maintenance work in Point Comfort, Texas. The role is listed as 40 hours per week, with overtime as needed. No per diem or relocation is available. Applicants must pass a weld test and drug screen, and a TWIC is required.

The welder lays out, fits, and welds fabricated, cast, and forged components to assemble structural forms, including tanks, pressure vessels, furnace shells, pipe, and building or bridge components. Work may involve welding pipe, sheet metal, structural steel, brackets, and other materials using processes such as arc, heliarc, gas, MIG, and TIG. The employee may also assemble parts using bolts or rivets, repair products by dismantling and reshaping components, and use a cutting torch to cut materials or remove existing assemblies.

The position requires compliance with job-site personal protective equipment requirements and pre-employment qualification procedures, including a physical evaluation and post-offer drug/alcohol screening. The work may involve climbing, lifting 30 to 50 pounds, and a range of other physical activities. The employee may be required to provide the listed tools and equipment.

Requirements

• Must pass a weld test.
• Must pass a drug screen; the posting also specifies a post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.
• TWIC required.
• The posting states 3 to 5 years of experience; its qualification standards separately say preferably one to four years of experience in the specified skill.
• Must meet job-site personal protective equipment requirements, including hearing protection, safety glasses, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and steel-toe boots.
• Must use OSHA-approved corrective eyewear (Z87) if corrective eyewear is needed.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or others in the workplace.
• Ability to follow set procedures and standards, apply basic mathematical skills, plan work and select tools, compare the size, shape, and form of pipe spools and other objects, follow oral and written directions, read and write, and recognize and report safety hazards.
• Ability to perform the physical activities described, including climbing, maintaining balance, handling and manipulating materials, lifting 30 to 50 pounds, carrying tools and equipment, standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.

Nice To Haves

• One to four years of experience in the specified skill is described as preferred in the qualification standards.

Responsibilities

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

What This Job Offers

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