Night Shift - Structural Welder Journeyman

Kiewit•Greenville, MS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Structural Welder Journeyman plans, lays out, welds, installs, tests, and repairs pipe and similar tubular products in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, welding codes, and industry standards. The role involves coordinating with field crews, performing precise welding and fitting work, supporting prefabrication and rigging, operating industry tools and equipment, and inspecting work for compliance with contract plans and specifications. This position is classified as skilled and is a night-shift role.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, along with previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
Must possess strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical tools, hand tools, power tools, layout tools, and measurement tools.
Must have required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and Fit for Duty.
Able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl while moving about a construction or industrial site.
Able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, including access to work areas that may exceed 200 feet.
Able to move and work in confined and cluttered spaces and on uneven surfaces.
Able to complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments.
May be required to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

Plan, diagram, and lay out work for pipe welding.
Coordinate with field labor crews to support efficient installations.
Set up welding equipment, fit piping, and independently perform precise welds.
Lay out and assemble pipes to production, quality, safety, code, design, and specification requirements.
Repair welds and correct substandard welds.
Assist with prefabrication layout or installation coordination.
Assist with rigging material.
Operate air arc gougers, grinders, stress-relieving machines, and other industry machines, tools, and equipment.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, and materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate employees’ work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action.
Follow safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.