Tank Tester 2/C

Eastern Shipbuilding Group•Port St Joe, FL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to be an employment contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. maintains its status as an at-will employer. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, waive or reduce these minimal standards. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements described be interpreted as all-inclusive. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual is expected to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability expected. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding. POSITION SUMMARY Work with other crafts to ensure all work is complete in tanks and ready for testing. Pressure test tanks and applicable compartments.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalence plus one to two years’ experience as a flux core arc welder desired. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Requires working knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate work processes and techniques for fitting and welding steel and other materials.
Requires knowledge of welding symbols, ship terminology, welding symbols, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and American Bureau of Shipbuilding (ABS) standards.
Must pass ABS welding tests to be ABS Certified.
Ability to read and comprehend written, verbal, or diagram forms or plans.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form.
Ability to read and understand blueprints.
Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors and employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
Ability to read a tape measure.
Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety conscious, and multi-tasking.
Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
The employee must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment, as prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
The employee must be able to work above ground at heights of a minimum of 50 feet aloft and/or working from scaffolding and/or man-lifts while working with machinery; in confined spaces and withstand extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space.

Responsibilities

Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
Comply with Company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations and policies while performing duties.
Monitor working environment for compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations.
Ensure tanks are clean and free of water before test.
Read blue prints to know the tank boundaries and pipe systems.
Set up test equipment in a safe and timely manner.
Work in confined spaces for long periods of time.
Gouge and produce high quality welds using the Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) weld procedure to repair leaks.
Weld carbon and stainless steel.
Work with minimal supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.