Welder/Pipe - Experienced 4+ Years Exp Required

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is seeking qualified welders with 4+ years of hands-on pipe welding experience. Welders will first be qualified through the shipyard's state-of-the-art Welding School. After completion, they will use a wide range of welding filler metals and processes to perform structural and/or pipe welds in all phases of ship construction. This includes tack, fillet, and full penetration welding on steel foundations and structural and pipe joints in production on aircraft carriers and submarines. Various welding processes will be used, including SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, and GTAW, in all positions, both manually and mechanized, satisfying all nondestructive test requirements. Welders will also receive additional training in certified visual inspection, fire watch, carbon arcing, and troubleshooting minor welding equipment problems.

Requirements

4+ years of hands-on PIPE WELDING work experience.
Must be able to take measurements or be willing to learn.
Must be able to work assigned shift as production needs.
Must be able to work at extreme heights or small confined spaces.
Must be able to kneel, squat, crawl, bend, stoop, and climb.
Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
Must take and pass a respirator fit test.
Must be able to work indoors/outdoors year round in all weather conditions.
Must be able to pass Physical Agility Test.
Must be able to perform overhead work.
Must be able to work overtime as needed.
Must be willing to undergo a background investigation and drug screen.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform structural and/or pipe welds in all phases of ship construction.
Perform tack, fillet, and full penetration welding on steel foundations and structural and pipe joints.
Use various welding processes including SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), and GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding).
Make welds in all positions using both manual and mechanized processes.
Satisfy all nondestructive tests requirements (visual inspection, magnetic particle inspection, ultrasonic inspection, radiographic inspection).
Receive additional training including certified visual inspection, fire watch, carbon arcing, and troubleshooting minor welding equipment problems.
Take measurements or be willing to learn.
Work assigned shifts as production needs dictate.
Work at extreme heights or small confined spaces.
Kneel, squat, crawl, bend, stoop, and climb.
Lift 40 lbs.
Take and pass a respirator fit test.
Work indoors/outdoors year round in all weather conditions.
Pass Physical Agility Test.
Perform overhead work.
Work overtime as needed.
Undergo a background investigation and drug screen.