Welder

Akima, LLC•Coolbaugh Township, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Truestone, an Akima company, is hiring a Welder to work on-site in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. The role fabricates and repairs metal components, products, equipment, and structures using manual welding, brazing, cutting, and related processes. Work includes aluminum, steel, armor plate, stainless steel, and dissimilar metals, and may involve components of varied sizes, shapes, and thicknesses. Welding is performed in flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions, on concrete floors or on or in equipment being repaired. The Welder uses accepted trade methods and a variety of welding equipment and processes, including shielded arc, MIG, TIG, flux-core, brazing, oxygen/acetylene cutting, and plasma arc methods. Duties include interpreting layouts, blueprints, sketches, diagrams, and work orders; positioning and clamping components; setting up equipment for material thickness; and carrying out work processes such as pre-heating, bead and tack welding, flame cutting, and heat treating. Work may include repairing cracked or broken parts, filling holes, increasing the size of metal parts, and meeting close tolerances and complete-penetration requirements. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and pass the required government background checks, including credit and criminal checks, as well as pre-employment drug testing and a physical. An annual employment physical is also required. Candidates must be able to work first, second, or third shift as needed. AWS qualifications are required or must be obtained within 60 days of employment. The work environment includes exposure to dirt, grease, noise, odors, smoke, and fumes, and requires protective equipment. Truestone offers comprehensive benefits, competitive pay, growth opportunities, and retirement options.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Ability to pass a thorough government background check, including credit and criminal checks, to obtain a Public Trust or other contract-required clearance.
Pass a pre-employment drug test and physical, and an annual employment physical.
Actual work experience and proficiency in aluminum TIG, aluminum MIG, flux-core, and steel MIG welding.
Ability to work first, second, or third shift as needed.
Qualified and certified to the stated American Welding Society standards, or able to obtain the required certifications within 60 days of starting employment: AWS D17.1; AWS 17.1 GMAW 1/4 Aluminum; AWS 17.1 GTAW 1/8 Aluminum; AWS 17.1 FCAW 1/2 Steel; and AWS 17.1 GMAW 1/2 Steel.
Ability to weld dissimilar metals such as copper to steel.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, and diagrams.
Ability to stand, walk, stoop, bend, kneel, and climb, and to work in awkward and cramped quarters.
Ability to handle objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Comfort working amid constant exposure to dirt, grease, noise, odors, smoke, and fumes, using required protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Weld metal components to fabricate or repair products, machine parts, plant equipment, and other equipment according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders.
Use gas welding or brazing and combinations of arc-welding processes; perform related thermal cutting and grinding tasks.
Repair broken or cracked parts, fill holes, increase the size of metal parts, and position and clamp components before welding.
Perform welding duties using electric, acetylene, and/or inert-gas-shielded processes on metals of different types, sizes, shapes, and thicknesses, including dissimilar metals.
Work in flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead welding positions.
Perform pre-heating, hazing, bead welding, tack welding, flame cutting, and heat treating.
Use shielded arc, MIG, TIG, silver brazing, oxygen/acetylene cutting, and plasma arc methods to fabricate and repair aluminum, steel, and armor plate materials.
Locate and repair cracks in industrial engine cylinder heads using inspection equipment and a gas torch, as applicable.
Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, diagrams, and work orders.
Apply knowledge of welding standards and how metals and alloys react to welding processes and techniques.
Lay out work and position and clamp templates, jigs, and other guides to repair, modify, or fabricate metal items and equipment.
Weld stainless steel and aluminum where complete penetration or fusion and close tolerances are required.
Adjust welding machines to accommodate materials of various thicknesses.