Welder 1/C

Eastern Shipbuilding Group•Panama City, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Welder lays out, fits, and welds fabricated, cast, and forged components to assemble structural forms according to specifications. The role includes selecting equipment and planning layout, assembly, and welding, and working with other crafts as directed by supervision. The position requires producing high-quality welds with a variety of materials and working with minimal supervision in a heavy industrial shipyard environment. Employees are expected to perform assigned duties, comply with safety, ethics, and environmental requirements, and monitor work for quality, safety, environmental, and health compliance. Duties may change, and reasonable accommodations may be made where they do not pose serious health or safety risks or undue hardship.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalence.
One to three years of experience as a flux core arc welder desired.
Working knowledge of materials, methods, work processes, and techniques for fitting and welding steel and other materials.
Knowledge of ship terminology, welding symbols, safety, OSHA, and ABS regulations.
Experience and knowledge of gouging, mirror welding, MIG and stick welding, and welding carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
Must pass American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) welding tests to become ABS certified.
Ability to read and comprehend written, oral, or diagram forms or plans, including blueprints.
Ability to carry out instructions using common-sense understanding.
Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from supervisors and employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide units of measure, and read a tape measure.
Behavioral attributes include integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety consciousness, and multitasking.
Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
Ability to meet the physical and medical qualifications for wearing required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Lay out, position, align, and secure parts, and assemble them according to specifications.
Fit, tack, and weld component parts in position; examine welds for bead size and adherence to specifications.
Weld components in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
Set up equipment and weld parts using arc, gas-shielded arc, submerged arc, or gas welding equipment.
Produce high-quality welds, including watertight penetrations, with weld steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
Inspect grooves, angles, and gap allowances using a micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments.
Perform carbon air arc cutting on butt seams, prepare seams after gouging, and remove structures with the carbon air arc technique when needed.
Work with other crafts as instructed by supervision and perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies.
Monitor the working environment for compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations.
Maintain regular attendance and work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
May indirectly supervise and/or train subordinates.