Welder Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Must qualify within 90 days of hire in the weld processes he/she will be performing.
• Qualification per WWI-102.
• One-year Technical Diploma; three to five years related experience and/or training and a High School Diploma or GED; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and leads welders within the Path Robotic welding group.
• Communicates with Weld Supervisor and Weld Manager, reporting information on employee progress and issues for ongoing performance evaluations.
• Prepares workload for the welders.
• Uses GMAW-P, GMAW-S, and GTAW to weld weldments, tanks, and metal parts together per the weld process specification sheet.
• Reads and understands American and European blueprints, geometrical call outs, and weld symbols.
• Evaluates all processes within area of responsibility for ways to improve in quality, tooling usage, and run times.
• Welds complicated weldments where alignments, dimensional, and weld quality must conform.
• Uses weld fixtures, gauges, and jigs when applicable.
• Performs welding on a wide variety of metals and alloys, including carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
• Assists with creating work instructions.
• Completes first piece, in process, and final inspections using calipers, height gauges, protractors, and tape measures.
• Pressure tests fuel tanks.
• Cleans and organizes work area.
• Oversees and leads welders in the Power Products division.
• Trains employees.
• Plans, assigns, and directs work.
• Appraises performance.
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems.
• Reports any problems and issues that arise to the Weld Supervisor and/or Fabrication Manager.