Certified & Non-Certified Welders - 1st Shift

General Function

This person would be responsible for setting up large-scale tank jobs, performing long, airtight welds, and ensuring the quality meets specifications. New hires will undergo an internal training program to be given the tools to become successful tank welders/fitters.

Responsibilities

• Perform welding operations on tanks following proper procedures
• Setup job properly following the given blueprint and specifications
• Properly input labor into the computer system
• Perform quality checks and inspections on product
• Safely operate overhead cranes
• Uses power drills to drill and/or ream holes in pole sections as required by drawings
• Welds other products in his or her area using either process
• Knowledge of cross squaring is a plus
• Assembles two-piece developments
• Determines amperage and voltage settings, feed rate settings, weld procedures, weld size, and amount of penetration required
• Grinds and/or cleans seams to ensure the required penetration and necessary UT quality weld
• Performs daily, weekly, and monthly operator preventative maintenance on seam weld machines
• Adjusts amperage, voltage, speed rates, and machine pressures constantly throughout the welding process to compensate for variations from the cutting and bending operations and the material variations
• Other duties assigned.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent; a welding certificate is highly preferred
• Advanced knowledge of MIG and/or TIG welding fundamentals is required
• Must be able to perform continuous 36-inch welds
• Advanced blueprint reading is required
• Must be able to understand general tolerances
• Lay welder skill knowledge is a plus
• Advanced math skills in addition, subtraction, and multiplication are a plus
• Welding, setup, and tank experience in manufacturing is a plus

Physical Component(s)

• Standing and walking up to 100% of work time
• Must be capable of bending, stooping, crawling under or over, and frequent climbing (stairs)
• Lifting, pushing, pulling, prying, and dragging heavy materials up to 50 pounds