Combination Welder - Freeport, TX

About the Role

Turner Industries is seeking Combo Welders for a 5-week project at our Fab Shop located in Freeport, TX. This role is ideal for a local candidate and involves working 7-10 hour shifts per week with no per diem provided.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, fit, and weld fabricated, cast, and forged components to assemble structural forms such as tanks, pressure vessels, furnace shells, pipe, and building and bridge parts.
• Select equipment and plan layout, assembly, and welding.
• Position, align, and fit components together; bolt, clamp, and tack weld parts to secure in position for welding.
• Set up equipment and weld parts; may assemble parts by bolting and riveting.
• Weld pipe (carbon steel, stainless steel, chrome, etc.) using processes such as arc, heliarc, gas, MIG, TIG, etc.
• Weld sheet metal, structural steel, brackets, or other materials.
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
• Use a cutting torch to cut materials and demo existing assemblies.

Requirements

• Minimum four (4) years of experience in welding.
• Successful completion of a written pre-employment qualification test.
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.

Physical Involvement

• Climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc., above and below ground level.
• Maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolds, and structures.
• Reaching in all directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials.
• Coordinating eye, hand, and finger movements to operate tools and equipment.
• Lifting 30 to 50 pounds from ground level, waist level, and/or overhead.
• Carrying objects, tools, and equipment.
• Standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, crouching/squatting, and crawling.
• Seeing and hearing with or without correction.

Work Environment

• Location: Industrial construction sites, equipment yard, and/or fabrication shop.
• Mobility barriers: Ground level, obstructed pathways, work at low and/or high elevations, confined areas.
• Climatic/environmental conditions: Predominately outdoor climate; exposure to extreme hot or cold weather, excessive humidity, rain, etc.
• Various noise levels caused by tools, machinery, and equipment.
• Potential exposure to chemical substances.