Combo Pipe/Plate Welder

About the role

Gulf Copper is seeking a skilled Combo Pipe/Plate Welder to join our production team in Corpus Christi, TX. In this role, you will perform high-quality structural plate and high-pressure pipe welding on marine vessels, fabrication assemblies, and offshore equipment. The ideal candidate possesses multi-process welding expertise (SMAW, FCAW, GTAW), strong blueprint-reading skills, and the ability to consistently pass code-level weld inspections.

Responsibilities

• A welder must understand welding procedures and parameters
• Can comprehend and utilize blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical. Manuals, gouge, and work process instruction
• Welds steel plates and pipes in the repair and/or construction of marine vessels, industrial components, and associated equipment
• Have the skills to use various types of welding equipment for different types of metal
• Welds components in a flat, vertical, or overhead position
• Performs related tasks such as cutting and grinding
• Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases the size of metal parts
• Welds metal parts together using gas welding, brazing, arc welding, wire fed welding, or tig welding process and procedures
• Highly skilled welders often are trained to work with a wide variety of materials, such as titanium, aluminum, or exotic metals, in addition to steel
• Select and set up welding equipment, execute the planned welds, and examine the welds to ensure that they meet standards or specifications

Requirements

• High School Diploma, some college or technical school certification, six months to one year(s) experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must pass an ABS, or ASME weld test
• Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, etc
• Must be able to stand and operate equipment for up to four continuous hours
• You must wear hearing, eye, head protection and proper PPE
• Some climbing (100 feet or higher) and lifting (50 lbs.) involved
• Working with hot and sometimes hazardous materials
• Work on inland and offshore barges or in industrial settings
• Enter round manholes with inside diameters of 18”, and other internally confined spaces
• Traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights
• Blow torches- Motorized cutting torches; Pattern cutting torches; Welding torches
• Gas welding, brazing, or cutting apparatus- Brazing equipment; Heliarc welding equipment; Oxyacetylene equipment; Portable gas operated arc welders
• Manlift or personnel lift- hydraulic truck lifts; Swing stages
• Welding masks- Hand shields; Welding shields

Skills

• Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• High performance and a strong team player
• Commitment to company values and safety program