Commercial Welder/Fabricator

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lays out, positions, and secures parts and assembles according to specifications, using straight edge, combination square, calipers, and ruler.
• Tack-welds or welds components and assembles using electric, gas, arc, or other welding equipment.
• Cuts work piece, using powered saws, hand shears, or chipping knife.
• Melts lead bar, wire, or scrap to add lead to joint or to extrude melted scrap into reusable form.
• Installs or repairs equipment such as lead pipes, valves, floors, and tank linings.
• Observes tests on welded surfaces such as hydrostatic, x-ray, and dimension tolerance to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
• Inspects grooves, angles, or gap allowances using a micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments.
• Removes rough spots from work piece, using portable grinder, hand file, or scraper.
• Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Heats, forms, and dresses metal parts using hand tools, torch, or arc welding equipment.
• Ignites torch and adjusts valves, amperage, or voltage to obtain desired flame or arc.
• Analyzes engineering drawings and specifications to play layout, assembly, and welding operations.
• Develops templates and other work aids to hold and align parts.
• Use safe work habits and operate safety equipment properly.
• Determines equipment and welding method, applying knowledge or metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
• Examine workpieces for defects.
• Measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to meet specifications.
• Primarily uses stick welding 60-10 and 70-18. Need to be able to certify in 6G position.
• Documents tests and inspection dates and results.
• Maintains inventory records for welding supplies used and utilized on jobs.
• Operate hand and power tools such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Completes work orders, list materials issued and used, and documents work repairs.
• Affords assistance to area staff as needed.
• Ensures that management is appropriately informed of area activities and of any significant problems.
• Ensures regulatory requirements and established procedures are met.
• Follows safety requirements.
• Ensures that work area is clean, secure, and well maintained.
• Completes special projects as assigned.
• Attends and participates in meetings as required.

Education and Experience

• High school education/G.E.D.
• At least 3 years of experience in welding (Prior certification required).

Language Skills

• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Able to write complex sentences, using proper punctuation, and using adjectives and adverbs.
• Able to communicate in complex sentences, using normal word order with present and past tenses with good vocabulary.

Qualification Standards

• Ability to perform essential job functions consistent safely and successfully with ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards/requirements.
• Ability to meet and maintain all qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards/requirements.
• Compliance with all personnel policies and practices.
• Ability to comprehend and carry out safety sensitive duties according to company policies, procedures, and safe work practices.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life & Disability
• Supplemental Ins.
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)