Employment Opportunity: Field Tank Welders (Texas City, TX)

About the role

Advance Tank and Construction is a construction company that works throughout the continental United States. We build large capacity, steel erected, storage products from the ground up. We are looking for welders for our jobsite in Texas City, TX. This position will require a background check and hair follicle drug test. We are interested in those who are experienced, hardworking, and know how to work safely.

Responsibilities

• Must be able to perform all duties safely.
• Must be able to weld with 7018 and downhill using 6010.
• Must be able to weld in submerged arc process.
• Must be able to manually move 100 feet of weld lead (70-100 lbs.).
• Must be able to arc gouge.
• Must be capable of climbing to heights of 160 feet above ground by vertical ladder and of using tools of the trade at that height.
• Must be able to assist in the moving of steel plate: unloading, loading, hanging, aligning, and fitting.
• Must be able to drive stakes, fit up vertical, round, roof, and bottom seams as well as perform bottom breakdowns.
• Must be able to grind weld seams in preparation for x-ray, chip off weld burs, and do other plate surface cleaning.
• Should be capable of wearing and using a respirator, when necessary, ATC will test at that time for ability.
• Should be able to read blueprints, do layout, and move scaffolding.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform all duties safely.
• Must pass a weld test per AWS or ASME in the processes than are applying for as well as pass either a bend test or x-ray welding with 7018 in vertical position.
• Must have experience in the construction of field erected storage structures and in using the following tools: 4- and 8-pound hammer, fit up bar, grinders, and chipping hammers.
• Must be able to pass a post hire physical verifying ability to perform essential functions of job, as well as a substance abuse test whenever required by Advance Tank or its customers.