Pipe Welder - Big Lake, AK

Responsibilities

• Obtains specified electrode and inserts electrode into portable holder or threads consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun.
• Connects cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse, as specified by Welding Engineer or Welding Technician.
• Starts power supply to produce electric current.
• Strikes (forms) arc which generates heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to work piece and join edges of work piece.
• Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle.
• Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Examines weld for bead size and other specifications.
• Applies filler rod manually to supply weld metal.
• Cleans or degreases weld joint or work piece.
• Repairs broken or cracked parts and fills holes.
• Prepares broken parts for welding by grooving or scaring surfaces.
• Chips off excess weld, slag, and spatter.
• Preheats work piece with hand torch or heating furnace.
• Positions and clamps work pieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum three (3) years experience as a certified pipe welder.
• GTAW – GMAW – FCAW – SMAW experience.
• Applicant must pass a pre employment pipe welding test.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock.
• Frequent exposure to wet or humid conditions; work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; extreme heat; risk of radiation and vibration.
• Occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme cold.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Frequently lifts up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 100 pounds.
• Regularly stands, walks, uses hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls and talks or hears.
• Sometimes sits and tastes or smells.
• Steel toed boots required on the job.