Rig Welder

About the role

Turner Industries is seeking a Rig Welder for project work in the Pasadena, TX area. No per diem, ideal for candidates local to the area. The welder will need to provide his own truck/rig. Work schedule is 40-50 hours per week, subject to change. Must pass a weld test and safety council screening, and complete a drug test and employment physical.

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.
• Lay out, position, align, and fit components together.
• Bolt, clamp, and tack weld parts to secure them in position for welding.
• Set up equipment and weld parts.
• May assemble parts by bolting and riveting.
• May weld pipe (carbon steel, stainless steel, chrome, etc.) using arc, heliarc, gas, MIG, TIG, etc.
• May weld pipe, sheet metal, structural steel, brackets, or other materials.
• May repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
• May use cutting torch to cut materials and demo existing assemblies.

Requirements

• Minimum four (4) years of experience in the specified skill.
• Written pre‑employment qualification test.
• Post‑offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.
• Hazard Communication orientation/test.
• Turner Industries Group, LLC indoctrination.
• OSHA‑approved corrective eye wear (Z87).
• Job site orientation.
• Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel‑toe boots, etc.).
• Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.).
• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or others in the workplace.
• Physical involvement: climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures above and below ground; maintaining balance; reaching in all directions; handling and manipulating objects; coordinating eye‑hand‑finger movements; lifting 30‑50 lb from ground, waist, or overhead; carrying objects/tools; standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, crouching/squatting, crawling; seeing and hearing with or without correction.
• Mental involvement: following set procedures and standards; applying basic math skills; planning work and selecting proper tools; comparing size, shape, and form; visualizing solid objects from drawings/diagrams; following oral/written directions, plans, and blueprints; reading, writing; recognizing and reporting safety hazards.
• Work environment: industrial construction sites, equipment yards, fabrication shops; ground level or obstructed pathways; work at low/high elevations; confined areas; predominately outdoor climate with possible extreme heat/cold, humidity, rain; various noise levels; potential exposure to chemical substances.

Skills

• Tool box, crescent wrenches, hacksaw, pipe wrench, set of combination wrenches, striker, tip cleaner, hood, cutting goggles, soap stone holder, welding gloves, set of allen wrenches, tri square, bottle wrench, ball pein hammer, channel locks, rain suit.

Schedule

40‑50 hours per week, subject to change.