Shop Combo Welder

About the role

Up to $37.00 per hour based upon weld qualifications. Benefits-eligible within first 30 of employment, Paid Time Off after 90 days of employment, Paid holidays, 401k with company match- eligible within first 30 days of employment, Day and Night Shift available- 10%-night shift differential. This position does NOT pay per diem.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Starts power supply to produce electric current
• Strikes arc which generates heat to make and deposit metal from electrode to work piece and join edges of work piece
• Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions
• Cleans or degreases weld joint or work piece, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath
• Repairs broken or cracked parts and fills holes
• Prepares broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces
• Chips off excess weld, slag, and spatter, using hand scraper or power chipper
• Preheats work piece, using hand torch or heating furnace
• Positions and clamps work pieces together or assembles them in jig or fixture
• Tacks assemblies together
• Cuts metal plates or structural shapes
• May be designated according to type of equipment used as Welder, Carbon Arc (welding); Welder, Flux-Cored Arc (welding); Welder, Gas-Metal Arc (welding); Welder, Gas-Tungsten Arc (welding); Welder, Hand, Submerged Arc (welding); Welder, Plasma Arc (welding); Welder, Shielded-Metal Arc (welding)
• May be required to pass employer performance tests or standard tests to meet certification standards of governmental agencies or professional and technical associations
• Performing only those jobs on which they have been trained and/or authorized
• Working in accordance with safe job practices and complying with company safety rules
• Using required personal protective equipment
• Reporting unsafe conditions or practices
• Cooperating during investigation of any accidents that occur
• Taking an active part and participating in safety meetings, pre-job safety briefings, task hazard analyses and Job Safety Analyses

Qualifications

• Successfully pass the on-site Weld Test: All Mig & Fluxcore welds must pass a visual inspection, x-ray, and bend test
• All Tig welds must pass visual inspection and x-ray
• Tig all the way out 2.5” double heavy (552 wall) in a 6G position
• Mig & Fluxcore are combined; Mig bead downhill & Fluxcore uphill on 6” 719 wall in a 6G position