Shop Pipe Welder - TIG

Position Summary

Perform trade specific quality work consistent with CAD/FAB and Energy procedures to ensure product meets or exceeds customer expectations.

Role Responsibilities

• Operate trade specific machinery and trade specific tools (i.e., calipers, weld gauges, tape measures, and other welding hand tools).
• Read, interpret and follow basic blueprints, diagrams, engineering drawings, specifications, weld symbols, bills of materials, and other written instructions or procedures to accurately create equipment and products.
• Identify product defects and effectively communicate defects to project foreman.
• Follow P&IDs for assembly tracks on projects.
• Create specific weldment set-ups and fixturing to meet geometric requirements.
• Work with overhead cranes, jib cranes, and forklifts.
• Work closely with other fabricators, welders and laborers to improve their skills and provide training.
• Maintain weld machines using preventative maintenance methods.
• Continually evaluate weld machine performance and technology to improve cycle times.
• Absorb and prioritize work flow through effective communication with management staff.
• Perform prioritized work flow assignments as directed by foreman or shop superintendent.
• Ability to maintain welder certification per customer and company procedure specifications.
• Perform X-Ray Quality Welds on process piping, hydronics, and pressure vessels.
• Using shop blueprints, fit up X-ray quality weld joints.
• ASME Pressure Vessel, Piping, Welding to B31.1, 31.3, 31.9 Criteria.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience, 3 years welding experience minimum preferred.
• Familiarity with welding on a rotator, understands fitting up with a rotator in mind.
• Knowledge of various welding techniques, with a strong requirement of TIG welding experience. Familiarity with MIG and ARC welding processes is also preferred.
• Knowledge of metallurgy.
• Knowledge of manual and mechanical welding techniques.
• Knowledge of pipe trade tools (Two-Hole Pins, Center-finders, Pipe wraps, Angle finders)
• Prior to being hired must be capable of proficiently passing 6G FCAW weld test.
• Within one week of hire must be capable of passing a 6G GMAW weld test. Also to include SMAW, GTAW, pulse highly desired skills.
• At 60 Days after being hired, employee must provide his/her set of hand tools. (Hammer, pliers, channel locks, sockets, tape measurer... etc.)
• At 90 days after being hired, is able to meet productions goals.
• Receives minimal supervision, coordinates own tasks with a specific range of responsibilities under established procedures.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Requires judgment or initiative in resolving issues and making recommendations.

Minimum Physical Requirements

• Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
• Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
• Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
• Work in all types of weather.
• Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.
• Ability to lift and carry 51 to 75 lbs. occasionally, and/or 31 to 45 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 16 to 22 pounds of force constantly to move objects.