Weld Tech - (Off shift)

About the role

Meyer Utility Structures is searching for a Plant Welding Technician to provide welding and technical support at their Gadsden, AL utility pole manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Provide welding support to production welders, supervisors, and other plant personnel.
• Troubleshoot welding technique and routine equipment issues.
• Perform routine tasks such as maintaining welder continuity, welding equipment calibration, and flux oven logs.
• Evaluate, propose, and implement welding process improvements to increase welding efficiency and quality.
• Perform welding training on the shop floor and in a classroom setting as required.
• Absorb oversight of the daily pole school operations.
• Maintain welder candidate training, testing, and qualification records.
• Conduct hands-on welder candidate training for FCAW, SAW, SMAW, plasma/oxyfuel cutting, and air-carbon-arc gouging processes.
• Perform classroom training on welding safety, welding and cutting processes, visual weld acceptance criteria, welding symbols, drawings, etc.
• Conduct hands-on, pole layout and fit-up training.
• Provide additional training (On-the-Job Training) to production welders as required.
• Absorb participation in welding improvement projects/other duties as required.

Requirements

• Must be able to work weekday nights or weekend shift.
• 3 - 5 years FCAW, SAW, and SMAW welding experience.
• Proficient using various weld inspection tools such as amp/volt/wire feed/gas flow meters, fillet weld gages, undercut gages, etc.
• Welding related associate degree desired.
• Able to read and comprehend welding symbols, welding procedure specifications, work instructions, drawings, bill of materials, etc.
• Possess working knowledge of AWS D1.1 welding procedure specification.
• Possess working knowledge of weld filler materials and base materials.
• Possess written and oral communication skills.

Qualifications

• Regular and predictable attendance, a great attitude, and an ability to work well with a team towards achieving a common goal.

Skills

• Strong hands-on welding skills.
• Visual weld inspection experience.
• Experience using welding procedure specifications.

Benefits

• Meyer Utility Structures is a proud subsidiary of the infrastructure company, Arcosa, Inc.
• We commit to and pride ourselves on providing reliable structures, superior service, and product solutions.
• Meyer Utility Structures is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications.

Pay

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Schedule

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