Welder - AZ

Responsibilities

• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter
• Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals
• Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained
• Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of workpieces to solder joints, using soldering irons, gas torches, or electric-ultrasonic equipment
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material
• Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools
• Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments

Requirements

• 2 years of welding experience required
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted
• Ability to read tape measure, micrometers, calipers, and gauges
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time on concrete
• Tolerance for excess heat and humidity