Welder I

Summary & Scope

Responsible for fabrication of ASME code and non-code pressure vessels along with the fabrication of items not typical to regular production. For more criteria please see the Weld Advancement Criteria for the current year.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities

• Adhere to and abide by all plant safety rules and regulations.
• Perform daily preventative maintenance tasks.
• Perform daily equipment check lists (e.g., crane checks, equipment checks).
• Read and interpret blueprints, job routings, and Standard Engineering Specifications.
• Properly assemble heads, shells, and flanges for circumferential seam welding.
• Hold necessary weld certifications to fabricate and repair pressure vessels.
• Perform all kinds of welding, cutting, and gouging operations applicable to the company to properly fabricate pressure vessels.
• Handset couplings, flanges, pipe nipples, legs, brackets, braces, etc., within tolerances specified on blueprints.
• Record required information on proper forms relating to specific fabrication practices where required.
• Pneumatic test doubler pads and pressure vessels when required.
• Dye penetrant inspect and do repairs to joggled shells; successfully complete dye penetrant certification.
• Material handling – operation of cranes, hoists, and forklifts as needed; successfully complete any training/safety program relating to the operation of the equipment.
• Perform modifications or alterations to previously fabricated pressure vessels.
• Understand the ISO system and the elements that affect your job.
• Adhere to and abide by all ITAR-specific job standards and training; protect and properly safeguard ITAR-sensitive information and work product; ensure dissemination or disclosure of and access to “protected data” occurs only with those trained and approved for exposure to ITAR content.
• Immediately notify Supervisor/Manager, Human Resources, Legal (email: compliance@samuel.com) or the Samuel Ethics Alert Hotline of known or suspected unauthorized disclosure, release of, or access to protected ITAR content.
• Perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management, as required.

Equipment Knowledge

• Wire feed (GMAW) welding equipment
• Air Carbon Arc gouging equipment
• All pneumatic tools available to shop employees
• 1’, 2’, and 4’ levels, center finder, carpenter’s square, chalk line, compass, protractor, tape measure, circumference tape measure, center punch
• Air plasma arc cutting machine, Oxy/Acet cutting torch
• Fillet weld gauges

Role Requirements

• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment to meet team expectations.
• Understanding and support of Company policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand and abide by all safety rules and regulations to perform the job.
• Basic understanding of computers.
• Reading, writing, and simple math skills.
• Ability to read blueprints.
• High School diploma, GED, or at least 1 year working experience in an industrial-based environment.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.