Welder - Plate #3200 MORGAN CITY, LA

GrayWolf is a heavy industrial/commercial construction contractor providing end-to-end solutions from design, fabrication, construction, and facility management nationwide. With over 45 years of experience, we focus on field servant leadership, talent development, and delivering safe, high-quality projects.

About the Role

A Plate Structural Welder raises, places, and unites girders, columns, and other structural-steel members to form completed structures or frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Work safely around hazards associated with the construction field.
• Use hand, electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic tools safely.
• Read and interpret plans, isometrics, arrangement drawings, details, specifications, and blueprints to make decisions based on measurable criteria.
• Visualize objects in three dimensions from plans and drawings.
• Secure components using bolts, clamps, and tack welding.
• Prepare material for welding by cutting or grinding using pipe cutters, hammer and chisel, cutting torch, or grinder.
• Set material in stands, racks, hoists, etc., for welding.
• Set up equipment and weld parts using arc, gas-shielded arc, or gas welding equipment.
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, and reshaping; reassemble using cutting torch, straightening press, and hand tools.
• Complete welding tests as specified:
  • SMAW Process E 7018: 3 positions (2G, 3G, 4G) on ½” thick carbon steel plates (Horizontal, Uphill Vertical, Overhead).
  • Flux Core Process E 71T-1 wire: 3 positions (2G, 3G, 4G) on ½” carbon steel plates (Uphill Vertical, Overhead).

Requirements

• Three (3) years minimum heavy industrial field experience as a Welder.
• Ability to identify welding techniques (TIG, MIG, Arc) and understand properties of various metals and heat effects.
• Completion of welding certification(s) required by company and/or client.
• Must have a locking toolbox and necessary tools to perform the job.
• Must successfully complete all pre-hire requirements.

Physical/Site Requirements

• Lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 45 pounds.
• Move in and around confined, cluttered, and uneven areas.
• Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with age.
• Work up to a 12-hour shift in varying temperature extremes and outdoor conditions.
• Climb and maintain balance on steel frameworks, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.
• PPE footwear and prescription safety glasses or eye shields required.