What are the responsibilities and job description for the Welder III position at Carolina Heavy Steel?
Description:
Position Summary
Highly skilled welder capable of completing complex structural welding assignments with minimal supervision. Serves as a technical resource for production teams.
Essential Duties
- Perform advanced structural welding in all qualified positions.
- Interpret complex blueprints and welding procedures.
- Troubleshoot welding defects and fabrication issues.
- Maintain high productivity and quality standards.
- Mentor and train junior welders.
- Support quality inspections and customer requirements.
Qualifications
- Advanced welding certifications preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of welding codes and procedures.
- Proven ability to perform difficult welds consistently.
Experience
- 5 years of structural welding experience.
Hours
Monday - Thursday 6:00am - 4:30pm
Overtime may be required.
Requirements:- Interpret complex blueprints, weld symbols, specifications, and work instructions.
- Perform structural welding on highly complex assemblies and critical weldments.
- Set up, troubleshoot, and optimize welding equipment and processes.
- Execute multi-pass welds in all required welding positions.
- Inspect and verify weld quality to ensure compliance with codes, specifications, and company standards.
- Identify and correct welding defects and process issues.
- Assist supervisors with training, mentoring, and evaluating Welder I and Welder II employees.
- Operate oxy-fuel, plasma cutting, and other fabrication equipment.
- Support continuous improvement, safety, and quality initiatives.
- Ability to pass advanced welding qualification tests and certifications.
- Advanced knowledge of structural welding practices, procedures, and weld symbols.
- Strong ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and specifications.
- Proficiency in operating welding and cutting equipment.
- Working knowledge of weld inspection methods and quality requirements.
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills.
- 5–8 years of structural welding experience (or equivalent demonstrated proficiency).
- Experience welding complex structural steel assemblies in a manufacturing, fabrication, or heavy industrial environment.
- Advanced structural welding
- Blueprint and specification interpretation
- Quality inspection and defect correction
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Leadership and mentoring
- Safety compliance
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving and decision-making