Weekend Nights Welder

Class C Welders are required to be safety minded, highly productive experts who can cut, fit, and tack weld all parts of heat exchangers, vessels, and towers.

• Wear proper PPE at all times on shop floor and follow all safety protocols and procedures 
• Read blueprints and weld procedures to ensure all welds are completed to required specifications
• Set up welding equipment, prepare materials and maintain a clean workstation to ensure proper welding
• Perform weld processes to fabricate or repair shell & tube heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and/or towers while maintaining less than a 5% x-ray repair rate
• Work with QC personnel to ensure quality is maintained on all welds 
• Complete assigned work within given time frame and according to specifications 
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned, which may include performing basic tasks when such a need arises 

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be a highly safety-oriented individual 
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience welding pressure vessels or heat exchanger components
• Extensive knowledge of welding with SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW & SAW thermal processes in the manufacturing of various types of pressure vessels and heat exchangers
• Ability to pass a weld qualification for each process
• Ability to read prints for both required specifications as well as dimensions
• Ability to weld within the parameters of a WPS/PQR
• Ability to be proficient in arc gouging process
• Ability to be a self-motivated and highly productive employee who requires minimal supervision and who can efficiently execute a plan to make jobs happen on time within the hours given
• Ability to be a team player who can work well with others to achieve company goals
• Ability to consistently maintain less than a 5% X-Ray repair rate
• Ability to be efficient at fixing X-Ray and UT repairs
• Ability to recognize and rectify sub-standard welds to ensure product quality
• Ability to be punctual and dependent with a willingness to work hours outside of a standard schedule when required to achieve a task or complete a project

Physical requirements

This position will be exposed to welding fumes and gases, and dust from grinder: use of PPE imperative. Work area is not climate controlled so extreme heat/cold may be experienced.

• Must be able to safely lift fifty pounds
• Ability to work in a shop environment in all seasons
• Ability to safely enter into and work productively in confined spaces of an exchanger or vessel
• Ability to safely tie off and work from elevated heights on top of exchanger or vessel