Welder

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Welding, fabricating, repairing, and maintaining all equipment, both rented and owned. 
• Operating all authorized and required welding equipment. 
• Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged by warping, distortion, expansion, or shrinkage. 
• Prepares, assembles, and tack welds parts that need to be welded. 
• Following and upholding all required safety rules and regulations. 
• Recognizing and correcting safety hazards. 
• General housekeeping duties relating to equipment, materials, and cleaning of work area. 
• Supporting any other shop activities, as required. 
• Check over finished work to ensure that it's within the desired tolerances. 
• Maintain all of the tools and equipment assigned to you. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough understanding of machines and tools used for welding. 
• Ability to read and understand the welding instructions from drawings, models, and blueprints. 
• Ability to mark-up these construction drawings with as-built information. 
• Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms. 
• Basic understanding of mathematics, as related to welding assignments. 
• Ability to work in different environments (i.e. inside, outside, very hot, very cold, etc.). 

Education and Experience Requirements:

5 years of welding experience 

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods (8 hours) of standing and walking while wearing all required PPE. 
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds. 
• Must be able to traverse facilities and machinery by climbing, balancing, lifting, walking, stooping, and carrying materials.