Welder and Fabricator - 1st Shift

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Summary

Under Supervision, Welder will apply appropriate welding processes to

join, surface, fabricate or repair parts of metal or other weldable

materials, as specified by MRP Network, work orders, blueprints,

sketches, or acting supervisor.

Essential Duties And Job Responsibilities

• Performs all tasks in a safe and responsible manner and complies
  
  

with company policies.

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches,
  
  

work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout,

assembly, and welding operations.

• Weld steel components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions,
  
  

ability to ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by

touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical

circuits.

• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to
  
  

obtain required configurations and positions for welding.

• Position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures, guides and
  
  

steps using measuring instruments and hand tools.

• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the
  
  

welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding

equipment, lay-out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies

prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares,

calipers, and rulers.

• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is
  
  

no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other

foreign matter.

• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other
  
  

identifying marks as required.

• May perform other duties as assigned by management.