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Job Description
Position Summary
Combo Welder performs high-quality welding using GTAW, SMAW on piping and structural components in live field environments. This role requires strong technical skills, adaptability, and the ability to maintain code-quality welds while working in confined spaces, elevated locations, and under schedule-critical conditions.
Welding & Field Execution
Quality Performance
Position Summary
Combo Welder performs high-quality welding using GTAW, SMAW on piping and structural components in live field environments. This role requires strong technical skills, adaptability, and the ability to maintain code-quality welds while working in confined spaces, elevated locations, and under schedule-critical conditions.
Welding & Field Execution
- Perform GTAW/SMAW welding in all positions under field restrictions.
- Complete welds on carbon steel, stainless steel, and other alloy’s piping per WPS’s requirements.
- Execute welds, repairs or others safely and efficiently.
- Perform weld prep ( when it’s required), fit-up assistance, and final cleanliness in environments with limited workspace.
- Maintain consistent weld quality despite wind, weather, humidity, temperature, and restricted access.
- Follow all site-specific safety rules and permits (hot work, confined space, elevated work, etc.).
- Identify hazards such as pressure boundaries, stored energy, heat stress, or oxygen-deficient areas.
- Properly: Set up FR (fire resistant) welding screens or hooch’s, fire watches, and spark containment measures. following the site's safety requirements
Quality Performance
- Produce welds meeting acceptance criteria for VT, RT, UT, PT, or MT as applicable.
- Read and follow WPS, P&IDs, ISO drawings, weld maps, and material specs.
- Maintain traceability (heat numbers, filler control, joint verification) according to the Welding and Quality Control Department expectations.
- Self-inspect welds before QC notification; ensure cleanliness and freedom from discontinuities.
- Report weld defects, equipment issues, or deviations immediately.
- Meet or exceed daily weld count and productivity targets set by supervisors.
- Adapt to changing job priorities such as emergent repairs or shutdown critical path work.
- Work effectively with fitters, riggers, pipe crews, inspectors, and engineering when needed.
- Manage welding consumables efficiently, minimize rework, and maintain equipment readiness.
- Accurately documented weld numbers, joint completion, and material verification.
- Participate in daily toolbox talks, safety briefings, and quality meetings.
- Communicate challenges early (access, fit-up issues, equipment damage, consumable needs).
- Supporting weld sequencing and field installation planning
- Must pass company-required weld qualification tests by QUAL-SOP-14.5.3
- 4–7 years of field welding experience in industrial environments.
- Strong understanding of WPS requirements, fillers, interpass temperature control, and heat-affected zones.
- Ability to interpret isometric drawings, weld symbols, and field modifications.
- Must have experience welding multiple types of pipes like Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome and other alloys family.
- Must be able to assist pipe fitters in pipe installation, preparation, and fabrication while not actively welding.