Overview

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Fabricates and welds all types of pressure containing steel vessels using drawings, specifications and industry standards.

Cut/burn, layout and prepare all types of steel components such as; rolled shells, pipe and fittings for welding.

Interprets drawings, specifications and diagrams to determine appropriate welding process.

Measures accurately with the ability to maintain stringent tolerances at all times.

Welds carbon and stainless steel.

Uses a variety of portable hand, electric and air powered tools such as grinders, drills and band saws.

Uses welding machines, carbon arc gougers, pipe bevellers, flame cutting torch and plasma torch.

Uses stationary tools such as bench grinder, iron worker, drill press and chop saw.

Operates lifting equipment such as overhead cranes and jib cranes which is inclusive of rigging experience.

Offers and seeks advice from others to help make technically sound decisions or solve problems.

Reports problems to line supervisor and actively participates in resolutions.

Perform job duties in a safe manner and according to company safety procedures.

Reports potential safety hazards to supervisor and actively participates in resolutions.

Effectively follows oral and written instructions and communicates them to others as needed.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all departments and workers.

Actively participates in teaching and developing other employees.

Actively participates in product development and improvements.

Occasionally fills in as backup Lead.

Performs the above and other duties as required without supervision.

Required education or minimum level:
High school education (GED)

Experience:
Experience in pipe or vessel fitting/welding field.

Skills:
Ability to read tape measures and rulers in increments of 1/16”

Basic mathematic ability to add and subtract fractions, decimals and whole numbers.

Must have knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a vessel fabricating and welding shop.

Must be familiar with Safety and OSHA requirements within a welding environment.

Weld to ASME code and 100% x-ray.

Pipe Welders must pass 6G Position Test using MIG/Flux Core plus Tig or Sub Arc test (GMAW/FCAW plus GTAW or SAW)

Vessel Welders must pass 6G Position Test using MIG/Flux Core and Sub Arc test (GMAW/FCAW/SAW)