Welder

Position Summary

Primary responsibility is to continuously improve and lead on assigned projects. Supervise and train craftsman on your team.  Maintain and update required drawings, specs, and documents. Work within assigned team to develop and execute projects and to promote increased skills throughout your assigned crew(s).

Experience Level

Specialist

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

•    Read and understand plans, isometrics, arrangement drawings, details, specifications, erection manuals and/or blue prints and makes competent decisions based on measurable criteria.
•    Use hand, electric, pneumatic and hydraulic tools.
•    Use basic rigging procedures and equipment including chain hoists, come-alongs, jacks and tuggers. 
•    Work in close quarters, confined spaces and tolerate high temperatures.
•    Secure components together applying knowledge of geometry, physical properties of metal machining, weld shrinkage, and welding techniques.
•    Correctly select appropriate equipment and plan the layout and assembly of a welding process.
•    Bolt, clamp and tack weld parts to secure in position for welding.
•    Prepare material for welding, set material in stands, racks, hoists etc. for welding.

Qualifications

•    May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
•    Must possess mastery level proficiency in all tasks required for position.
•    Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
•    Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools as well as measurement tools

Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
• Must have required tools
• May require DL
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing