MIG WELDER & FABRICATOR

Welders & Fabricators are responsible for laying out, fitting, fabricating, and welding structural steel and miscellaneous metals to build different metal structures. The candidate is expected to have knowledge of handheld power tools, the ability to read and understand shop drawings and be able to use basic measuring equipment. TIG welding and machining experience a plus.

Essential Functions:
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• 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.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.
• Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
• Remove rough spots from workpieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.
• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts using torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
• Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING CONDITIONS:

While performing the duties of this position, the Fabrication & Welding Shop Lead is required to:

• Work in shop requiring Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, face shields, gloves, hard hats, boots, etc.
• Occasionally lift heavy objects.
• Fitter/Welders spend much of their time on their feet moving, bending and stooping

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• High school degree or GED equivalent required
• Trade school degree or equivalent on-the-job training or experience
• Individual has 3+ years’ experience

Job Type: Full-time