Welder

WELDER JOB DESCRIPTION

Welds and assembles metal components to build pressure vessels.

Employee must be able to:

1. Attend work on the schedule established by Enerfab and without excessive absenteeism.
2. Follow all safe work practices.
3. Obtain parts and materials.
4. Access area to be welded by climbing ladder or scaffolding if needed.
5. Use disc grinder to smooth out, weld, or grind parts prior to welding.
6. Operate manual and automated welding units and equipment by depositing metal from electrode to work piece and joins edges of work piece.
7. Maintain length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead.
8. Weld in flat and vertical planes (all position welding).
9. Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
10. Grind or clean weld joint of work piece.
11. Repair improperly welded pieces and fill holes.
12. Position and clamp work pieces together or assemble them in a jig fixture.
13. Tack assemblies together.
14. Fabricate new or replacement parts for pressure vessels
15. Assemble component parts using hand and small power tools.
16. May change hoses, fittings, air valves, suspension parts, etc.
17. Clean up work area daily.
18. Lift more than 50 pounds
19. Be able to stand on feet for 10 hours at a time. Be able to enter confined spaces for up to 10 hours at a time.

Skills:

Understand and apply welding techniques; work quickly and skillfully with the hands; accept responsibility for the work performed; visualize what the finished product should look like; operate welding equipment with skill.

Experience:

• Steel/Metal Alloys experience needed
• Pass vertical and horizontal MIG, TIG and Stick welding tests
• Mechanical w/hydraulics