Overview
The position involves setting up large-scale tank jobs, performing long, airtight welds, and ensuring quality meets specifications. New hires will receive internal training to become successful tank welders/fitters.
Responsibilities
- Perform welding operations on tanks following proper procedures.
- Setup job properly following the given blueprint and specifications.
- Properly input labor into the computer system.
- Perform quality checks and inspections on product.
- Safely operate overhead cranes.
- Use power drills to drill and/or ream holes in pole sections as required by drawings.
- Weld other products in the area using either process.
- Assemble two-piece developments.
- Determine amperage and voltage settings, feed rate settings, weld procedures, weld size, and amount of penetration required.
- Grind and/or clean seams to ensure the required penetration and necessary UT quality weld.
- Perform daily, weekly, and monthly operator preventative maintenance on seam weld machines.
- Adjust amperage, voltage, speed rates, and machine pressures constantly throughout the welding process.
Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent; a welding certificate is highly preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of MIG and/or TIG welding fundamentals is required.
- Must be able to perform continuous 36-inch welds.
- Advanced blueprint reading is required.
- Must be able to understand general tolerances.
- Layout welder skill knowledge is a plus.
- Advanced math skills in addition, subtraction, and multiplication are a plus.
- Welding, setup, and tank experience in manufacturing is a plus.
Benefits
Additional Information
- Standing and walking up to 100% of work time.
- Must be capable of bending, stooping, crawling under or over, and frequent climbing (stairs).
- Lifting, pushing, pulling, prying, and dragging heavy materials up to 50 pounds.