Thompson Construction Group, Inc.

Overview

Thompson Construction Group, Inc. is one of the largest privately held companies based in South Carolina, offering a diverse range of services including capital projects and commercial construction. The Pipe Welder position involves laying out, fitting, and welding components to assemble structural forms with a focus on safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly.
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Weld together metal components of products such as piping systems, plate, pipe and tube or structural shapes.
• Obtain specified electrode and insert electrode into portable holder or thread consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun.
• Connect cables and adjust welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, polarity, and pulse.
• Start power supply to produce electric current.
• Strike arc to generate heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to work piece.
• Manually guide electrode or gun along weld-line to form specified depth of fusion and bead.
• Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
• May manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
• May clean or degrease weld joint or workplace.
• May prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
• May remove excess weld, defective weld material, slag, and spatter.
• May preheat work piece using hand torch or heating furnace.
• May position and clamp work piece together or assemble them in a jig or fixture.
• May tack weld assemblies together.
• May cut metal plates or structural shapes.
• May fit up parts and inspect fit before welding.
• May be required to use various welding processes.
• Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to TIG and stick weld on stainless and/or carbon.
• Must pass required weld tests.
• Must be willing to work outside craft.
• Must wear safety gear, including protective goggles, masks, face shields and safety shoes.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate clearly with supervisor/co-workers.
• Utilize basic math and a calculator to solve geometric problems.
• Must be able to climb, bend, twist, stand and reach repetitively.
• Candidate may be required to pass a drug test and criminal background check.
• Must have own TIG Rig and Stinger.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k

Additional Information

• Work 40 or more hours per week with possible weekend work.
• Workers are surrounded by hot materials and strong light.
• Employee must be able to work in hot/cold/damp/cramped environments.