Job Description

Overview

The Structural Welder Journeyman will plan, lay-out, weld, install, and repair various types of structural steel products according to industry standards and specifications. This position requires intermediate experience and involves working in a construction environment with exposure to outdoor weather conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Set-up, troubleshoot and operate welding machines according to job specifications and welding procedures.
  • Preheat and weld metal components as specified by blueprints, welding symbols, job specifications, or welding procedures.
  • Weld using various processes including FCAW-S, FCAW-G, TGAW, GMAW, SMAW, and SAW.
  • Operate air arc gouger, grinder, stress relieving machine, and other industry machines, tools and equipment.
  • Make welding repairs and address substandard welds.

Requirements

  • Experience as a Structural Welder Journeyman in a Power Plant or Industrial setting.
  • Must possess working knowledge skills and abilities for the position.
  • Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management.
  • Ability to use hand tools, power tools and layout tools safely and efficiently.

Additional Information

  • Must be able to constantly move about a construction/industrial site.
  • Must be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
  • 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.
  • Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment.
  • May be required to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across the construction/industrial site.
  • Must have required tools.
  • May require a U.S. Driver License.
  • Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing.
  • Ability to pass fit for duty testing.