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Overview

The Pipe Welder position at Red Dog Mine, AK involves laying out, assembling, installing, and maintaining pipe systems and related equipment for various industrial applications. The role requires a minimum of five years of certified pipe welding experience and involves working in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

  • Obtain specified electrode and insert it into the portable holder or thread consumable electrode wire through the portable welding gun.
  • Connect cables from the welding unit to obtain specified amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse.
  • Start power supply to produce electric current.
  • Strike arc to generate heat for melting and depositing metal from the electrode to the 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.
  • Apply filler rod manually to supply weld metal.
  • Clean or degrease weld joint or work piece.
  • Repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
  • Prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scarring surfaces.
  • Chip off excess weld, slag, and spatter.
  • Preheat work piece with hand torch or heating furnace.
  • Position and clamp work pieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture.
  • Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent or ten years of pipe welder experience will be considered.
  • Minimum five years experience as a certified pipe welder.
  • Experience with GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, and SMAW.
  • Applicant must pass a pre-employment pipe welding test.
  • Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record for the past three years preferred.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • The work environment includes exposure to fumes, airborne particles, and risk of electrical shock.
  • Employee must frequently lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift up to 100 pounds.
  • Steel toed boots are required on the job.
  • Travel may require passing a TSA security checkpoint.
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How this job compares in Red Dog Mine, AK

The local market in Red Dog Mine, AK

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Red Dog Mine, AK, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Alaska as a whole we're tracking 19 other active welding openings from 15 employers. Browse welding jobs across Alaska.

NANA Construction, LLC currently has 1 other opening live in Alaska, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Alaska at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Delta Constructors (3), Worley (2), and McFarlane Aviation (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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