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Overview

X-Ray Welders are skilled structural welders responsible for fabricating welds without defects for radiographic X-ray inspection. The position involves welding on Sub safe/Hull integrity joints according to established procedures and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Weld in all welding positions and on various joint designs
  • Gouge full penetration welds
  • Ensure high quality, speed, and efficiency in welding
  • Meet internal policy standards and UT / RT acceptance criteria
  • Use pneumatic tools such as grinders, burr tools, and wire brushes
  • Pre-heat equipment and perform carbon/arc gouging while verifying weld size using gauges
  • Complete an RT welding test and a six-month probationary period to demonstrate proficiency

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent OR a minimum of 2 years related technical experience
  • 6 plus months of structural MIG welding experience or current EB structural welding qualifications-mig pulse/spray
  • Knowledge of welding procedures and various types of welding equipment
  • Ability to work in horizontal, vertical, overhead, and flat positions
  • Ability to work at heights and in tightly confined spaces as required
  • Available to work all shifts
  • Possess basic hand tools
  • Ability to perform some lifting, climbing, and bending

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position is located at the Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, RI

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in North Kingstown, RI

The local market in North Kingstown, RI

North Kingstown, RI currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Rhode Island as a whole we're tracking 4 other active welding openings from 2 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in North Kingstown, or widen the search to Rhode Island.

General Dynamics Electric Boat currently has 3 other openings live in Rhode Island, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Rhode Island at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are General Dynamics Electric Boat (3). 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. 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.

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