Westinghouse Electric - USA

Overview

The ASME Production Welding Fabrication Specialist role in Newington, NH involves hands-on work with heavy metal components, including interpreting blueprints and welding procedures to ensure compliance with ASME standards. The position requires precision in welding and fabrication tasks, with a focus on safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints and engineering drawings to fit and weld metal assemblies with accuracy.
• Tackle internal seams inside large fabrications, applying sound weld practice and technique.
• Grind welds to meet engineering specifications and final finishes.
• Prepare the interior of large metal forgings to accept a stainless-steel layer by precision grinding.
• Set up and monitor automated welding on interior and exterior seams of large components.
• Deburr edges and machined surfaces using small powered hand tools to achieve clean, safe finishes.
• Cut and hand-fabricate metal conduit and instrument panel housings on the surfaces of large metal cones.
• Lay out and fit cylinders, plate, and cones to exact lengths and angles per drawings and engineering specifications.
• Use overhead lifts per contract guidelines to safely position and handle materials.
• Complete required training, then demonstrate proficiency in SMAW on stainless and carbon plate, GTAW on stainless and carbon materials, and multiple thermal cutting/heating processes.
• Perform testing functions in accordance with engineering specifications to verify workmanship and fit-up.
• Prepare finished product for shipment: wrap and pad, apply stencils/labels with destination, weight, and contents, insert cardboard/felt/wood separators as needed, and band crates using banding equipment.
• Count packed items to confirm compliance with shipping orders and complete the pack-and-ship Production Order, including cleaning, packing, and tagging components.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three (3) years of fabrication experience, or at least one (1) year as a Westinghouse Newington Fabrication Mechanic II.
• Working knowledge of engineering drawings, weld symbols, welding procedures, and dimensional requirements.
• Experience reading blueprints, sketches, or building plans; hands-on experience laying out large and small components.
• Qualified and proficient in all welding positions on carbon and stainless steel using two welding processes.
• Proficient with plasma cutting, carbon arc, oxy‑acetylene burning/cutting, and grinding of specified materials.

Additional Information

• Location: Newington, NH
• Reporting to: Fabrication Supervisor
• Onsite: 100%