Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc

Overview

Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of structural wind towers in North America, focusing on excellence and offering premier value to customers. The Weld Technician position is crucial for ensuring general manufacturing safety principles and all welding-specific safety requirements, involving training, instructing, and testing welders in metal joining and machine operation.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all safe work practices for heavy weld, assembly, and paint fabrication.
• Conduct audits of welding operators and process best practice safety for welding.
• Troubleshoot welding process and equipment-related issues.
• Identify areas for improvement and test new welding processes.
• Work closely with plant management to track and address welding-related issues.
• Conduct training and coaching on Weld Procedure Specifications and customer welding requirements.
• Visually inspect welds and review NDT records to determine root cause of defects.
• Conduct training based on results of RCA for welders and welding operators.
• Conduct or assist with classroom and hands-on training of new welders.
• Complete the required documentation and records as required.
• Verify welding power supply equipment.
• Engage with safety committees or initiatives.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3 years of production welding preferred.
• Experience operating GMAW, FCAW, GTAW (Tulsa Only), and SAW welding processes.
• Must be able to pass welding qualification for the above-listed process within 4 weeks.
• 2 years experience in the training of production welding operators preferred.
• Understanding of NDT processes: VT, UT, MT, and PT.
• Ability to provide clear, explicit verbal directions and create a positive learning environment.
• Direct application of AWS (and ASME Section IV codes for Tulsa only) code welding preferred.
• Formal welding training from an accredited school preferred.
• Robotic or hard automation welding system experience preferred.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k

Additional Information

• Location: Belen, NM.
• Hourly position requiring availability for all four shifts.
• Work environment includes plant, warehouse, production and non-production areas.
• May require work/maintenance coverage beyond normal hours, shifts, and on weekends/holidays.
• Ability to tolerate high and low temperatures and loud noises typical of a manufacturing plant.