Job Duties and Responsibilities:
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Welding, fabricating, repairing, and maintaining all equipment, both rented and owned.
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Operating all authorized and required welding equipment.
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Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged by warping, distortion, expansion, or shrinkage.
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Prepares, assembles, and tack welds parts that need to be welded.
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Following and upholding all required safety rules and regulations.
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Recognizing and correcting safety hazards.
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General housekeeping duties relating to equipment, materials, and cleaning of work area.
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Supporting any other shop activities, as required.
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Check over finished work to ensure that it's within the desired tolerances.
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Maintain all of the tools and equipment assigned to you.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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Thorough understanding of machines and tools used for welding.
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Ability to read and understand the welding instructions from drawings, models, and blueprints.
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Ability to mark-up these construction drawings with as-built information.
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Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
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Basic understanding of mathematics, as related to welding assignments.
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Ability to work in different environments (i.e. inside, outside, very hot, very cold, etc.).
Education and Experience Requirements:
5+ years of welding experience
Physical Requirements
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Prolonged periods (8+ hours) of standing and walking while wearing all required PPE.
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Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
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Must be able to traverse facilities and machinery by climbing, balancing, lifting, walking, stooping, and carrying materials.
