Career Welder

Trinity Industries; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. in Cartersville, Georgia, is hiring a Welder to join our railcar maintenance team. You will lay out, fit, and weld fabricated metal parts using manual and semi-automatic processes, and you will ensure conformance to blueprints and specs.

Responsibilities include preparing parts, tack-welding, inspecting finished work, and maintaining safety practices. 1–2 years’ experience preferred; overtime and weekends may be required on first shift.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience preferred.
• Proficiency in fillet & grove welds, oxy-fuel cutting, and carbon arc.
• Ability to pass weld assessment.
• Ability to measure within specified tolerances.
• Ability to work first shift 6:00am–4:30pm with required overtime, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, position, align and fit metal parts for welding.
• Tack-weld parts together.
• Weld using manual and/or semi-automatic equipment.
• Lay out and mark weld points on parts.
• Position pieces in jigs and fixtures for welding.
• Inspect finished work for conformance to specs.
• Follow all safety rules and maintain records.
• May perform welding on stainless.

Skills

Fillet weld

Grove weld

Oxy-fuel cutting

Carbon arc

Weld assessment

Tolerance measurement

Shift work

Tools

Welding equipment (manual/semi-automatic)

Job description

Job Description

Description

Are you interested in a new career? We may be looking for you!

TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. is hiring the open position of Career Welder in Cartersville, Georgia!

We provide a complete array of railcar maintenance services.

We welcome your business leadership and people leadership and drive to excellence.

Join our team today and be a part of Delivering Goods for the Good of All.

What You'll Do:

• Lay out, position, align and fits together fabricated parts of metal according to layouts, work orders, blueprints, schematics and sketches in preparation for welding
• Tack-welds pieces together
• Apply appropriate welding processes to join, surface, fabricate and repair parts of metal or other weld‑able materials according to layouts, work orders, blueprints schematics and sketches using manual and/or semi-automatic welding equipment
• Lay out and mark weld points on parts or subassemblies
• Position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures, guides and steps using measuring instruments and hand tools
• Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications
• Observe all standard safety practices and maintains and completes all required records
• Follow all safety rules and practices
• Be involved in safety committees or initiatives
• May perform GMAW, FCAW, or SMAW welding
• May weld on stainless
• Perform out-of-position welding and repairs

Qualifications

What You'll Need:

• 1-2 years of experience preferred
• Proficiency in fillet & grove weld, Oxy-Fuel Cutting, and Carbon Arcing
• Ability to pass weld assessment
• Ability to accurately measure within specified tolerances
• Ability to work first shift hours 6:00am - 4:30pm and all required overtime to include weekends if required