Combination Rig Welder

Wood; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking a skilled welder/fabricator in Houston, TX to interpret drawings, weld components and ensure quality standards. You will safely operate hand tools, power tools, and welding equipment, following rigging and safety procedures.

Your responsibilities include reading work orders, applying welding processes to carbon steel and stainless materials, and producing precise welds in flat, vertical, or overhead positions while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• Must own welding machine.
• Candidate should have a minimum 2 years journeyman experience welding various types of materials.
• Candidate should have a 1-2 years of experience as helper in the welding field.

Responsibilities

• Accurately interpret and apply information from work orders, job orders, specifications, ISO’s, blueprints or other drawings and recognize basic blueprints or symbols for the job application.
• Identify, recognize and demonstrate safe usage of hand tools and power tools appropriate for the job.
• Recognize various materials used in the craft and demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate material handling techniques.
• Select and safely use appropriate equipment which may include (but not limited to) manlifts, fork lifts, and company trucks.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in safe rigging practices.
• Identify, explain and perform crane signals.
• Demonstrate ability to weld together parts using any of the welding processes on various metals such as carbon steel, stainless, alloys, etc.
• Demonstrate ability to use alignment devices for fabrication.
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to qualify and pass all welding performance tests.
• Demonstrate ability to produce welds that are 100% X-ray quality.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in use of oxy-acetylene flame cutting equipment.
• Demonstrate knowledge of regulations governing quality control codes.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.

Skills

Welding machine owner

Journeyman welding

Helper experience

Job description

• Accurately interpret and apply information from work orders, job orders, specifications, ISO’s, blueprints or other drawings and recognize basic blueprints or symbols for the job application.
• Identify, recognize and demonstrate safe usage of hand tools and power tools appropriate for the job.
• Recognize various materials used in the craft and demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate material handling techniques.
• Select and safely use appropriate equipment which may include (but not limited to) manlifts, fork lifts, and company trucks.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in safe rigging practices.
• Identify, explain and perform crane signals.
• Demonstrate ability to weld together parts using any of the welding processes on various metals such as carbon steel, stainless, alloys, etc.
• Demonstrate ability to use alignment devices for fabrication.
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to qualify and pass all welding performance tests.
• Demonstrate ability to produce welds that are 100% X-ray quality.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in use of oxy-acetylene flame cutting equipment.
• Demonstrate knowledge of regulations governing quality control codes.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.

Responsibilities

• Accurately interpret and apply information from work orders, job orders, specifications, ISO’s, blueprints or other drawings and recognize basic blueprints or symbols for the job application.
• Identify, recognize and demonstrate safe usage of hand tools and power tools appropriate for the job.
• Recognize various materials used in the craft and demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate material handling techniques.
• Select and safely use appropriate equipment which may include (but not limited to) manlifts, fork lifts, and company trucks.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in safe rigging practices.
• Identify, explain and perform crane signals.
• Demonstrate ability to weld together parts using any of the welding processes on various metals such as carbon steel, stainless, alloys, etc.
• Demonstrate ability to use alignment devices for fabrication.
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to qualify and pass all welding performance tests.
• Demonstrate ability to produce welds that are 100% X-ray quality.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in use of oxy-acetylene flame cutting equipment.
• Demonstrate knowledge of regulations governing quality control codes.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.

Qualifications

• Must own welding machine.
• Candidate should have a minimum 2 years journeyman experience welding various types of materials.
• Candidate should have a 1-2 years of experience as helper in the welding field.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.