Fabricator

Thompson Pipe Group; Alvarado (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-Tier Medical, Vision and Dental

Profit Sharing

$1000 Sign On Bonus

Company Matched 401K Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Training & Development

Unlimited Cash Referral Program

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

Thompson Pipe Group is a private family business of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers with locations across the U.S. and North America. We are seeking a Welder/Fabricator to repair and fabricate components essential to production processes.

The role involves welding, maintenance, and fabrication tasks, with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. Applicants should have experience with flux-core welding and related processes; supervision will be provided on a manufacturing site.

Qualifications

• Must pass 3G with the back gouge and back weld with FCAW process.
• Must be able to weld within criteria. ASM section 8 UW-51 (100 RT X-Ray)
• Must be able to maintain a 92% acceptance rate with ASME UW-51 (100% RT X-Ray)
• Able to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and verbal form.
• Must be experienced in flux-core welding, SMAW, SAW a plus.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Inspect spirally welded cylinders and perform repairs per AWWA C200 and specs.
• Use oxyacetylene torch to square cylinder ends and perform repairs.
• Install, maintain, repair, overhaul, test, and adjust mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical equipment.
• Perform plumbing, pipefitting, welding, sheet metal, and structural work.
• Perform shaft and motor/gearbox alignment.
• Perform rigging and crane operations; diagnose faults.
• Perform preventive maintenance and assist in planning work.
• Fabricate parts using shop equipment and design layouts for new equipment.
• Maintain buildings and grounds; ensure safe work areas.
• Perform minor maintenance on welding equipment and tools.

Skills

Flux-core welding

SMAW

SAW

3G welding

Tools

Cutting torch

Grinders

Job description

Thompson Pipe Group is a privately held family business of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers based in Rialto, California. From the humble beginnings, we built a family of products to meet the needs of all kinds of infrastructure. Each generation of products is better than the previous.

Thompson Pipe Group is now the largest and most diverse drainage, sanitary, pressure and trench-less pipe provider, with manufacturing locations across the country and serving not just the US but all of North America. Please visit our website at www.thompsonpipegroup.com

Thompson Pipe Group is currently looking for a Welder/Fabricator

This person will Weld to repair and fabricate components essential to production processes. Maintains and repairs structure, piping, fixtures, and equipment. Performs predictive and preventive maintenance. Performs other duties of a similar nature as may be required. They DO NOT have to be certified but they should have the experience.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Inspect the entire interior and exterior surface of spirally welded cylinders and perform repairs in compliance with AWWA C200 and additional job specifications as required.
• Utilize oxyacetylene cutting torch to square cylinder ends and perform repairs as needed.
• Installs, modifies, maintains, repairs, overhauls, tests, and adjusts a variety of mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical equipment and machinery.
• Performs plumbing, pipefitting, welding, sheet metal, and structural work.
• Performs shaft alignment, motor/gearbox alignment, and associated tasks
• Performs hand rigging, forklift rigging, and crane rigging- Diagnoses problems, troubleshoots, and analyzes faulty equipment.
• Performs predictive and preventive maintenance on equipment- Utilizes the computerized maintenance management system as necessary to aid in performing predictive and preventive repair tasks, and assist the supervisor in planning work.
• Fabricates parts using shop equipment.- Designs layout work on new equipment and makes recommendations on the modification to existing equipment.
• Performs general maintenance and repairs on buildings, structures, and grounds such as walls, roofs, and roads.
• Observes safe work practices and ensures that work is done does not endanger others.
• Performs other related work as required.
• Performs minor maintenance and repairs to welding equipment and tools.
• Must properly use tools and care for equipment provided by the company to complete job tasks.
• Maintain workstation by keeping it clean, organized, free from clutter and trip hazards.
• Work under general supervision; will report to a crew leader and/or supervisor.

Essential Job Functions:

• Must pass 3G with the back gouge and back weld with FCAW process
• Must be able to weld within criteria. ASM section 8 UW-51 (100 RT X-Ray)
• Must be able to maintain a 92% acceptance rate with ASME section 8 UW-51 (100% RT X-Ray)
• This position frequently requires standing, sitting, kneeling, stooping, crawling, climbing, use of hands to handle objects, operate controls, and tools. No limits to a range of motion.
• Able to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and verbal form.
• Must be experienced in flux-core welding, SMAW, SAW a plus.
• Must be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the welding field.
• utilize the flux-core welding process, cutting torch, hand-held grinders, and whatever other tools necessary to complete these repairs.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The employee is repeatedly required to climb vertical ladders.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• The employee must regularly apply 75 foot pounds of torque in the assembly, dismantling, erection, and installation of various types of structures, tank jig, scaffolding, etc.
• Regularly swings a 10-pound hammer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Hours:

10-12, Monday- Friday; Occasional Saturday

What We Offer

• Top-Tier Medical, Vision and Dental
• Profit Sharing
• $1000 Sign On Bonus
• Company Matched 401K Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Training & Development
• Unlimited Cash Referral Program
• Employee Discount Program

An Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer that welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or another legally protected status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
Drug-free workplace.

Based in the United States, applicants must be eligible to work in the US without restrictions for any employer at any time; be able to pass a drug screen and background check.

COVID-19 considerations:
We're providing the proper PPE for all employees if needed and are including sanitizing stations throughout the company.