FabricatorPipefitter

American Equipment Services; Danville (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

American Equipment Services in Danville, IL is seeking a skilled welder to join our fabrication team. The role involves basic steel welding, surface prep, inspection, and maintaining safety standards on the shop floor.

You will measure workpieces, mark materials, grind and cut edges, and ensure a clean, quality weld. Applicants should be able to use ladders and scaffolding and respond to industrial emergencies with proper fire suppression procedures.

Qualifications

• Operate safety equipment and follow safe work habits.
• Examine workpieces for defects and measure to spec.
• Prepare surfaces for welding, removing rust, grease and scale.
• Grind and cut edges to ensure snug fit.
• Chip or grind excess welds and spatter.
• Clean or degrease parts before welding.
• Set up ladders/scaffolding as needed.
• Use fire suppression methods in emergencies.
• Mark or tag material with job numbers and identifying marks.

Skills

Safety compliance

Quality inspection

Welding basics

Defect notification

Material tagging

Surface preparation

Grinding

Chipping slag

Cleaning parts

Scaffolding setup

Job description

Skills:

• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.

• Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.

• Basic Steel Welding

• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.

• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.

• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.

• Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools.

• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.

• Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths.

• Hammer out bulges or bends in metal workpieces.

• Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies.

• Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work.