Lead Fitter/Welder — Precision Structural Welds

Arcosa Inc.; Lancaster (SC); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Meyer Utility Structures, an Arcosa subsidiary, is hiring Lead Fitters/Welders for our plant in Lancaster, SC. You’ll use jigs/holding fixtures to lay out pieces to be welded according to blueprints, layouts, schematics, or work orders.

You’ll then use welding equipment to join, surface, fabricate, and repair parts of metal or other weldable materials. Lead a team of welders, inspect finished work for conformance to specifications, and perform maintenance on equipment while maintaining safety

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience.
• Flux Core experience.
• Certified to perform horizontal and vertical welds.
• Ability to perform multi-pass welds.
• Ability to perform "C" (circumferential) welds.
• Qualify as a flat welder.
• Maintain 90% pass rate on UT inspection.
• Basic understanding of Oxy Fuel/Plasma burning.
• Basic understanding of Carbon Arcing.
• Ability to maintain good attendance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of welders.
• Repair welds.
• Assist with the completion of tasks to meet deadlines.
• Apply welding processes per layouts, work orders, blueprints, schematics, and sketches using manual/automatic/semi-automatic welding equipment.
• Perform complex repairs.
• Weld clips and hardware.
• Perform full penetration welds to ends of poles or channels.
• Operate grinding equipment.
• May train lower levels.
• May lay out and mark weld points on parts or subassemblies.
• May position pieces to be welded into jigs and fixtures.
• May inspect completed work for conformance to specifications.
• Maintain quality and efficiency.
• Observe all standard safety practices.
• Maintain and complete all required records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Welding

Quality inspection

Safety

Tools

Flux Core welding

Job description

Meyer Utility Structures, an Arcosa subsidiary, is hiring Lead Fitters/Welders for our plant in Lancaster, SC. You’ll use jigs/holding fixtures to lay out pieces to be welded according to blueprints, layouts, schematics, or work orders.

You’ll then use welding equipment to join, surface, fabricate, and repair parts of metal or other weldable materials. Lead a team of welders, inspect finished work for conformance to specifications, and perform maintenance on equipment while maintaining safety