Pipe Tacker

Chouest; Houma (LA); Sur place; USD 36 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

LaShip, an Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate, seeks a Pipe Tacker to support welding operations by preparing welds, positioning and aligning components, and performing tack welds under the fitter's direction.

You will read tapes, use hand tools, grind weld remnants, and help install piping and structural accessories. Fulfills a vital role in fabrication and assembly aboard offshore support assets.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing welds and fitting methods
• Ability to read and interpret simple layout drawings
• Proficiency with measuring tools and layout assistance

Responsabilités

• Welds short beads at points specified by fitter or foreman
• Assists fitter to position, align, and fit parts prior to assembly
• Holds and reads a tape measure to assist in layout
• Uses grinders and chippers to remove rough edges and excess weld
• Sets up welding leads near work area
• Tack welds in multiple positions and inspects bead size and quality
• Marks reference lines for cuts or drilling
• Assists in installing packing, gaskets, liners, bearings, doors and other components

Connaissances

Welding

Layout reading

Tape measure

Outils

Grinder

Hand tools

Description du poste

Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate LaShip is accepting applications for the position of Pipe Tacker.

Position Summary:

• Welds short beads at points specified by the fitter or fitter foreman, along overlapping or adjoining edges to hold the workpiece in place for final welding.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists fitter or fitter-welder to position, align, and fit together plates, structural shapes, piping, and weldments preparatory to assembly into fabricated products.
• Holds, positions, and reads a tape measure to assist in layout.
• Uses hammers, wedges, and pry bars, and come-alongs to align parts.
• Grinds or chips rough edges, surplus weld, rust, or scale, using a portable grinder or air chipper.
• Sets up welding leads from the welding machine to the proximity of where work is to be performed.
• Tack welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and overhead positions. Manually guides electrode along weld line as specified by the fitter. Examines weld for proper bead size and characteristics.
• May mark reference lines or location that are to be cut or drilled.
• Assists fitter in installing packing, gaskets, liners, bearings, doors, hatches, brackets, shafts, wheels, rudders, coolers, anodes, and other structural accessories. May use hand or power tools.