Pipe Welder: Precision TIG/Stick for Field Projects

Thompson Construction Group, Inc.; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompson Construction Group, Inc. is seeking a skilled welder to lay out, fit, and weld fabricated components on site in a safe, timely manner.

The role focuses on welding, aligning, and assembling structural forms per layouts and blueprints to ensure high-quality results. The position requires welding stainless and/or carbon using TIG and stick processes, ability to read specifications, and diligence in safety.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to TIG and stick weld on stainless and/or carbon.
• Must pass required weld tests.
• Must be willing to work outside craft.
• Employee must be able to climb, bend, twist, stand and reach repetitively.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly.
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Weld together metal components of products such as piping systems, plate, pipe and tube or structural shapes, as specified by layout, blueprints, diagram, work order, welding procedures, or oral instructions, using electric arc-welding equipment.
• Obtain specified electrode and insert electrode into portable holder or thread consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun.
• Connect cables and adjust welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, polarity, and pulse, as specified by welding procedure or supervisor.
• Start power supply to produce electric current.
• Strike arc which generates heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to work piece and join edges of work piece.
• Manually guide electrode or gun along weld-line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle.
• Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
• May manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
• May clean or degrease weld joint or workplace, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath.
• May repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.

Skills

TIG welding

Stick welding

Blueprint reading

Basic math

Safety compliance

Tools

TIG Rig

Stinger

Tape Measure

Gauges

Welding Hood

Job description

Thompson Construction Group, Inc. is seeking a skilled welder to lay out, fit, and weld fabricated components on site in a safe, timely manner.

The role focuses on welding, aligning, and assembling structural forms per layouts and blueprints to ensure high-quality results. The position requires welding stainless and/or carbon using TIG and stick processes, ability to read specifications, and diligence in safety.