Shop Welder II

Team Industrial Services; Sulphur (LA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Industrial Services seeks a Shop Welder to set up and operate welding equipment to fabricate and assemble metal structures per client and engineering specifications.

You will interpret production schedules, prepare components, perform GTAW, SMAW, and GMAW welding, inspect welds, maintain equipment, and document welding activities. Travel and safety compliance are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Associate's Degree, vocational training, or relevant industry experience required.
• 1 year of machine welding experience required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to company safety standards and practices and to legal regulations, alerting others regarding potential hazards or concerns.
• Performs all duties as assigned and adheres to TEAM's Core Values.
• Operates welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products and assemblies according to client and engineering specifications.
• Reads, interprets and understands production schedules and specifications to plan tasks and determine the appropriate welding equipment or method.
• Establishes components for welding according to specifications.
• Performs testing and inspection of welded surfaces and structures to discover flaws.
• Maintains welding equipment to meet safety standards.
• Completes documentation of welding activities.

Skills

Read specifications

Independent worker

Safety minded

Education

Associate degree or vocational training

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

GTAW welding

SMAW welding

GMAW welding

Orbital welding

Automated welding

Job description

General Summary

The Shop Welder is responsible for the set-up and operation of welding equipment to fabricate and assemble metal structures and produce metal products according to client and engineering specifications.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to Company/Customer safety standards and practices and to legal regulations, alerting others regarding potential hazards or concern
• Performs all duties as assigned and adheres to TEAM's Core Values.
• Operates or tends welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products and assemblies according to client and engineering specifications.
• Reads, interprets and understands production schedule and specifications to plan tasks related to work orders and determine the appropriate welding equipment or method.
• Establishes components for welding according to specifications.
• Performs testing and inspection of welded surfaces and structures to discover flaws.
• Maintains welding equipment to meet safety standards.
• Completes documentation of welding activities.

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Associate's Degree, training in Vocational school, or relevant industry experience required.
• One (1) year of experience in machine welding and knowledge of orbital and automated welding required.
• Ability to pass a standard Code Welder exam required.
• Ability to operate GTAW, SMAW and GMAW welding equipment required.
• Ability to read engineering specifications preferred.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Possession of current TWIC card or ability to obtain a TWIC card required.
• Travel Requirements: 0% - 25

Work Conditions

• Position is based out of a branch or site location.
• Field duties require indoor and outdoor work in a plant atmosphere
• Interaction with other crew employees, as well as supervisors and client personnel
• Working in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels
• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection
• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis

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