TIG Pipe Welder 2/C

Eastern Shipbuilding; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking skilled welders to join their dynamic team in a thriving shipbuilding environment. This role offers the opportunity to produce high-quality welds while adhering to safety standards and working with various materials. Ideal candidates will possess strong technical skills, including the ability to read blueprints and operate welding equipment safely. Join a company that values integrity, teamwork, and dedication, and be part of a culture that prioritizes success and employee growth. If you are ready to make a significant impact in the shipbuilding industry, this position is for you.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of pipe welding experience desired.
• Knowledge of welding symbols and ship terminology required.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality welds and review blueprints for welding.
• Set up equipment and safely operate power tools.

Skills

Welding

Blueprint Reading

Power Tools Operation

Attention to Detail

Safety Compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Arc Welding Equipment

Gas Welding Equipment

Grinders

Drill Motors

Job description

This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to be an employment contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. maintains its status as an at-will employer. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, waive or reduce these minimal standards. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements described be interpreted as all-inclusive. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

To perform this job successfully, an individual is expected to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability expected. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:Because Eastern Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, the essential duties and responsibilities may be different than described.

• Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
• Comply with Company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations and policies while performing duties.
• Produce high quality welds, including watertight penetrations with a variety of materials.
• Review layouts, blueprints, diagrams, or work orders in preparation for welding or cutting metal components.
• Complete welds to the specified standards using appropriate equipment and materials.
• Set up equipment and welding parts, using arc, gas-shielded arc or gas welding equipment.
• Understand how to use power tools safely (i.e.) grinders, torches, drill motors, air grinders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Have a knowledge of different welding processes and procedures, know how to interpret weld symbols.
• Pass a Carbon Steel 6G pipe test.
• Pass a CUNI tig test in the 6G position.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

REQUIREMENTS

Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED equivalence and one to three years pipe welding experience desired. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Requires working knowledge of equipment, work processes and techniques used in measuring, fitting and welding steel. Requires x-ray pipe welding experience with the ability to weld pipe in all positions and mirror weld. Requires knowledge of welding symbols, ship terminology, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and American Bureau of Shipbuilding (ABS) standards. Must pass SMAW 6G Pipe Test to become ABS Certified.

Skills:Ability to read and comprehend written, verbal, or diagram form or plans. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written and verbal instructions. Ability to read and understand blueprints. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors and employees. Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure. Ability to read a tape measure.

Behavioral Attributes: Integrity, ethics, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety conscious, and multi-tasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the workday. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment, as prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. The employee must be able to work above ground at heights of a minimum of 50 feet aloft and/or working from scaffolding and/or man-lifts while working with machinery; in confined spaces and withstand extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Thework environment characteristics described hereare representative ofthose an employee encounterswhile performingthe essential functionsofthisjob. The employeemay be exposedtothe risk of electrical shock,movingmechanical parts,vibration, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, continual loud noise, and other hazards found in a heavy industrial shipyard environment.Rigorous compliancewith safety procedures,policies, and personal safety equipment requirementsistherefore mandatory.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.

About Eastern Shipbuilding Group system

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to success, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in our area.