Weld Technician

Arcosa, Inc.; Newton (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc is seeking a Weld Technician in Newton, IA to support safety and welding operations. You will lay out pieces from blueprints, use various welding processes, and inspect completed work for conformance.

You may also perform minor equipment maintenance and assist in training welders. The role emphasizes safety, writing and maintaining records, and collaborating with plant management to improve welding performance.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• 3 years of production welding experience.
• Ability to pass welding qualifications for listed processes within 4 weeks.
• 2 years of training experience for production weld operators.
• Knowledge of NDT processes VT/UT/MT/PT.
• Able to follow supervisor direction with minimal oversight.
• Able to stand, bend, lift, and climb as required.

Responsibilities

• Comply with safe work practices for heavy welds and fabrication.
• Audit welding operators and assess safety best practices.
• Troubleshoot welding processes and equipment issues.
• Identify areas for process improvement and test new welding methods.
• Collaborate with plant management to address welding issues.
• Read Weld Procedure Specifications and customer requirements.
• Visually assess welds to determine training needs.
• Assist in training new welders.
• Complete required documentation and records.
• Verify welding power supply energy delivery and calibration.
• Follow safety rules and participate in safety initiatives.
• Possible involvement in safety committees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Welding safety

Training others

Reading blueprints

High temperature tolerance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

GMAW

FCAW

GTAW

SAW

Job description

Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of structural wind towers in North America. We focus on excellence, offering premier value to our customers.

Arcosa Wind Towers is looking for Weld Technicians. This position is considered a crucial resource for general manufacturing safety principles and all welding specific safety requirements; you will train, instruct, and test welders in metal joining and machine operation. As a Weld Technician you will use jigs/fixtures to lay-out pieces to be welded according to blueprints, layouts, schematics, or work orders using manual, semi-automatic and automatic welding equipment to join, surface, fabricate and repair parts of metal or other weldable materials. You may also be required to inspect completed work for conformance to specifications and perform minor maintenance to equipment.

Job Location: Newton, IA

What you’ll do:

• Complying with all safe work practices for heavy weld, assembly, and paint fabrication and act as a safety advocate
• Conducting audits of welding operators and process best practice safety for welding
• The troubleshooting of welding process and equipment related issues
• Identifying areas for improvement and testing new welding processes
• Working closely with plant management to track and address welding-related issues.
• Reading and understand all Weld Procedure Specifications and customer welding requirements
• Visually analyze welds to determine welder training needs
• Help with class training of new welders
• Completing the required documentation and records as required
• Verification of welding power supply energy delivery (calibration of welding equipment)
• Comply with all safety rules and procedures
• May be involved in safety committees or initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

What you’ll need:

• High School diploma or GED is preferred
• 3 years of production welding experience
• Experience operating the following welding processes
  • GMAW
  • FCAW
  • GTAW (Tulsa only)
  • SAW
• Must be able to pass welding qualification for the above-listed process within 4 weeks
• 2 years experience in the training of production welding operators
• Understanding of the following NDT processes: VT, UT, MT, and PT
• Work under the Welding supervisor’s direction with minimal oversight and supervision
• Ability to provide clear, explicit verbal directions and create a positive learning environment
• The ability to stand, stoop, bend, lift, walk, climb stairs, ladders and catwalks up to 60 feet as required
• Direct application of AWS (and ASME Section IV codes for Tulsa only) code welding preferred
• Formal weld training from an accredited school preferred
• Robotic or hard automation welding system experience preferred

Working Conditions:

• Hourly position, this position will require the candidate to be available for all four (4) shifts
• Work environment includes plant, warehouse, production and non-production areas, and plant grounds which operate four (4) shifts and frequent weekend shifts
• This position may require work/maintenance coverage beyond the normal hours, shift, and on weekends/holidays
• Ability to tolerate both high and low temperatures, loud noises typical of a manufacturing plant.

Safety Activities:

• Be aware of and observe all safety practices. Including but not limited to- Safety glasses, safety boots, hearing protection, etc… as required
• Know and follow all safety rules and procedures.
• Participate in safety committees and initiatives as assigned.

As an important member of the team, you will beresponsiblefor:

• Activating the potential of our people,
• Caring for our customers,
• Optimizing operations and
• Integrating sustainability into our daily practices as well as our long-term strategy and promote a results-driven culture that is aligned with long term value creation.

Safety Sensitive:

Yes

• Health & Pharmacy
• Critical Illness
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company Paid Life & AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) W/Company Match
• Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

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