Welder

Prizer-Painter Stove Works, Inc.; Blandon (PA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Prizer-Painter Stove Works, Inc. in Blandon, PA is seeking a skilled welder to set up and operate handheld and machine-guided welding equipment, joining and building up surfaces using MIG/TIG and other welding processes.

The role requires the ability to read instructions, set up equipment, follow weld procedures, and verify conformity to job specs while maintaining a clean, safe work area.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years welding experience.
• Able to pass on-site welding test.

Responsibilities

• Receives instructions and work orders from Supervisor or Lead Person.
• Sets up welding equipment including semi-automatic and/or machine-guided welding machines, connects ground, and adjusts voltage/current as needed.
• Welds portions using MIG/TIG/arc processes and fuses parent metal to form fillets, beads, plugs, and butt welds.
• Verifies conformity to job specifications and documents results.
• Maintains a clean, safe work area and uses required safety gear.
• Operates oxy-acetylene cutting as needed.

Skills

MIG welding

TIG welding

Arc welding

Fabrication

Reading blueprints

Tools

Semi-automatic welding equipment

Machine-guided welding

Oxy-acetylene torches

Welding fixtures

Job description

As a welder, you will set up and operate handheld or machine-guided welding equipment, join and build up surfaces of materials in or out of position using positioners, fixtures, hand layout or any other means, using MIG/TIG wire, dual shield, flux core, submerged arc, tig or stick electrode welding processes to weld assemblies.

The Welder will use tools and equipment including hand control or machine-guided electric arc welding (including semi-automatic) equipment-mig (dual shield and solid) TIG stick electrode, air arc; oxy-acetylene torches and cutting tips; fixtures; jib and overhead cranes (pendulum); positioners; sand grinders, hood and goggles, sleeves, various hand tools such as wrenches, brushes, lighters, scales, squares, weld gauge, etc.

Materials used by the Welder include low- and high-carbon alloy, stainless steel, ferro, aluminum plates, structural shapes, appliance sub-assemblies, and assembly units.

Responsibilities:

• Receives instructions and work orders from Supervisor or Lead Person.
• Ability to use TIG processes on 20-14 gauge stainless steel
• Locates and gathers materials and supplies needed, checks materials for accuracy and to quality standards.
• Handles materials to and from the work area within the department.
• Sets up welding equipment including semi-automatic and/or machine-guided welding machines, connects ground, and adjusts to proper voltage and amperage for the type of welding to be performed.
• Using fixtures or assemblies or fabrication points or positioners, sets up and tacks to point dimensions and finishes welding of parts in or out of position.
• Using prints, work instructions, Recorded Joint Weld Procedures (RJWP), and other available documentation, selects proper welding electrode or MIG wire and welding procedure, fuses parent metal and deposits weld metal to form fillets, beads, plug and butt welds.
• Works with the understanding that welded parts, as required, will be subject to X-ray, ultrasonic, air and water, and dye penetrant and magnetic (mag) particle testing.
• Scarfs, cuts, scrapes, and grinds materials as necessary to prepare surfaces both for welding and subsequent processes, including spatter and other foreign material removal.
• Sets up, regulates pressure, and operates oxy-acetylene equipment to cut materials as needed.
• Verifies and documents conformity to job specifications.
• Always keeps equipment and area in a clean and safe working condition.
• Uses required safety equipment such as hood, safety glasses, sleeves, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience
• Ability to pass initial hands-on test on-site to establish working comprehension of weld principles.

Preferred Qualifications and Education Requirements

• 5 years’ experience utilizing the tools, equipment, machinery, and materials as noted in the job description.

Leadership and Values

• Motivated self-starter who will seek out new work or projects when capable.
• You have a high motivation to learn systems
• You are open-minded and can react to change with agility
• You have an innovative mindset and are not afraid to try new concepts
• You are a quick and autonomous learner
• You are approachable, honest, and a fun team player