Welder

Module X Solutions; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Job summary

Module X Solutions is seeking a skilled welder in Shreveport, Louisiana. The successful candidate will use hand-welding and flame-cutting equipment to join metal components. Key responsibilities include analyzing engineering drawings, welding in various positions, and collaborating in a fast-paced environment. Candidates must have at least 2 years of welding/fitting experience and a high school diploma or equivalent. Benefits include health insurance and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years welding/fitting experience.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• General knowledge of construction techniques and standards.

Responsibilities

• Analyze engineering drawings and blueprints to plan layout and welding operations.
• Position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly.
• Ignite torches and operate welding equipment to fuse metal segments.

Skills

Proficient with hand and power tools

Attention to detail

General mathematical skills

Ability to communicate technical information

Proficient understanding of engineering drawings

Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills

Education

High school diploma/GED or equivalent

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

Job Summary:

Uses hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components, fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze engineering draws, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
• Develop templates & models for welding projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information.
• Position, align, secure parts & assemblies prior to assembly by using straight edges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
• Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits. Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding & submerged arc welding.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. Join pats such as beams &steel reinforcing rods in buildings, bolting and riveting as necessary.
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment. Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes and portable grinders or chemical baths.

Work Experience:

2+ years welding/fitting experience

Education:

Highschool diploma/ GED or equivalent

Related Experience:

• Proficient with hand and power tools
• Ability to read a tape measure
• Attention to detail
• General mathematical skills
• General knowledge construction techniques and standards
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks; keep up in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate technical information to team members and/or customers
• Proficient understanding of engineering drawings and blueprints
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Welding experience with modular buildings and solar power conversion skids

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee sometimes works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to excessive noise, extreme heat, extreme cold, and heights. When participating in activities on the shop floor, the noise level in the work environment is typical for a fabrication shop and ear plugs may be used as necessary.