Welder 1/Class

Fairlead; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairlead Integrated, LLC. in Portsmouth, VA is seeking a 1st Class Welder to perform welding, fabrication, and repair with minimal supervision in a shop environment.

You will read complex drawings, set up equipment, perform maintenance, and ensure quality welds while adhering to safety protocols. 3-5 years welding experience preferred; High School Diploma required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 3-5 years welding experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and weld symbols.
• Understand metallurgy and how heat affects metals.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work in a shop environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform welding using FCAW and GTAW on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
• Read and interpret complex drawings, blueprints, and weld symbols to determine procedures.
• Prepare metal stock, bevel, and fit parts with precision.
• Layout dimensions and mark reference lines on material.
• Operate manual and semi-automatic welding equipment and related machinery.
• Inspect welds to ensure quality, tolerances, and specifications.
• Maintain welding machines and shop equipment; perform basic maintenance.
• Follow all safety regulations and wear PPE.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Manual dexterity

Metallurgy knowledge

Safety compliance

Team communication

Stamina

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

3-5 years welding experience

Job description

750 CHAUTAUQUA AVE - PORTSMOUTH, VA 23707 US (Primary)

Category

Skilled Trades

Job Description

Summary: A 1st Class welder is a highly skilled and experienced professional capable of performing complex welding, fabrication, and repair work with minimal supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform a variety of welding processes, including FCAW (flux-core)and GTAW (TIG), on various metals such as carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
• Expertly read and interpret complex engineering drawings, blueprints, and weld symbols to determine job requirements and proper welding procedures.
• Select, measure, and prepare metal stock. This includes using cutting and grinding equipment to clean, bevel, and fit parts together with high precision.
• Lay out and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, using scribes, dividers, squares, tape / ruler, and protractors, applying knowledge of shop mathematics and layout techniques to develop and trace patterns of product or parts
• Shape metal material over anvil, blocks, or other forms, using heat, and hand tools
• Install assemblies in supportive framework according to blueprints, and sketches, using hand tools, power tools, and lifting, and handling devices
• Inspect finished work to ensure it meets quality standards, specifications, and tolerances. This involves examining welds.
• Proficiently set up and operate manual and semi-automatic welding equipment, as well as associated machinery like overhead cranes, forklifts, and grinders.
• Perform basic and preventative maintenance on welding machines and other shop equipment.
• Adhere strictly to all safety regulations, including wearing required personal protective equipment.

Qualifications:

• Understand metallurgy and how different welding processes and heat affect various metals. Must be skilled in advanced problem-solving, planning welding sequences, and minimizing distortion.
• Have a steady hand and strong manual dexterity to perform precision work and produce high-quality welds.
• Effectively follow written and verbal instructions and communicate with supervisors and team members.
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3-5 years of welding experience preferred.

Physical Demands:

While performing these job duties, the employee is routinely required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; use fingers and hands to type or write; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

This position is performed in a shop environment, with some local travel between facilities.

Job Requirements

# of Hires Needed

1

Salary Grade

$29.20 - $43.80

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