Welder 6GR

@ Twin Brothers Marine LLC; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Twin Brothers Marine LLC is hiring a welder with documented certification and experience in multiple welding processes. Candidates should be able to perform welding as specified by layouts and blueprints, while maintaining quality bead appearance and weld integrity.

The role requires handling diverse welding positions, passing the 6GR qualification, and performing related surface prep, cleaning, and minor repair work as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be a certified welder with a verifiable certification from an employer or certifying agent.
• Welding processes include FCAW, GTAW and GMAW; pass company-administered 6GR qualification test.

Responsibilities

• Welds metal components such as pipelines per layout, blueprints, diagrams or work orders using electric arc-welding equipment.
• Selects electrode and feeds through welding gun; connects cables to adjust amperage and voltage as specified.
• Starts power supply and strikes arc to deposit weld metal and join workpieces.
• Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, angled or overhead positions and inspects bead size and specs.
• May apply filler rod, clean or degrease weld joints, and repair broken parts or prepare surfaces for welding.
• May preheat workpieces and position clamp or jig assemblies.
• May operate other machine shop equipment to prepare components for welding.
• Will lift up to 100 lbs and work at heights exceeding 6 feet.

Skills

Certified welder

Welding processes FCAW GTAW GMAW

6GR qualification test

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

High school diploma, GED or Vocational school recommended but not limited.

Experience

One or more years company on-the-job training working as a 3G-4G welder.

Specific Knowledge/Skills

• Must be a certified welder who possesses a written certification from an employer or certifying agent, such as governmental agency, and professional or technical association, verifying that worker’s production of specified welds meets prescribed standards.
• Welders are classified according to welding process or workpiece.
• Skill in several welding processes (I.e. FCAW; GTAW; GMAW), will be required to pass company administered 6GR qualification test.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Welds together metal components of products, such as pipelines, as specified by layout, blueprints, diagram, work order, welding procedures, or oral instructions, using electric arc-welding equipment: Obtains specified electrode and inserts electrode into portable holder or threads consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun.
• Connects cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse, as specified by the Welding Inspector.
• Starts power supply to produce electric current.
• Strikes arc which generates heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpiece and join edges of workpiece.
• Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle.
• Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, angled or overhead position. Examines weld for bead size and other specification.
• May manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
• May clean or degrease weld joint or workpiece, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath.
• May repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
• May prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
• May chip off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand scraper or power chipper.
• May preheat workpiece, using hand torch or heating furnace.
• May position and clamp workpieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture.
• May tack assemblies together.
• May cut metal plates or structural shapes.
• May operate other machine shop equipment to prepare components for welding.
• Will be required to climb and/or work at heights exceeding 6 feet, and subject to frequently lifting up to but not exceeding 100Ibs.