Welder/Fabricator *

Thompson Pipe Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompson Pipe Group is seeking a Welder/Fabricator to inspect and repair spirally welded cylinders in a safe and efficient manner. Candidates must have experience with flux-core welding processes and be committed to following safety protocols. The position offers opportunities for career growth and a benefits package including medical and retirement plans.

Benefits

Medical, Vision and Dental Benefits

Company Matched 401K retirement plan

Vacation & Sick Leave

Training and Development

Career Opportunity

$1,000.00 Referral Bonus

Qualifications

• Must pass 3G with back gouge and back weld with FCAW process.
• Must have experience in flux-core welding, SMAW a plus.
• Must maintain a 92% acceptance rate with ASME section 8 UW-51.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and repair spirally welded cylinders for defects.
• Maintain a clean and organized workstation.
• Perform minor maintenance on welding equipment.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Self-Management

Tools

Oxyacetylene Cutting Torch

Hand-held Grinders

Job description

Welder/Fabricator

Starting $23.00/hourly

Who we are:

Thompson Pipe Group is a privately owned family business of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers based in Rialto, California. From our humble beginnings, we built a family of products to meet the needs of all kinds of infrastructure. Each generation of products is better than the previous.

Thompson Pipe Group is now the largest and most diverse drainage, sanitary, pressure and trench-less pipe provider, with manufacturing locations across the country and serving not just the US but all North America.

Please visit our website at www.thompsonpipegroup.com

Thompson Pipe Group is currently looking for a 3G Flux Core Welder.

This person will be responsible for the interior and exterior of every spirally welded cylinder that enters their designated station for welding defects, base metal defects, and dimensional tolerances and repairs those cylinders to meet specification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Inspect the entire interior and exterior surface of spirally welded cylinders and perform repairs in compliance with AWWA C200 and additional job specifications as required.
• Reports repairs and dimensional measurements accurately of cylinders to the nearest 32nd of an inch.
• Utilize oxyacetylene cutting torch to square cylinder ends and perform repairs as needed.
• Performs minor maintenance and repairs to welding equipment and tools.
• Must effectively use tools and care for equipment provided by the company to complete job tasks.
• Maintain workstation by keeping it clean, organized, free from clutter and trip hazards.
• Work under general supervision; will report to a crew leader and/or supervisor.

Essential Job Functions:

• Must pass 3G with the back gouge and back weld with FCAW process
• Must be able to maintain a 92% acceptance rate with ASME section 8 UW-51 (100% RT X-Ray)
• This position frequently requires standing, sitting, kneeling, stooping, crawling, climbing, use of hands to handle objects, operate controls, and tools.No limits of a range of motion.
• Able to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and verbal form.
• Must be experienced in flux-core welding, SMAW, SAW a plus.
• Must be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the welding field.
• Utilize the flux-core welding process, cutting torch, hand-held grinders, and whatever other tools necessary to complete these repairs.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving and Innovation: Works well alone and in groups to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; Meets challenges with resourcefulness and generates suggestions for improving work; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
• Organizational Support: Follows all policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values
• Communication: Listens and gets clarification; Response well to questions; participates in meetings and demonstrates group discussion skills; Writes clearly and informatively; Reads and interprets written information effectively; Presents numerical data effectively.
• Self-Management
• Attendance/Dependability/Flexibility
• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock
• There is machinery, moving equipment (cranes, bulldozers, and other moving equipment) and electrical hand tools at the job site
• Outdoors exposed to changing weather conditions (for instance, rain, sun, snow, wind, etc.)
• An improperly illuminated or awkward and confining workspace
• Working above ground level where the possibility of falling exists (i.e. on ladders, rooftops, bucket trucks, scaffolding)
• Loud (examples: metal cage manufacturing department, large earth-moving equipment)

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The employee is repeatedly required to climb vertical ladders.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• The employee must consistently apply 75-foot-pounds of torque in the assembly, dismantling, erection, and installation of various types of structures, tank jig, scaffolding, etc.
• Regularly swings a 10-pound hammer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Must pass Pre-employment Physical and drug test.

Not A Warehouse Job. Precast Concrete Pipes is what we do.

What We Offer

• Medical, Vision and Dental, Life Benefits
• Life & Supplement Life
• Company Matched 401K retirement plan
• Vacation & Sick Leave
• Training and Development
• Career Opportunity!
• $1,000.00 Referral Bonus

Apply Now!

We are located at3009 N Laurel Avenue Rialto, CA 92377

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties andresponsibilities to this job at any time.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.

Thompson pipe group is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer that welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or another legally protected status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Drug-free workplace.

EOE/AA – M/F/Vet/Disability