Welder Foreman

Cleaver-Brooks Sales & Service; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan

EAP

Tuition assistance

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Cleaver-Brooks Sales & Service is seeking a Welder Foreman to lead pipe and structural welding crews, align parts to blueprints, and supervise daily shop work. The role requires SMAW and GTAW certifications, plus 3+ years of foreman experience and strong safety emphasis.

You will work with boilers, tanks, and pressure vessels, reading drawings and coordinating with customers and management. Travel up to 50% is expected, within typical project yards and sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience leading pipe and structural welding crews.
• Experience with pipe fitting, boiler/tank/pressure vessel assembly per blueprints or manuals.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials and sequences.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% depending on project location.

Responsibilities

• Lead welding crews on pipe and structural work.
• Plan sequence of re-tubes and layout per drawings.
• Ensure safety, quality, and conformance to specifications.
• Coordinate job scope and progress with customer and management.
• Provide direction to craft labor and supervise daily shop activities.

Skills

Welding leadership

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Customer communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

SMAW and GTAW certifications

Tools

Cutting torch

Jigs & hand tools

Job description

WelderForemanposition.

Must have minimum three years’ experience running pipe and structural welding crews as well as experience with pipe fitting, assembly of boilers, tanks, and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications or manuals. Research technical drawings/diagrams/materials to ensure appropriate parts pulled for a specific job. Capable of communicating job scope and progress with customer and company management.

Essential Functions ...

• Subject Matter Expert in ASME code SMAW and GTAW welding.
• Must be proficient with cutting torch and be able to carbon arc gouge.
• Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specs, using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
• Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
• Lay out and examine metal stock or work pieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
• Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
• Locate and mark work piece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
• Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt traps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
• Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
• Planning sequence of re-tubes to avoid obstructions and activities of other construction workers.
• Overseeing and providing direction to craft labor executing daily work activities in the shop.
• Make decisions based on measurable criteria; and visualize objects in three dimensions from plans and drawings.
• Follow all company’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to Safety and Quality Control.
• Travel as required.(up to 50% of the time, usually within 200 miles)
• Apply intellect, creativity, adaptability, judgment, and management skills to achieve required results.
• Able to work in confined spaces, such as manways, pressure vessels, tanks, etc.
• Support peers and management with internal and external projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Skill and Effort ...

Able to lift 50 pounds.

Working Conditions and Hazards ...

• Knowledge of Industrial & commercial safety, General Basic plus Safety, LOTO, working overhead, confined space entry, basic electricity safety.
• Able to work in confined and elevated areas. Able to stoop, bend, crawl, and stand for prolonged periods of time.

Educationand experience:

High School diploma or equivalent.

3 years’ experience as a craft foreman/supervisor

Certification:

SMAW and GTAW certifications

Benefits of being a Cleaver-Brooks Sales & Service Employee:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, maternity support program, discounted virtual physician visits, voluntary medical benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Care, and Accidental Injury), FSA, HSA, life insurance, short term and long-term disability
• Cash matching 401(k) plan
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Pet insurance
• Employee discount program
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays

Who is Cleaver-Brooks Sales & Service:

Cleaver-Brooks Sales and Service, Inc. (CBSS) is a market leader in providing fully integrated boiler and burner systems. CBSS offers a full range of capabilities from: new equipment, installation, rentals, retrofits, repairs, parts, and service. We can deliver, install, and upgrade boiler room solutions that improve efficiency, reduce cost, and optimize space. CBSS delivers the most efficient, reliable, safe, and environmentally sustainable solutions that differentiate us in the marketplace. We are a 24/7 customer driven operation.

This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of position given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper. This description supersedes any previous descriptions for this position.