Welder Helper - (Construction) - Anchorage Fab Shop, AK

Worley Group, Inc; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term disability

Life insurance

Paid sick leave

401k match

Job summary

Worley Group, Inc. in Anchorage is seeking a Welder's Helper to support journeymen at the Anchorage Fabrication Facility on a five‑day week schedule. The role focuses on setup, material preparation, and assisting with welding operations in an industrial environment.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, own standard hand tools for Welder Helper duties, and a valid driver's license. Prior oilfield or petrochemical experience is a plus, and no relocation or per diem is provided.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must own with usual hand tools for Welder Helper duties.
• Valid driver's license with insurance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies.
• Prepare material surfaces to be welded and ensure cleanliness.
• Determine required equipment and welding methods; start up and adjust welding machines.
• Set up cutting equipment for Air Carbon Arc Cutting, Plasma Arc Cutting, and Oxygen/Acetylene Cutting.
• Assist with chipping or grinding off excess weld, slag, or spatter.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Welding safety

Machinery operation

Manual dexterity

Quality control

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Alaska trade school graduate preferred

Job description

Welder's Helper - Anchorage Fabrication Shop

This position is based in Anchorage at the Worley Fabrication Facility, on a 5 day a week work schedule.

Schedule subject to change pending the project(s) needs.

No relocation or per-diem is provided.

Worley offers a competitive benefits package, with company paid short-term disability, life insurance, paid sick leave, and 4.5% employer match on 401k.

Job Purpose:

Assists the various assigned crafts journeymen in job setup and performance of work.

Essential Job Functions:

• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies. Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material.

• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.

• Determine required equipment and welding methods. Start up and make adjustments to welding machines, both electrical and mechanical. Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.

• Set up and adjust cutting equipment, i.e., gauges, hoses, torches, for Air Carbon Arc Cutting, Plasma Arc Cutting, and Oxygen/Acetylene Cutting procedures.

• Assist with chipping or grinding off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.

• Assist with cutting, contouring, and beveling metal plates and structural shapes to dimensions as specified by blueprints, layouts, work orders, and templates.

• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.

• Completes records and performs various clean-up and housekeeping activities.

• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.

• Perform fire watch or heater attendant duties.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of machines and tools used in welding, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

• Familiar with drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and safety data sheets to plan layout of welding operations

• Ability to operate safety equipment and knowledge of safe work habits.

Physical Demand/Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with other employees. The employee must be able to lift and move up to forty (40) pounds, stand for long periods of time, extended periods of kneeling and or bending, ascending or descending ladders or stairs, and repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places, extreme cold or heat and high noise levels. Employee will work in an environment where there is risk that they will be exposed to toxic, caustic and/or hazardous chemicals, fumes or airborne particles. Workers are required to wear personal protective equipment while on the job. The work generally requires routine walking, sitting, standing, squatting, climbing, stooping, bending, twisting, reaching and carrying items. An individual will be required to work the majority of hours in an industrial environment and will need to be able to quickly respond to a change in work demands.

This job description is intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of the job incumbents.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

• Must own and be equipped with usual hand tools required for facilitation of Welder Helper duties

• Valid driver's license including ability to be insured by Worley auto insurer

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of experience working in oilfield or petrochemical plant maintenance and/or construction

• Graduate of a certified Alaska secondary trade school

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.