Welder - Houston, TX

VetJobs; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

VetJobs is seeking qualified Welders in Houston, TX. The position requires expertise in welding according to engineering specifications and understanding of boiler repairs. Candidates with military affiliations and proper certifications are encouraged to apply, ensuring a rewarding opportunity in the refining and chemical industry.

Qualifications

• 2 years of general welding experience or completion of a vocational program preferred.
• Must pass a weld qualification test specific to the project.

Responsibilities

• Weld according to engineering specifications.
• Make boiler repairs on pressure vessels such as reactors and exchangers.

Skills

Welding

Boiler repairs

Pressure vessel work

Basic understanding of engineering specifications

Education

High School/GED

Vocational welding training

Job description

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Job Description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Your Job

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC has immediate openings for Welders for various locations within the U.S.

Our Team

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC (KSPS) is a world leader for providing tower, vessel, and mass transfer equipment services to the refining and chemical industry. We attained this leadership position by applying Market-Based Management, our unique business philosophy that combines core values with a focused business approach. Integrity, compliance and customer focus are paramount to our success and KSPS' industry leading position as a specialty tower, vessel and mass transfer internals service provider has been solidified in the marketplace because, quite simply, ''we do what we say we can do''. There are many ways to define value. For KSPS, meeting our commitments and exceeding customer expectations are key measures when it comes to quantifying the true value of a deliverable. Unlike anyone else, KSPS has the ability to integrate people, experience, discipline, knowledge, and our unique market-based management business philosophy to deliver the best value proposition in the industry.

What You Will Do

Weld according to engineering specifications on plant process equipment and structural steel. Possess a basic understanding and application of making boiler repairs on pressure vessels such as; reactors, exchangers, pipping, towers and drums.

Auto req ID

447927BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Job Category

Operations

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

2 years of general welding experience or successful completion of a vocational welding training program preferred.

Must Be Able To Pass a Weld Qualification Test. Weld Test(s) Administered Will Be Specific To The Project Currently Being Staffed. You Will Be Administered At Least One Of The Following

Plate Test – ½” Plate, (3) Position SMAW, welded with various filler metal.

Nozzle Test –2.75” OD x .625” THK, 6G, SMAW with backing ring, welded with various filler metal.

GTAW (TIG) Test – 2” XXH, 6G, GTAW/SMAW, with open root, ER70S2 / E7018 or E309L.

Overlay Test – 4” S40, 6G or (3) position plate test, SMAW, single or double pass, using various filler metal.

Flux Core – ½” Plate, (3) Position FCAW, E71-T-1M (75/25 Ar/CO2)

Must have current TWIC Card or ability to obtain one if required.

Must be willing and able to meet all Company and Customer project entry requirements including training, background check, and drug test.

What Will Put You Ahead

Must have 1 year or more of industrial plant experience making weld repairs to coded pressure vessels, reactors, towers and drums.

A welding certificate and/or vocational welding training.

Basic Plus Orientation and Confined Space Training.

Successful completion of an NCCER craft assessment test.

City*

Houston

State*

Texas

Job Code

Welder Welder

Company

Koch Industries

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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