Welder (Nights)

LED FastStart; Livingston (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

LED FastStart in Livingston, Louisiana is seeking welders for multiple levels (Welder I to Welder IV). Ideal candidates should have 1-5+ years of pipe welding experience, be familiar with safety guidelines, and exhibit skills in various welding processes. Positions involve using hand-welding or flame cutting equipment, with responsibilities including maintaining quality and productivity standards. Work in a disciplined environment focused on safety and efficiency, with a preference for high school graduates or GED holders.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in Welding.
• General knowledge of tools, equipment, blueprints, and models.

Responsibilities

• Use hand-welding or flame cutting equipment.
• Comply with safety and environmental guidelines.
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment.

Skills

Pipe welding experience

Knowledge of tools and equipment

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

High School Graduate or GED

Job description

Job Requirements

POSITION SUMMARY

Use hand-welding or flame cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Comply with safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and regulations.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind, or bolt component parts.
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files or scrapers.
• Feather or remove tacks using electric or pneumatic, grinders prior to welding beading pass.
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments using processes, such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, and submerged arc welding.

POSITION LEVELS

WELDER I

• 1-2 years of pipe welding experience
• General knowledge of tools, equipment, blueprints, models, and technical plans
• General knowledge of machines, designs, repair, and maintenance
• Maintain a rejection rate of 5% or below.

WELDER II

• 2-3 years of pipe welding experience
• Extensive knowledge of design techniques, production of technical plans, blueprints, models, and drawings
• Extensive knowledge of materials, methods, and principals involved in the production of precise technical designs, uses and maintenance.
• Must possess the ability to perform at least three (3) processes.
• Maintain a rejection rate of 4% or below.
• Must be able to perform in most bays.

WELDER III

• 3-4+ years of pipe welding experience
• Expert knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
• Expert knowledge of design techniques, methods, production of precision technical plans, blueprints, and drawings
• Must possess the ability to perform and be efficient in three (3) processes.
• Maintain a rejection rate of 3% or below.
• Must be able to perform in all bays.

WELDER IV

• 5+ years of pipe welding experience
• Expert knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
• Expert knowledge of design techniques, methods, production of precision technical plans, blueprints, and drawings
• Must possess the ability to perform and be efficient in three (3) processes.
• Maintain a rejection rate of 3% or below.
• Must be able to perform in all bays.

WORK EXPERIENCE

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

COMPETENCY STATEMENTS

• Quality of Work - Demonstrates competence in required job skills and knowledge; accuracy, clarity, consistency, and thoroughness of work; gives feedback for continuous improvement of work product; understanding and mastery of processes, methods, systems, and procedures.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Productivity - Met previously established goals and objectives.
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Dependability - Takes responsibility for own actions; completed assignments in an ethical and mature manner.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Preferred

Experience

1+ years of experience in Welding

Computer Skills

Not applicable.

Certifications & Licenses

None specifically required.