Plate Welder 1st Class - Port Arthur, United States - Gulf Copper & Mfg. Corp. and Sabine Surveyors Ltd.

Description

• Have the ability to comprehend and utilize blueprints, sketches, drawings, technical

• Welds steel plates and pipe in the repair and/or construction of marine vessels, industrial components, and associated equipment.
• Have the skills to use various types of welding equipment for different types of metal.
• Welds components in a flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Performs related tasks such as cutting and grinding.
• Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts.
• Welds metal parts together using gas welding, brazing, arc welding, wire fed welding, or tig welding process and procedures.
• Highly skilled welders often are trained to work with a wide variety of materials, such as titanium, aluminum, or exotic metals, in addition to steel.
• Select and set up welding equipment, execute the planned welds, and examine the welds to ensure that they meet standards or specifications.

• High School Diploma, some college or technical school certification, six months to one year(s) experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must pass an ABS, or ASME weld test. Must also be able to pass x-ray testing.

• Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, etc.
• Must be able to stand and operate equipment up to four continuos hours.
• Must wear hearing, eye, head protection and proper PPE.
• Some climbing (100 feet or higher) and lifting (50 lbs.) involved.
• Working with hot and sometimes hazardous materials.
• Work on inland and offshore barges or in industrial settings.
• Enter round manholes with inside diameters of 18", and other internally confined spaces.
• Traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights.

• Blow torches- Motorized cutting torches; Pattern cutting torches; Welding torches
• Gas welding, brazing, or cutting apparatus- Brazing equipment; Heliarc welding equipment; Oxyacetylene equipment; Portable gas operated arc welders.
• Manlift or personnel lift- hydraulic truck lifts; Swing stages
• Weld masks- Hand shields; Welding shields

• Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings and technical manuals.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• High performance and a strong team player.
• Commitment to company values and safety program.

Plate Welder 2nd Class (PLW2) - Welder capable of welding SMAW or FCAW on plate/structural with ABS Q2+4G or ASME or AWS plate test (2G+3G+4G).

Plate Welder 1st Class (PLW1) - Welder capable of welding SMAW & FCAW on plate/structural with ABS Q2+4G or ASME or AWS plate test (2G+3G+4G).

Pipe Welder 2nd Class (PPW2) - Welder capable of welding SMAW or FCAW on plate/structural &SMAW or FCAW on pipe with ABS Q3 or AWS 6g pipe test.

Combination Welder - Pipe/Plate/Structural (PPLW)- Welder capable of process / structural pipe and plate welding using GTAW+FCAW and or GTAW+SMAW.