Welder

Job Description

Welder: Explore the expertise and craftsmanship behind metal fabrication with skilled welders. An master in the craft of combining metal components using a range of welding processes, a welder plays a crucial role in the skilled crafts. Welders decipher complex technical drawings and blueprints with strong attention to detail and steadiness, determining the best way to precisely and robustly fuse metals together. They are highly skilled in a wide range of sectors, from manufacturing and construction to aerospace and automotive, where they are important in the development of complex machinery, durable structures, and intricate parts.

Their methodical approach, which starts with methodical planning, is at the core of their trade. Welders carefully clean and prepare metal surfaces, eliminating contaminants and imperfections to provide the best possible weld integrity.

Equipped with a profound comprehension of metallurgy, they painstakingly choose the suitable welding materials and procedures, taking into account variables like metal composition, thickness, and intended use. Welders exhibit competence in controlling heat, voltage, and filler materials to produce faultless welds that last over time, regardless of the kind of arc welding they use—Gas Metal Arc (MIG), Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG), or Shielded Metal Arc (stick).

Welders are stewards of workplace safety in addition to their technical expertise. They use protective gear, take preventative precautions, and strictly follow to safety procedures in order to minimize the risks that come with welding operations. By using welding equipment with accuracy and care, they reduce the possibility of mishaps and injuries while also ensuring a safe working environment for themselves and their coworkers.

Welders are skilled problem solvers and team players in addition to their technical skill. To solve problems, come up with creative fixes, and realize complex concepts, they collaborate closely with engineers, designers, and project managers. They offer invaluable insights to project planning, material selection, and quality assurance procedures, demonstrating their knowledge beyond the welding booth.

Welders approach each weld with steadfast commitment and meticulous attention to detail, fulfilling their role as defenders of quality and workmanship. They use visual and non-destructive testing techniques to carefully examine completed welds in order to look for flaws and guarantee structural integrity. They keep their work areas tidy and orderly and are dedicated to improving their abilities via continuous training and professional development. Their work ethic is evident in every aspect of their work.

Welders, with their unmatched skill and commitment to their trade, are essentially the backbone of contemporary manufacturing and construction, bridging the gap between idea and reality. Welders make a lasting impression on communities and industries alike with their careful workmanship, unshakable dedication to safety, and collaborative spirit.

Welder Responsibilities:

• Welding steel structural parts as specified per drawing or print
• Determining appropriate welding equipment specific to applicable part
• Operating grinder to prepare and finish welds
• Operating beam rotators
• Operating beam transfers
• Operating magnetic drill
• Full visual inspection of part ensuring all welds are in place and properly applied and within tolerance
• Understand equipment to determine flaws
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:

• Must be able to pass a 1G welding test
• Prior experience in manufacturing/fabrication shop is preferred but not required
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Acute attention to detail
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Positive attitude and desire to work as a team player
• Follow safety procedures including the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment

Competencies:
Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Frequently required to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl
• Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Frequently required to talk or hear
• Frequently work near moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposure to outside weather conditions
• Occasionally exposure to extreme heat or cold (non-weather)
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually very loud
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move more than 50 pounds

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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