Welder/Cladder
Temp-to-Hire
First Shift: 8a-5p (OT Flexible)
A Welder/Cladder is a skilled craftsman whose primary responsibility is to fuse various metal alloys utilizing industry standard welding processes. These processes include, but are not limited to manual, semi-automatic or mechanized Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) or Submerged Arc Welding (SAW).
Responsibilities:
- Position will primarily be cladding
- Weld various materials as described such as carbon steel, low alloy carbon steel, stainless steel
- Read, understand and execute written instructions (Production orders)
- Read, understand and work to engineering drawings;
- Read, understand and work to Welding Procedure Specifications;
- Understand and implement the proper control settings for industry standard welding power supplies and power supply controllers;
- Condition, grind welds on production parts
- Use a tape measure to accurately measure part dimensions;
- Use steel squares to align and fit connectors or fittings to pipe;
- Use an electronic protractor or digital level to determine part alignment for parallelism and perpendicularity;
- Flame cut metal using Oxy-fuel torch and mechanized beveling equipment;
- Use a right angle pneumatic or electric grinder to prepare a weld bevel for arc welding;
- Use a carbon arc gouge to back-gouge;
- Use temperature indicating crayons and contact pyrometer to determine part temperature;
- Operate overhead bridge cranes and jib cranes to safely move parts;
- Operate a forklift to safely move palletized and loose parts;
- Perform manual and electronic weld data logging
Required Skills and Experience:
- Required: High school graduate or GED.
- Required: 2 years of experience welding and is proficient in welding carbon and stainless-steel pipe, fittings and plate. This classification of welder is not limited by welding position and can make 100% x-ray quality welds using GMAW, FCAW, SMAW and GTAW in all positions (including GMAW and GTAW open root pipe welds) as well as SAW in the flat position.
- Required: Experience with weld overlay cladding
