Date Posted: 3/25/2024 8:00:00 AM
City, State: Houston, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Salary (USD): $25 - $32
Description
Position Details:
• Title: Welder-Fitter
• Location: Houston TX
• Shift: four 10hr shifts (Monday-Thursday 6am-4:30pm)
• Compensation: $25-$32/hr depending on experience
• Benefits: Company pays 75% of employee benefits, 25% for spouse. Employer paid life insurance; 401k match up to 3%
Position Description:
The Welder/Fitter will weld, cut, and braze metal pieces and products by using flame-cutting and hand welding equipment.
Responsibilities:
• Plans details of work order procedures; gathers required tools and materials based on instructions and specifications provided for the job.
• Fabricates various pipe spools and structural supports using cutting, burning, and welding techniques and equipment.
• Weld small and large diameter carbon and stainless-steel piping and structural members.
• Use specialized machinery for industrial welding and oversee machines that perform the same job.
• Maintain and repair all machinery.
• Assess welded surfaces, structures, and components to identify errors.
• Follow and enforce strict safety regulations such as wearing heat-resistant gloves, protective masks, and safety shoes.
• Must be able to weld components that are vertical, flat, or overhead.
• Must have enough manual dexterity and stability as required for precision work.
• Monitor machinery for appropriate usage and temperature.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged by warping, distortion, expansion, or shrinkage.
• Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
• Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
• Notifies supervisor when faulty equipment or defective materials are discovered.
Requirements:
• A valid certificate in welding from an accredited institution is preferred.
• Mig, Tig and flux core welding knowledge.
• Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding including designs, uses, maintenance and repair.
• Basic understanding of design techniques, principles, and tools necessary for the precise production of technical plans, drawings, models, and blueprints.
• Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and designs.
• Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.
Must be able to see details at close range.
• Must be able to lift to 25 pounds at times.
• Must be able to traverse facilities and machinery by climbing, balancing, lifting, walking, stooping, and carrying materials.
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