Structural Welders

Structural Welders

Primary Purpose:

Lays out, fits, and welds fabricated, cast, and forged components to assemble structural forms, such as tanks, pressure vessels, furnace shells, and building and bridge parts.

Typical Duties:

Selects equipment and plans layout, assembly, and welding, applying knowledge of geometry, physical properties of metal machining weld shrinkage, and welding techniques. Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits components together. Bolts clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding. Sets up equipment and welds parts, using arc, gas-shielded arc, submerged arc, or gas welding equipment. May assemble parts by bolting and riveting. May repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torch, straightening press, and handtools.

Requirements:

• The employee in this position must be capable of exerting 10 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical activity requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
• An employee in this position must be able to apply and interpret principles of rational systems (bookkeeping, engines, electronics, buildings), to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• An employee in this position should be competent in beginning algebra and geometry and should be skilled in the computation of discount, interest, profit and loss; commission, markup, and selling price; ratio, proportion; and percentage; surfaces volumes, weights, and measures.
• An employee in this position must be able to read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of shop tools and equipment, and methods and procedures in mechanical drawing and layout work. The employee must be able to write reports and letters with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. The employee must be able to speak, using correct English before an audience with poise, voice control, and confidence.
• The amount of specific job training required by a typical worker to learn the techniques, information, and facility needed for the average performance in this position is typically from 2 years up to an including 4 years.

Century Contractors, Inc. will recruit, hire, train, and advance in employment qualified individuals in all job titles without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability; and shall not discriminate against any individual, nor any such characteristic as applicable by law. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, applicant may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process. Century requires drug testing and background screening on all applicants offered work.

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