Pipe Welder

SUMMARY

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
• Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
• Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
• Maintain regular attendance and timeliness on a consistent basis.
• Conduct business and interactions with a positive attitude that projects the highest level of professionalism.
• May be required on occasion to travel to a project job site (Field) to perform work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Training in vocational schools, related on-the-job training experience or an Associate's degree.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee must be able to:

• Lift at least 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Work in extreme weather conditions.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

DISCLAIMER

Unless you are given a written contract signed by the President of The Roberts Company specifying an employment term, your employment is considered "at-will". This means that both the Company and the employee have the right to terminate employment at any time with or without cause. Nothing in this handbook, nor any oral or written representation by an employee, official, Manager, or Supervisor of this Company shall be construed as a contract of employment, unless the President signs the written contract of employment.

To give equal employment and advancement opportunities to all people, we make employment decisions at the Roberts Company based on each person's performance, qualification, and abilities, the Roberts Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

We will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless making the reasonable accommodation would result in an overdue hardship to The Roberts Company.