Welder

Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc., an Essential Utilities company, is engaged primarily in the distribution, transmission, storage and production of natural gas. With facilities located in 32 counties in central and southeastern Kentucky, Delta Natural Gas owns and operates 2,600 miles of natural gas gathering, transmission, distribution and service lines. Delta Natural Gas serves approximately 39,000 residential, commercial, industrial and transportation customers.
Delta is more than your average natural gas utility. We have a vision to:

• Provide valuable services to our customers
• Encourage economic growth for businesses in our region
• Improve the quality of life for our communities
• Ensure that we are protecting our environment
• Support our employees and partners

Join our team and make a difference!

About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

Duties:

1. Works under the direct supervision of an assigned Construction Supervisor.

2. Performs all necessary steel pipe welding and fabrication related to natural gas installation, including gas main and service installations, welding taps on live gas mains, compressor facility welding, regulator station and meter set fabrication, production well facilities as well as various maintenance related welding and fabrication tasks. All steel welding is required to be in compliance with Company specifications and procedures.

3. Responsible for keeping the assigned welding vehicle, welding machine, welding tools and equipment, properly maintained, safe and fully operational at all times.

4. Responsible for maintaining accurate records and timely reporting for the assigned Company commercial motor vehicle as required by DOT and Company polices. (daily inspection reports, monthly vehicle maintenance reports)

5. Responsible for interpreting provided engineering plans and building to specifications provided.

6. Responsible at times to work with no immediate direct supervision.

7. Records accurate as-built information on provided engineering plans.

8. Performs plastic fusion in compliance with Company specifications and procedures.

9. Performs all other natural gas construction related duties as per Operator Qualification certifications.

10. Performs any and all other duties assigned by authorized personnel.

Delta, an Essential Utilities company, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Delta is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (...).
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.