Pipe Welder

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Pipe Welder to join our team at Ameri-Force. As a Pipe Welder, you will be responsible for welding together metal components of products, as specified by layout, blueprints, diagram, work order, welding procedures, or oral instructions, using electric arc-welding equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Welding Operations: Weld together metal components of products, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
• Material Preparation: Select and execute the best method to prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that they are clean, degreased, deoxidized, or desmut.
• Welding Techniques: Weld completion in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions for at least three base materials using a wide variety of processes.
• Fabrication: Fabricate brackets, panels, complex beams, and shape structures.
• Equipment Operation: Operate and set up of the following equipment: hydraulic jacks and pumps, chain falls, come-a-longs, Steamboat Ratchets, and slings.
• Repair and Maintenance: Expertly repair base metal products and completed welds by adding the minimum amount of weld metal or heat and the minimum amount of grinding/smoothing to meet job specification.
• Specialized Welding: Perform air-arc back gouging and oxy-acetylene torching (e.g. brazing, cutting, or pre-heating), GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding), and pipe welding, pipe flange and socket welding; as well as qualify to perform either flux cored inner shield welding, weld overlay cladding, automated back gouging, plasma back gouging or any combination thereof.
• Quality Control: Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required and always mark completed welds with welder number.
• Training and Development: Supervise set up to perform welding in accordance with applicable WPS all welding equipment such as: wire feeders, Sub-arc tractors, Bug O's, Power sources, etc.
• Teamwork: Clean torches and connect/lay-out cables and whips to optimize performance and perform routine maintenance on all equipment.
• Leadership: Recommend WPSs and WPS upgrades required for a job; when assigned, produces or supervises production, documentation, and testing of PQRs and WPQs.
• Workplace Safety: Reliable, leads by example; trains less-killed welders, enforces good workmanship and safe welding practices throughout the work area; identifies gaps in weld process controls and weld process surveillance inspections and recommends corrective action.
• Quality Assurance: Perform comprehensive workmanship inspection, and when directed those of others, of all welds grinding and joint preparation for NDT processes as applicable; observe QA/NDT hold points as applicable.
• Problem-Solving: Complete standard dimensional computations/ Devise bracing and weld sequencing steps to maintain tolerances and minimize distortions.

Requirements

• Experience: Must have at least seven (7) years of Pipe Welding experience.
• Physical Demands: Must have experience working in physically demanding environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: Prefer the ability to obtain a DBIDS badge.
• Skills: Prefer certifications in all positions using the SMAW and GTAW welding processes.

Travel Requirements

Minimal Travel; 10% or less.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting and Carrying: Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes. The exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 20 lbs.
• Physical Agility: Must be physically agile to perform tasks in naval ships. Able to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions and in confined spaces, including enter and moving through manholes.
• Travel: May ride ships at sea for extended periods
• Work Environment: Able to perform other duties as required which may involve high heat, humidity, noise and dirty conditions, working aloft or over the sides of vessels.
• Noise Exposure: Frequent exposure to noise due to machinery and equipment.
• Equipment Operation: Employee is required to operate trucks, forklifts & man-lifts.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, you may frequently be required to stand, walk & sit; use hands or fingers; handle or feel; talk and hear.
• Physical Abilities: Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, squat, kneel, twist and crawl.
• Work Environment: Work in extreme temperatures and conditions. At times you will work in areas that have less adequate ventilation
• Personal Protective Equipment: Frequent use of respirator.

Protective clothing or equipment and face shields or goggles shall be worn when welding, cutting, or working with molten metal.

Ameri-Force Benefits

As part of the Ameri-Force team, a recognized ESOP company, you have a personal stake in the collective success of the organization, fostering a collaborative and rewarding work environment. Our competitive benefits package includes:

• Industry Leading Pay
• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Short Term Disability Benefits
• Term Life Benefits
• Referral Bonuses

*Referral Bonuses are available for specific jobs only

About Ameri-Force

Since 1991, Ameri-Force has been a leader in skilled trades staffing, offering a people-focused approach that provides competitive advantages for our clients and rewarding career opportunities for our contract employees. Leveraging our deep expertise in maritime, manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, and energy sectors, we ensure a seamless experience by efficiently managing federal and state taxes, unemployment, and worker's compensation. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance, tailored to meet the needs of our workforce. Join Ameri-Force and be part of a company that values your success.

Learn more at ameriforce.com

* Note: The specific duties, skills and qualifications may vary depending on the company's requirements and the nature of the tasks performed at the site. Employees must be willing to make reasonable adjustments to their tasks depending on the requirements of the client. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Pay:

$28 - $32/hr

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