Welder

As a Welder at GE Aerospace Research, you will perform manual metal arc welding, gas welding, brazing, cutting, and burning. You will work with various metals, including steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, and will be responsible for interpreting sequence of operations, using tools, facilities, and materials.

• Perform manual metal arc welding, gas welding, brazing, cutting, and burning
• Work with various metals, including steel, stainless steel, and aluminum
• Interpret sequence of operations, use tools, facilities, and materials
• Follow sequence of operations
• Work from drawings, sketches, written and verbal instructions, etc.
• Perform manual metal arc, carbon arc, gas welding, MIG, TIG, brazing, gas cutting and burning as required
• Work from ladders, high scaffolds, pipe trestles, etc.
• Work in manholes and closed steam tunnels, and outdoors in excavations under severe weather conditions
• Work inside combustion test stands and exhaust stacks, sometimes working in elevated temperatures
• Operations also include cutting, beveling and welding cast iron pipe, stainless steel, and carbon above and below ground level
• Competent use of all shop equipment, including iron worker, drills, saws, acetylene torch plasma arc, AC & DC welders, SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, hand and layout tools, operate forklifts, overhead cranes
• Weld in all positions and close quarters as required on fuel, gas, air, steam, water, etc. lines and pipes
• Remove slag and weld splatter, fill craters and gage weld size
• Observe weld deposits carefully, clean and inspect visually for defects or trapped slag before next pass is applied; repair as necessary
• Stow away tools and equipment
• Perform all position welding to very close requirements on combustion liners, transition pieces, nozzles, test stands, pressure vessels, variety of pipe lines, etc.
• Quality may be checked visually by weld gauges, red dye penetrant, magna flux, X-ray, etc.
• Defective work may not be readily apparent
• Keep facilities, material and work area orderly exercising care in their use, maintaining general housekeeping practices and conforming to all safety and quality requirements

• Must be 18 years or older
• High School Diploma/GED with Journeyman's card OR High School Diploma/GED with Welding School training school and 5 years experience (Verifiable)OR High School Diploma/GED with Official Journeyman welder card (or certified/licensed welder)
• Skilled in various welding processes such as GTAW, GMAW, and SMAW, and may work with different metals including steel, stainless steel, and aluminum
• Must certify within 8 hours per base material group as required and periodic certification thereafter
• Must be able to pass welding skills demonstration, written test and hands-on benching test
• Ability and willingness to work off shifts and weekends
• Ability, with or without accommodation, to lift/push/pull at least 50 pounds
• Must pass physical, background, and drug screens
• Ability and willingness to wear personal protective equipment, for example safety glasses, gloves, ear plugs, and safety shoes
• Ability and willingness to take a pre-employment test and submit to technical interview
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required

• Able to read blueprints
• Experience with fluorescent dye penetrant
• Previous held weld certification(s) in: corrosive resistant and heat resistant ferrous alloys, nickel base alloys, cobalt, base alloys, aluminum alloys, and titanium alloys
• A.S.M.E. Boiler Code Welding certification
• Strong math skills
• Able to use, read, and understand measuring tools
• Knowledge of common PC tools, Excel, Word, Power Point, etc
• Reading comprehension; understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
• Able to follow written instructions and take verbal instructions
• Able to work with computerized shop floor tools to include, but not limited to: vouchering systems, on-line quality programs, and payroll management tools
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team with minimal supervision