Pipe Welder at Chipton‑Ross Inc Marinette County, WI

216020 - Pipe Welder job at Chipton‑Ross Inc. Marinette County, WI.

• Must have 5 years minimum of construction or mechanical experience
• Ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

WELDING TEST GUIDELINES:

• Pipe test are all done on 6" sch 40. All pipe tests are done in the 6G position.
• You will have a 2 hour time limit on each test.
• There are 4 bend specimens in each test. 2 root bends and 2 face bends.
• We mostly test on carbon pipe but will test on stainless and copper nickel as needed with the work at hand.

The tests are as follows:

• GTAW all the way-out open root
• SMAW with backing ring
• FCAW with backing ring
• GMAW short circuit open root with FCAW fill and cover

Acceptance criteria:

• Reinforcement / cover passes must be stacked from the bottom to the top
• Reinforcement cannot be below flush and shall not exceed 1/8"
• Undercut shall not exceed 1/32"
• Weld shall be free of porosity, cracks, incomplete fusion.
• Welds are to be in the as welded condition
• Weld root must be a minimum of flush

backing rings shall not have burn through

Bend Acceptance criteria:

• Discontinuities are not counted under 1/32"
• Any discontinuities that exceed 1/8" are rejected
• Total of discontinuities cannot exceed 3/8"

Follows directions under intermittent supervision. Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.

• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
• 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.
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using flux-cored arc.
• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
• Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies.
• Gouge metals, using the air-arc gouging process.
• Troubleshoot problems with all equipment as it arises.

May be assigned miscellaneous tasks outside craft as required.

• 3+ years experience preferred
• Prior shipyard experience a plus
• Fabrication experience in a Military environment a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Prior experience at FBS

Accredited HSD/GED

Full-Time

• $165 daily per diem
• To qualify you must hold a legal residence at least 80 miles away from the work site.