Flex Crew Welder

Overview

Future Fuel Chemical Company is looking for a Welder to join our Flex Crew. This position will work at the Future Fuel site in Batesville, Arkansas.

Future Fuel Chemical Company is looking for a Welder to join our Flex Crew. This position will work at the Future Fuel site in Batesville, Arkansas.

This position will works under the supervision of a Supervisor, Construction & Project Engineering, and performs a wide variety of skilled welding. This position is located at the Batesville plant.

• Will be required to pass one or more of the following welding performance tests: GTAW Test in 6G position, SMAW Test in 6G position, and a GMAW plate test
• Produce quality welds on pipe and/or structural steel
• Will be required to assist with installation of pipe and components
• Will be required to assist with clean-up
• Communicate effectively in order to perform essential functions of the job
• Perform other job duties as assigned by supervision
• Work inside and outside in varying degrees of weather and temperature conditions
• Complete required safety training as directed
• 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 work pieces for defects and measure work pieces 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

• Basic math, reading and writing specifications, proper hazardous material handling and disposal, proper use of appropriate PPE, and proper tie-off procedures
• Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems
• Must have the ability to determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
• Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Must be strong in initiative, self-directed and committed to follow-through
• Must understand and follow all FFCC Safety Processes including but not limited to Confined Space Entry, Safe Work, and Open Flame
• Familiar with OSHA regulations pertaining to welding
• Required to wear a respirator when needed
• Read and understand welding procedures, quantities, or sizes of materials required to perform the job

Future Fuel Chemical Company (FFCC) is a specialty and fine chemical manufacturing producer with an over forty-year successful plant history. FFCC has three business segments: custom/toll manufacturing, performance chemicals, and biodiesel. FFCC serves a wide variety of markets including pharmaceutical intermediates and products, nylon and polyester fibers, cleaning products, agricultural products, paints and coating, and fuels and energy.

FFCC is a small publicly traded company with approximately 500 employees that has a rich history of complex organic chemistry innovation, excellent environmental stewardship, and excellent health and safety compliance. We are a growing U.S. manufacturer of specialty organic chemicals and premium biofuels. Our company is headquartered in Clayton, St Louis and publicly listed on the NYSE under "FF". We have a world class integrated biofuels and specialty chemicals manufacturing facility in Batesville, Arkansas.

Batesville, Arkansas is a small rural town of about 10,000 on the foothills of the Ozark Mountains with excellent area schools, a University of Arkansas 2-year college and Lyon College, a highly rated Liberal Arts College. We are a strong outdoor community with the White River, nearby lakes, parks, bike trails, dog park, walking trails, excellent soccer and baseball/softball facilities, a thriving community and aquatics center and Historic…