Plate Welder 1st Class

Gulf Copper is currently seeking an experienced Plate Fitter to join our team. All applicants must successfully pass all required preemployment screening test.

• project location Guam
• project duration 2 months
• full time job of 70 hours per week
• certifications and training required: driver's license and or passport
• meal per diem $72
• company will provide housing

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for the following:
Other duties may be assigned.

Have the ability to comprehend and utilize blueprints, sketches, drawings, technical

manuals, and work process instruction.

Welds steel plates and pipe in the repair and/or construction of marine vessels, industrial components, and associated equipment.

Have the skills to use various types of welding equipment for different types of metal.

Welds components in a flat, vertical, or overhead positions.

Performs related tasks such as cutting and grinding.

Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts.

Welds metal parts together using gas welding, brazing, arc welding, wire fed welding, or tig welding process and procedures.

Highly skilled welders often are trained to work with a wide variety of materials, such as titanium, aluminum, or exotic metals, in addition to steel.

Select and set up welding equipment, execute the planned welds, and examine the welds to ensure that they meet standards or specifications.

Required Education & Experience:

High School Diploma, some college or technical school certification, six months to one year(s) experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Working Conditions:

Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, etc.

Must be able to stand and operate equipment up to four continuos hours.

Must wear hearing, eye, head protection and proper PPE.

Some climbing (100 feet or higher) and lifting (50 lbs.) involved.

Working with hot and sometimes hazardous materials.

Work on inland and offshore barges or in industrial settings.

Enter round manholes with inside diameters of 18", and other internally confined spaces.

Traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights.

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