FCAW Plate Welder -st Class; OFFSHORE Job Galveston area,Texas USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

Position: FCAW Plate Welder -1 st Class (OFFSHORE)

Plate Welder 1st Class (PLW1) - Welder capable of welding SMAW & FCAW on plate/structural with ABS Q2+4G or ASME or AWS plate test (2G+3G+4G).

Company Overview:

Gulf Copper LLC, a subsidiary of Davie Defense, is a leading Marine Repair and New Construction company based in Galveston, Texas, with more than 75 years of ship repair and fabrication experience on the Gulf Coast. Gulf Copper’s primary business is the repair and refurbishment of marine vessels, ship construction, and fabrication for transportation, government, and oil and gas markets.

Benefits:

401 (k)
Group Health & Dental Plan
Short-& Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life & Voluntary Life Insurance
Holiday & Vacation Pay
Employee Assistance Program

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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

A welder must understand welding procedures and parameters.

Cancomprehendand utilize blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical.

Manuals,gouge,and work process instruction.

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

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

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

Performs related tasks such as cutting and grinding.

Repairs broken or cracked parts,fills holes, and increases the sizeof metal parts.

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

Highly skilled welder soften 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 collegeor technical school certification,six months to oneyear(s) experienceor equivalent combination of education and experience.

Must pass an ABS, or ASME weld test.

Working Conditions:

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

Must be able to stand andoperateequipment forup to fourcontinuoushours.

You mustwear hearing, eye,headprotectionand 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 bargesor in industrial settings.

Enter roundmanholeswith inside diameters of 18”, and other internally confined spaces.

Traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights.

Necessary Equipment Operation:

Blow torches
- Motorized cutting torches;
Pattern cutting torches;
Weldingtorches.

Gas welding, brazing, or cutting apparatus
- Brazing equipment;

Heliarcwelding equipment;
Oxyacetylene equipment;
Portable gasoperatedarc welders.

Manlift or personnel lift- hydraulic truck lifts;
Swing stages

Weldingmasks
- Hand shields;
Weldingshields.

Special

Skills:

Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures.

Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches,drawings,and technical manuals.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

High performance anda strong team player.

Commitment to company values and safety program.

Welder Position Basic Requirements:

Qualifications of class – Class will be based upon judgment by quality control and/or production management in terms of the quality and productivity of the welds.

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