Certified Pipe Welder

POSITION SUMMARY

The Pipe Welder will participate in the installation or maintenance and inspection of HVAC, Utility and Process piping systems.

• Regular attendance at assigned location; may include the A/Z fabrication facility or other project sites;
• Works on systems that include Heating Hot Water, Chilled Water, Steam, Condensate, Compressed Air, Process Fluids, Chemical, Fuel Oil, Gasses, and other related systems;
• Works with materials that include carbon steel, stainless steel, plastics, fiberglass, copper, brazed, soft soldered and pro-press;
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding;
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers;
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment;
• Weld pipe and components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions using open root butt weld, socket weld and/or fillet weld;
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding;
• 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;
• Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits;
• Examine work pieces for defects and measures work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications;
• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter;
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material;
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals;
• Fill holes, and increase the size of metal parts;
• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors;
• Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques;
• Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained;
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers;
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools;
• Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths;
• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required;
• Position and secure work pieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools;
• Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations;
• Dismantle metal assemblies or cut scrap metal, using thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torches or plasma-arc equipment;
• Preheat work pieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating furnaces;
• Hammer out bulges or bends in metal work pieces;
• Develop templates and models for welding projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information;
• Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments;
• Cut, contour, and bevel metal plates and structural shapes to dimensions as specified by blueprints, layouts, work orders, and templates, using powered saws, hand shears, or chipping knives;
• Estimate consumable materials needed for production and manufacturing and maintain required stocks of materials;
• Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work;
• Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies;
• Direct helpers or apprentices in appropriate tasks;
• Must maintain strict adherence to safety rules and quality;
• Participate in site housekeeping;
• Interact with co-workers in an attentive courteous manner;
• Additional duties as directed by management.

• Ability to work independently or as part of a team;
• Experience:
  
  5 years of Field Experience, trade school or apprenticeship;
• Knowledge of materials, methods and tools involved in industrial construction;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to keep hand and arm steady;
• Be highly focused on customer satisfaction expectations;
• Good documentation and record keeping;
• Preparation of miscellaneous paperwork including time sheets, daily reports and material requests;
• Competency in Permit Required Confined Space;
• Understanding of and strict adherence to daily Job Hazard Analysis (JHA);
• Appropriate state certification or license;
• OSHA 10…