Welder Apprentice

The Welder is responsible for very precise TIG Welding / Fabrication of custom chambers and/or components using customer supplied drawings and/or blueprints while holding tolerances of +/-.010 and/or .5% angular.

• Meet or exceed project requirements through manual fabrication such as port alignment, scribing, cutting/coping, tacking, tuning, and welding while maintaining angular tolerances of +/- ½ %, focal lengths and target points of +/- .010.
• Collaborate closely with machinists throughout the manufacturing process for each phase of the project.
• Use Argon gas and TIG Welding procedures to connect metal components.
• Position and clamp metal components for welding.
• Perform fusion welds, fillet welds and butt welds with full penetration.
• Know proper weld settings for welding various materials along with filler rod selection.
• Produce vacuum tight welds in hard‑to‑reach areas of chambers.
• Understand how to identify the proper order of operations (identifying the main datum point / sequence of hole penetration).
• Pay close attention to details on blueprints.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables where only limited standardization exists.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Take direction from supervisor and focus attention on details.