Austal USA
A Class Structural Welder
Mobile, AL
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
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About the role
- SUPERVISES: None, but may instruct less-skilled workers
- PURPOSE & SCOPE: The general purpose of this position is to weld simple to complex components and/or structures while meeting all safety, quality and schedule requirements.
Responsibilities
- Maintains safe work practices and adheres to safety policies and procedures
- Maintain housekeeping, keep worksite free of rubbish, keep materials and equipment stowed in an orderly manner
Requirements
- Ability to weld in uncomfortable positions where applicable
- Minimum of 1 year as a B-Class Welder at Austal producing advance fillet welds or 2 years of GMAW MIG welding experience at a comparable employer
- Ability to pass A Class skills evaluation test to demonstrate welding ability for full penetration joint details
- Ability to successfully complete onboarding procedures in preparation to pass AL CV weld qualification test requirements to meet contract requirements for A Class welding on the vessel.
- Demonstrated ability to weld fillets for material thicknesses 4mm- 25mm
- Demonstrated ability to weld gusset toe and wraps with minimal blending required.
- Demonstrated ability to weld frame wraps and terminations with minimal blending required.
- Demonstrated ability to weld T-Bar wraps and terminations with minimal blending required.
- Demonstrated ability to weld into corners / vertical intersections with minimal blending required
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and correct basic weld pick up, with minimal supervision
- High level of pride in workmanship
- Demonstrated ability to back step and sequence weld based upon provided information and/or good welding practices
Skills
- Miller saws, sanders, grinders, burr motors, band saws, skill saws, saws-all, weld machine and applicable components etc.
- DIRECTION EXERCISED: None
- LIAISES WITH: Supervisor, step-up supervisor, foreman and other tradesmen
- Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit.
- Specific physical requirements include the following:
- Must have the ability to bend, squat, stoop, crawl, and kneel.
- Perform prolonged standing.
- Ability to turn head from side to side and about the vertical axis.
- Ability to turn body at the waist from side to side and about the vertical axis.
- Lift/push/pull 50lbs to 75lbs on an occasional basis.
- Lift/push/pull up to 20lbs on a frequent basis.
Benefits
- Ability to work shifts or overtime as required, must be flexible
- Monitors working environment for compliance with quality, safety, environmental and health regulations and report deficiencies to supervisor
- Working in compliance with all safety, quality, environmental and health requirements, weld a variety of configurations including, but not limited to:
Equal opportunity
- Must comply with the Austal USA's "Equal Opportunity and Anti-Harassment Policy" which expects that all relationships among persons in the workplace will be professional and free of bias, prejudice, and harassment
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