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Posted 3w ago

Combination Welder/ Pipefitter/ Fabricator (Shop)

@ John H. Carter Company
Geismar, Louisiana, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:creating welds, preparing components, performing maintenance
Requirements Summary:10+ years industrial welding/pipefitting/fabrication experience desired; proficiency in GTAW, GMAW, SMAW, FCAW; ability to read drawings, prepare components, perform pipefitting and rotating equipment tasks; Associate degree or trade certification preferred.
Technical Tools Mentioned:ASME Sec IX, GTAW, GMAW, SMAW, FCAW
Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities: 

  • Create welds in accordance with drawings, specifications, applicable codes and standards, etc., and have welds meet acceptability criteria in accordance with ASME Sec IX acceptance criteria and customer specifications
  • Prepare components to be welded by utilizing appropriate power and hand tools
  • Work as a multi-craft mechanical resource within the Field Services team, with typical work scopes including (but not limited to):
    • Rotating equipment removal and installation
    • Rotating equipment baseplate removal and installation
    • Rotating equipment maintenance activities
    • Piping removal and installation
    • Valve removal and installation
    • Rotating equipment pedestal (concrete, grout, etc.) construction and/or replacement
  • Perform minor maintenance and cleaning activities of tools and equipment
  • Observe and comply with all safety and environmental rules and requirements and all applicable company and customer policies and procedures
  • Perform other duties as required

 

Certifications, Education and Experience:

  • Associate's Degree or trade school certification in craft preferred, but equivalent experience in welding and general mechanical maintenance/projects/turnarounds will be considered
  • Strong, hands-on background in welding of plate, piping (including small bore) and structural components, including carbon steel and stainless steel (where applicable), using GTAW, GMAW, SMAW and FCAW welding processes and equipment, with GTAW and SMAW being the most commonly utilized
  • General knowledge of mechanical maintenance/project tasks including boilermaker activities, pipefitting, flange make-up and bolt torquing, etc.
  • General knowledge of millwright activities including (but not limited to) rotating equipment installation, bearing installation/replacement, seal installation/replacement, shaft alignment, etc.
  • Minimum 10 years of industrial welding/pipefitting/fabricating experience in the shop is desired, but will consider lesser experience depending upon individua

Competencies:

Integrity

  • Behaving ethically
  • Acting fairly
  • Taking responsibility

 

Professionalism       

  • Demonstrating self-control
  • Professional appearance
  • Maintains a positive attitude.

 

Initiative        

  • Persisting
  • Taking initiative
  • Setting challenging goals
  • Working independently
  • Achievement motivation

 

Ability to relate to authority

  • Relates well to superiors and learns from supervisors who coach appropriately and provide the opportunity for advancement

 

Critical & Analytic Thinking

  • Reasoning
  • Mental agility

 

Teamwork

  • Acknowledging team membership and role
  • Establishing productive relationships
  • Identifying with the team and its goals
  • Resolving conflicts

 

Adaptability & Flexibility

  • Employing unique analyses
  • Entertaining new ideas
  • Dealing with ambiguity

 

Reading

  • Comprehension
  • Attention to detail

PLEASE NOTE: John H Carter Company is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of John H Carter Company about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at John H Carter Company via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid and executed search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of John H Carter Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by John H Carter Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.