Position Overview: The Welder is responsible for providing quality workmanship using expertise and knowledge learned and provided by the welder foreman.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•    Read blueprints and drawings and take or read measurements to plan layout and procedures.

•    Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.

•    Set up components for welding according to specifications (e.g. cut material with powered saws to match measurements).

•    Operate angle grinders to prepare the parts that must be welded.

•    Align components using calipers, rulers etc. and clamp pieces.

•    Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions (vertical, horizontal or overhead).

•    Repair machinery and other components by welding pieces and filling gaps.

•    Test and inspect welded surfaces and structure to discover flaws.