UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SHOP FOREMAN PERFORMS TASKS AND DUTIES NECESSARY FOR THE MANUAL WELDING OF METAL COMPONENTS TO FABRICATE OUR PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES.  WELDERS AT THIS LEVEL ARE ASSIGNED THE MOST DIFFICULT, COMPLEX AND DELICATE WELDING JOBS DEMANDING A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL, DEXTERITY AND WORKMANSHIP.  THEY DEMONSTRATE A CAPACITY TO ANTICIPATE PROBLEMS IN ADVANCE AND ARE ABLE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT ARISE DURING FABRICATION.

PERFORMS OPERATIONS / FUNCTIONS WITH SECURITY AND SAFETY AT ALL TIMES.

TASKS

• WELDS PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES ALL POSITIONS, ADOPTING THE APPROPRIATE SPEED AND WELDING TECHNIQUE.

• PERFORMS SIMPLE LAY OUTS & FIT-UPS, POSITIONS AND TACKS PARTS TO DRAWING OR SKETCH SPECIFICATIONS.

• SETS UP WELDING MACHINE, ADJUSTS AMPERAGE SETTINGS, VERIFIES WELD TORCH AND PEDAL CONNECTIONS, AND ADJUST ARGON GAS FLOWS.

• SELECTS & INSTALLS APPROPRIATE TRAILING SHIELD, PURGES DAMS OR OTHER SHIELDING DEVICE.

• CUTS & PREPARES OPENINGS AND JOINTS USING HAND HELD OXY-FUEL CUTTING EQUIPMENT, PLASMA TORCH AND A VARIETY OF MANUALLY OPERATED CUTTING, GRINDING & BURRING HAND POWER & PNEUMATIC TOOLS.

• VERIFIES AND INSPECTS THE SIZE AND QUALITY OF HIS COMPLETED WELDS.

• CLEANS & MAINTAINS WELDING MACHINES & WORK AREA.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS

 IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE TASKS CLASS A WELDERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO ASSIST FITTERS IN MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY AND HYDRO TESTING, ALSO TRAINS JUNIOR WELDERS, PERFORM OTHER TASKS OUTSIDE THE JOB DESCRIPTION ABOVE, AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY BY THEIR SUPERVISOR.

SKILLS

• WELDS IN ALL POSITIONS, ESPECIALLY THE MOST DIFFICULT WHERE ACCESSIBILITY IS LIMITED.

• WELDS MANY MATERIALS, OR MANY DIFFERENT THICKNESSES AND JOINT CONFIGURATIONS.

• QUALIFIES QUICKLY AND EASILY FOR NEW WELDING PROCEDUURES, IN ANY POSITION AND WITH ANY MATERIAL.

• ANTICIPATES AND PREVENTS MATERIAL DISTORTION DURING WELDING BY VARYING HEAT INPUT OR ADJUSTING THEIR WELDING TECHNIQUE

• PERFORMS CONSISTENTLY HIGH QUALITY FULL PENETRATION WELDS WITH A LOW LEVEL OF REJECTION OR REWORK.

• DEMONSTRATES A HIGH SPEED OF WELDING COMBINED WITH EXCELLENT WELD                                                     APPEARANCE AND QUALITY.

• DEMONSTRATES EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY IN ONE OR SEVERAL WELDING PROCEDURES OR TASKS.

• IS THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH WELDING PROCEDURES AND GOOD WELDING TECHNIQUES.

• HAS A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD SHIELDING TECHNIQUES, METAL CLEANING, AND METHODS TO CONTROL WELD CONTAMINATION.

• IS WELL ORGANIZED AND EFFICIENT IN BOTH HIS USE OF EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL WORK HABITS.

• HAS A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF BLUE PRINTS AND WELDING SYMBOLS.

• IS CAPABLE OF FIELD WELDING WITHOUT SUPERVISION.