Welder (US Citizen) - Philadelphia, PA - JP7391

We've determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you'll find the standard job description for this opportunity.

Must Haves:

• Prior Welding Certification and/or Documented Experience
• Good manual skills in GTAW of Aluminum (AC Current); GMAW Short arc and Globular Processes on Steel (Sheet primarily).
• GTAW Aluminum Qualification Testing: 1/8" Groove (2G, 3G); 1/32" Fillet (2F)
• GMAW Short Arc Steel Qualification Testing: .119" Groove (2G, 3G); .059"" Fillet (2F)
• Use of hand tools, scale, grinders, small sanders, tape measure, fixtures, rotary
• positioners, and prescribed welding equipment.
• Follow very complex welding prints and established procedures for all operations.
• Engaging/able to work closely with people
• Attention to detail
• Collaborative, works well with others
• Independently motivated/task oriented

Nice to Haves:

• N/A

Job Description:
Under general direction of supervisor, performs all operations to lay out, set up, erect, fit and weld both small and large structural assemblies and cabinets for a wide variety of panel boards, switchgear and other electrical/mechanical products.

Layout and position structural members on floor bed-plates, allowing for expansion and contraction of metals, and clamp components into position holding squareness and parallelism to close fractional tolerances. Measuring using a variety of accurate measuring instruments and good working skills with fractional and decimal dimensions is a daily requirement.

• Tack, weld and or braze members into place using hand electric arc, oxy-acetylene or inert gas welding techniques.
• Good manual skills in GTAW of Aluminum (AC Current); GMAW Short arc and Globular Processes on Steel (Sheet primarily).
• GTAW Aluminum Qualification Testing: 1/8" Groove (2G, 3G); 1/32" Fillet (2F)
• GMAW Short Arc Steel Qualification Testing: .119" Groove (2G, 3G); .059"" Fillet (2F)
• Drill openings, carefully gring and polish parts, plug and patch defects and clean and dress welds as necessary.
• Use hand tools, scale, grinders, small sanders, tape measure, fixtures, rotary positioners, and prescribed welding equipment. Select proper size and type of electrode or rod; set current density and regulate gas pressure.
• Follow very complex welding prints and established procedures for all operations.
• Work requires some physical exertion, often in difficult or cramped working positions.
• Follow all Safety and Personnel guidelines in a professional manner.
• Accurately record work done and hours tracked on paper documents as well as computerized MES Systems.
• Maintain security and confidentiality of company information as required and to level cleared.
• Welder will be required to weld and qualify, via testing (hands-on and written), in the manual weld process, Code interpretation, and Visual Inspection in accordance with NAVSEA S9074-AQ-GIB-010/248 and location procedures. Observe all safety regulations as required.
• Train lower rated employees.
• Refer all unusual conditions to supervisor.