Pay range: $18.00 to $30.00 per hour

Job Summary:

Will read blueprints, fit and/or oversee fitting, expedite parts, weld, and/or oversee welding. Take ownership of the job to meet customer and schedule requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Read blueprints
• Be able to supervise a crew and complete a job from start to finish without direct supervision
• Expedite all parts throughout the plant as necessary to meet production goals
• Solve all obstacles related to the particular job he/she is running
• Take ownership of meeting customer and schedule requirements
• Be a living example of our principles of unity, trust, honesty, integrity, creativity, and self-reliance

Essential Mental Functions:

Must be able to understand implicit and explicit instructions and react favorably in all work situations. Must be able to resolve problems, handle conflicts, and make effective decisions under pressure. Ability to do math calculations, especially trigonometry.

Essential Physical Functions:

Requires lifting up to 50 pounds, stooping, bending, and stretching to accomplish grinding, welding, and other assigned duties. Requires the ability to work at different heights. Requires correctable vision to within normal range in order to perform clean and uniform welds and read blueprints. Requires standing, bending, and stooping for extended periods of time.

Safety Requirements:

• Must not pose a direct threat or significant risk of substantial harm to the safety or health of himself/herself or others
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all of the employer’s safety policies and rules and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel.

Equipment Used (but not limited to):

Welder, Grinder, Gouge, Drills, Tools.

Tooling Required:

• Safety Glasses
• Gloves
• Steel toe shoes
• Welding hood
• Toolbox with lock
• Scribe
• 12” Crescent wrench
• Face shield
• 25 ft tape measure
• Framing square (2 ft)
• Pliers
• Vice grips
• Needle nose pliers
• Flat measuring tape (100 ft)
• Quick grips (2 each)
• Combination square
• Y-square protractor (high quality)
• Chipping hammer
• Ball peen hammer
• Dead blow hammer
• 4 lb sledge
• Screwdriver set
• Allen wrench set
• Center punch
• Wire brush
• Striker
• Protractor
• Chalk line
• Trammel points
• Pry bar
• Plate gauge
• Dividers
• Flat file
• Magnets (2 each)
• Calculator
• Steel chisel (1” wide)
• Tri-square
• Soapstone holder
• Torpedo level
• Razor knife
• Stinger
• High-speed grinder (5”)
• Pipe wrap
• Channel-lock pliers
• Open-end wrenches or sockets
• Carr Lane Handbook
• Cutting goggles

Availability:

• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined in the employer’s sole discretion.
• Must be available and willing to work overtime as the employer determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

Travel:

Must be available and willing to travel as the employer determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

Working Conditions:

Works in a typical fabrication shop environment. Occasionally called upon to work overtime. Working conditions may vary according to weather. Requires the ability to work in heat and cold.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be able to make all welds uniform and clean, and complete work to the customer’s specifications
• Pass the Blue Print test:
• Read all weld symbols on a blueprint
• Differentiate between channel, angle, flat bar, square tube, pipe, etc.
• Pass basic plate weld test (visual and bend) within specified time requirements, in four out of the five weld processes used at Petersen Inc:
• S.M.A.W. – Stainless: 1G and 2G position (3G on mild steel)
• F.C.A.W. – Stainless and mild steel: 1G, and 2G position
• G.M.A.W. – Mild steel: 1G, 2G, and 3G position
• G.T.A.W. – Stainless and aluminum: 1G, 2G, and 3G position
• S.A.W. – Sub arc: 1G position
• Must know how to calculate Arc length and circumference
• Know how to calculate Bolt Circles, Chord Length, and Flat Pattern
• Must be able to work well in a team environment
• Able to listen well, understand concerns, and gain cooperation to solve problems quickly and effectively.
• Must be efficient and productive with time
• Must maintain an acceptable attendance and safety record
• Maintain a safe environment.

Minimum Requirements:

High School education or GED preferred. Four years of shop or field welding.

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time

Petersen Inc. is an "Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/PWDNET" Employer