1St Class Pipe Welder Nn

Jerry Pittman is hiring 1st Class Pipe Welders in Newport News, VA.

You must be a US citizen or US permanent resident to apply.

Must be 18+ years old to apply.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: Minimum of five years commercial/naval experience.

Required Skills:

1.Multi-pass. All position fillet and butt welds using the SMAW (Shielded metal arc) process.

2. Ability to fuse inserts and weld carbon steel, stainless steel and copper nickel pipe using the SMAW and GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) processes.

3. Ability to mirror weld using the SMAW and GTAW processes.

4. Heating - Oxygen/Propane Heating Torch.

5. Experience working in physically demanding environments (shipboard, sub-assemblies, ladders, staging, etc.).

6. Familiarity with OSHA regulations relative to the shipbuilding industry.

7. Ability to properly use fillet gauges, butt gauges, and a six inch scale. Welding

Qualifications:

1. All positions using the SMAW and GTAW processes.

2. Thin wall sockets (Required for below 0.187 wall joints).

The Welding School will administer tests for the following qualifications:

1. Welders Vision Test (5 Minutes).

2. Visual Inspection of Welds Level I (4 Hours).

3. Pre-heat and Interpass (1 hour).

4. Fire Watch CBT (2 hours).

5. Torch Safety test and practical (3 hours).

6. Welding Qualification tests for: 503, 502, 541, 725, 506, 659, 556, 650, 664 and 557 (Testing will run approximately 2½ weeks).

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $50.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Are you a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident, and can provide documentation?
• Are you at least 18 years of age or older?
• Have you ever worked at HII/NGSB in ANY capacity?

Experience:

• Pipe Welding: 5 years (Required)
• commercial/naval shipyard: 5 years (Required)
• carbon steel welding: 5 years (Required)
• stainless steel welding: 5 years (Required)
• copper nickel welding: 5 years (Required)
• fillet and butt welds using SMAW process: 5 years (Required)
• fuse inserts and weld using SMAW and GTAW process: 5 years (Required)
• mirror weld using SMAW and GTAW process: 5 years (Required)
• Using an oxygen/propane heating torch: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Newport News, VA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person