Structural Welder

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A clear leader in specialty underground construction, Schnabel is looking for a Structural Welder with heavy civil construction experience. We are a busy nationwide contractor that has roots dating back to 1959. We are in a state of hyper growth and adding another skilled welder that doesn't disrupt our tight knit family and safety first culture is imperative to our success.

Our typical scope of work includes installation of piles, lagging, walers, braces, and more for support of excavation projects. You should have experience with geostructural, heavy civil, bridges, or marine projects to be considered. Preference to those with direct industry experience on deep foundation projects.

As a Structural Welder you will be an integral part of our team on site and responsible for welding steel beams, steel plates, and other miscellaneous metals while performing basic piledriving duties.

As a construction welder…

• Must be proficient in the use of hand and power tools
• Unloads and assembles pile driving hammer and leads.
• Unloads various types of piling- concrete, pipe, H-piling, timber, and steel sheet piling
• Fuels, lubricants, and maintains the pile driving hammer
• Uses oxygen/acetylene welding torch to cut steel plates, pipes, beams, etc.
• Prepares the piling to be driven and assists in positioning and driving piling
• Responsible for on-site structural welding that will be visually & X-ray inspected

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret plans and schematics
• Minimum of 2 years of documented experience in a structural welding role
• Certified Structural Welder with a D1.1. Or the ability to pass required weld tests
• Ability to lift and carry 80 pounds of materials when necessary
• Local and regional travel as required for projects 
• High school diploma or equivalent

Working Conditions/Environment

• Work in levels of noise, dust, moisture, and temperatures normally found on construction sites
• Work in confined space as needed
• Work is mostly outdoors and subject to the elements
• Ability to climb, kneel, stoop, crouch, balance, squat and tolerate heights without fear due to nature of our work

Benefits

Schnabel is a union contractor and as such, your benefits are made available based on your union affiliation. Through hard work and reliability there will be opportunities to advance within the company.

Schnabel is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We are an EVerify employer.