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Form of workStructural Welder - Weld America (Project Based)
This position is contingent upon contract award.
Purpose:
Weld America, a division of Colonna's Shipyard, is seeking Welders to support a project-based assignment in various locations around Hampton Roads.
This assignment is expected to last approximately 3 months with potential to extend. This assignment will require work hours beyond the standard work week and is considered part time/casual status.
Job Description:
- Weld together metal components of products, as specified by layout, blueprints, diagram, work orders, welding procedures, or oral instructions, using electric arc-welding equipment.
- Select and execute the best method to prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
- Clean, degrease, deoxidize, or de-smut weld joint or work piece, using wire brush, portable grinder, or solvent clean/chemical bath as needed.
- Welding completion accomplished in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions for at least three base materials using a wide variety of processes. (That is, deposit weld beads exhibiting proper sidewall and interpass fusion, size, profile, interpass cleanliness, wrap and staggered, fused, and cleaned starts and stops rarely (no more than 3%) requiring grinding/dressing to meet VT acceptance standards).
- Lay out work from blueprints for the following, but not limited to plates for shearing, burning by manual or automatic burning and cutting, angles for punching and shearing, drilling patterns, templates for shaping steel, plates, and shapes to be shaped with or without heat, stiffeners and bulkheads to plates, bolt and fastener patterns for various parts, manholes, and equipment foundations.
- Inspect work for proper fit-up and adequate cleanliness for welding.
- Locate materials, fabricate, and install from blueprints the following, but not limited to ladders, handrails, stairways, grating, walkways, manholes, equipment foundations, pipe racks, brackets, pipe systems, braces and supports to maintain straightness.
- Fabricate fit brackets, panels, complex beam/shape structures as needed.
- Plumb transverse bulkheads and panels to fabricate enclosure complex weldments, shapes/plates, simple and complex parts from a drawing or sketches.
- Operate and set up of the following equipment including but not limited to hydraulic jacks/pumps, chain falls, come-along, steamboat ratchets, slings, tie downs, iron workers, saws, pneumatic/electric tools, drill press, pipe benders, press brakes, plate shears, plasma cutting torches, and all manual, semi-automatic, & automatic cutting torches & machines.
- Expertly repair base metal products and completed welds by adding the minimum amount of weld metal or heat and the minimum amount of grinding/smoothing to meet job specification.
- Perform multi-pass, all position fillet and groove welds using FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding) processes, or the most efficient combination thereof for steels, stainless steels, or nickel-based alloys, and for copper-based alloys, aluminum alloys, or titanium alloys.
- Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required and always mark completed welds with welder number.
- Perform single pass 5/16-inch minimum fillet welds in all positions using FCAW on carbon steel and at least ¼-inch single-pass fillets on two other materials.
- Supervise set up to perform welding in accordance with applicable WPS all welding equipment such as: wire feeders, sub-arc tractors, Bug O's, power sources, etc.
- Clean torches and connect/lay-out cables and whips to optimize performance and perform routine maintenance on all equipment.
- Train less-skilled welders enforcing good workmanship and safe welding practices throughout the work area.
- Identify gaps in weld process controls and weld process surveillance inspections and recommend corrective action.
- Complete standard dimensional computations and devise bracing and weld sequencing steps to maintain tolerance minimizing distortions.
Qualifications:
- Must have technical training and have at least 3 years’ experience in Structural Welding.
- Must be proficient in FCAW Structural Welding.
- Must be able to pass an FCAW Weld Demonstration in all positions.
- Must have a comprehensive, broad, and current knowledge of welding techniques, tools, and equipment.
- Must be proficient in reading all types of blueprints and welding symbols, drawing dimensions/ tolerances, complex shapes, and welding joints.
- Must have hands on experience with heavy metal steel welding procedures in all positions.
- Must be a steady, reliable worker and exemplary craftsman.
- Must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and give instructions when needed.
- Must be able to work 7 days a week, 12-hour shifts.
Desired Qualifications:
- Shipfitting experience highly preferred.
Security Requirements:
- Must be able to pass a rigorous background check and be DBIDS eligible.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes. The exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 20 lbs.
- Must be physically agile to perform tasks in naval ships. Able to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions and in confined spaces, including enter and moving through manholes.
- May ride ships at sea for extended periods.
- Able to perform other duties as required which may involve high heat, humidity, noise and dirty conditions, working aloft or over the sides of vessels.
- Frequent exposure to noise due to machinery and equipment.
- Employee is required to operate trucks, forklifts & man-lifts.
- While performing the duties of this job, you may frequently be required to stand, walk & sit; use hands or fingers; handle or feel; talk and hear. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, squat, kneel, twist and crawl.
- Work in extreme temperatures and conditions. At times you will work in areas that have less adequate ventilation
- Frequent use of respirator.
- Protective clothing or equipment and face shields or goggles shall be worn when welding, cutting, or working with molten metal.
Respect, Pride, Truth, Family – These are our VALUES and the guidelines that make us a leader in our industry. We are pleased and confident in stating that our skilled employees are among the most respected experts in the ship repair industry.
Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., and its divisions, are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Additionally, Colonna’s Shipyard provides a variety of benefits to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid disability insurances, 401k with match, legal services, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
