Welder - Pipe

Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

 

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

 

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.

 

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger - a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other's successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

 

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course. We are focused on providing a challenging and enriching career path with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course. We are an innovative, global company with wide-ranging opportunities that include career-enhancing talent rotations. Our structured career paths will ensure that you know what it takes to build your ideal career at Weatherford when you join our Company. We also offer a comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance coverage, income protection plans, a 401(k) savings plan, Company paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation.

 

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

Weatherford is hiring a Welder for our Huntsville facility. This is a hands-on, rewarding role that you'll repair and maintain equipment for the oil and gas industry. The Welder will be working within a supportive, inclusive team in a fast-paced, progressive environment. Weatherford provides training, excellent benefits and fantastic career progression. 

 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: (not listed in any particular order) 

• Weld metal components together to fabricate or repair products according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders, using brazing and variety of arc and gas welding equipment. 
• Weld metal parts together, may use both gas welding or brazing and any combination of arc welding processes.
• Perform related tasks, such as thermal cutting and grinding. 
• Repair broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts. 
• Position and clamp together components of fabricated metal products preparatory to welding.
• Maintain needed supplies and equipment. 
• Know and understand Weatherford Quality Policy and comply with all requirements of the Quality Systems Manual, Operating and Technical Procedures and Workplace Instructions. 
• Must understand and comply with all safety rules and company policies of Weatherford. 
• Work assignments carried out to the highest quality level. 
• Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job.

 

Qualifications

• 3+ years welding experience
• Use of hand tools, jigs and fixtures. 
• Use of variety of welding machines. 
• Use of variety of welding rods, gases and processes. 
• Use of cutting torch or torch equipment. 
• High school diploma or GED preferred 
• Knowing various temperatures for special materials and welding to engineering specifications. 
• The physical ability to immediately respond to emergency situations
• Must have the ability to work overtime.
• Shift starts at 6 AM
• Must have the ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Pipe welding experience required.
• GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, and FCAW welding experience required.
• Ability to read, understand, and weld within defined parameters of the weld procedure specifications.
• Experience welding Inconel, Chrome, and other CRA alloys preferred.
• Pre-employment welding tests required. 

 

Employment Type: FULL_TIME