Shipyard Welder

Overview

Responsibilities

Responsible for performing various welding tasks to join, fabricate, and repair the structural components of ships, ensuring their structural integrity and safety. This role requires a high level of skill, precision, and adherence to safety protocols, as well as the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

All position fillet and butt welds using the following processes: SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding) and GMAW-P (Pulse Arc Welding).

2. Heating - Oxygen/Propane Heating Torch.

3. Experience working in a physically demanding environment (shipboard, sub-assemblies, ladders, staging, etc.).

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

5. Air Carbon Arc Gouging.

6. Ability to properly use fillet and butt weld gauges

Qualifications & Experience

• MUST HAVE SHIPYARD EXPERIENCE
• MUST PASS HAIR FOLLICLE TEST
• MUST PASS BACKGROUND CHECK
• All Welders will be required to pass all position, Multi-pass Butt Weld, Welder Qualification Tests prior to reporting for the first day of productive work. These tests will be in accordance with MIL-STD-248D Paragraph 5.3.3 and the following:
• A. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) process.
• B. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding) process.
• C. Horizontal (2G) position GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) process.
• D. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) GMAW-P (Pulse Arc Welding) process.
• E. Air Carbon Arc Gouging proficiency test.
• The Welding School will administer the following tests:
• 1. All Welding Qualification Tests in “A” (6 hours), “B” (12 hours), “C” (4 hours) above.
• 2. Visual Inspection of Welds Level I (4 hours).
• 3. Welders Vision Test (5 minutes).
• 4. Air Carbon Arc Gouging Proficiency Test (1 hour)