Aluminum Welder Job Description
Aluminum Welder Duties & Responsibilities
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Aluminum Welder Qualifications
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Education for Aluminum Welder
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Aluminum Welder Job Description
- Uses related safety equipment including but not limited to welding helmet, respirator, ear plugs, gloves, coveralls, hardhats, and steel toed boots
- Reads, reviews, and understands applicable Weld Procedure Specification and Welding Procedure Data Sheets
- Reads, reviews, and understands project drawings and specifications to ensure accurate fabrication of various parts and components
- Reads, understands, and follows weldment indicators as listed on drawings
- Cleans and prepares metal surfaces and parts for welding
- Performs pre-heat operations as necessary in accordance with WPS and WPDS requirements
- Tacks and braces projects in accordance with requirements
- Maintains an awareness that metals often warp during the weldment process and applies appropriate welding practices, including bracing and various counter measures to ensure tolerances are maintained
- Welds projects together in accordance with drawing weldment indicators, WPS and WPDS specifications
- Grinds down finished welds or material as required
- Able to stay on Island until the project is complete
- Must have at least 3-5 years of aluminum welding experience
- Must not have any Felony charges
- Passport/(BC)
- Able to pass a shop welders test
- Previous production work a plus
Aluminum Welder Job Description
- Deburs all sharp metal edges throughout work
- Determines metals needed, welding methods, and all particulars of requested jobs if not previously accounted for
- Selects, positions, aligns, and bolts parts or fixtures to be welded
- Structural welding of the craft
- MIG weld thin gauge aluminum
- Read blueprints/ sketches and use shop mathematics
- Maintains high level of accuracy, efficiency and safety, ensure quality standards are met
- Ability to weld MIG (Gas Metal Arc Welding), and TIG (Tungsten Metal Arc Welding), and Aluminum
- Perform welding in accordance with proper work station procedures
- Familiar with filler wire selection and acceptable weld preparation techniques
- Pass a drug and background test
- Willingness and flexibility to work extended hours as needed to accomplish the task or work
- Safely operate equipment to meet production requirements
- Perform MIG welds on aluminum, and stainless steel, according to company standards
- TIG welding skill is a plus
- Perform vertical and horizontal fillet MIG welds, with a high degree of quality and little supervision
Aluminum Welder Job Description
- Must understand process parameter settings
- Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, fittings, frames
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor or team lead
- Perform all duties in the spirit of Our Philosophy and in accordance to legal, ethical and contractual practices
- Perform aluminum welding operations
- Manufacture product that meets quality requirements
- Inspect and verify work prior to submitting for inspection
- Keep equipment clean and maintain proper fluid levels
- Welds on all types of metals and alloys in various sizes, shapes and on diversified assemblies, products or structures
- Produce welds subject to x-ray analysis, magnaflux inspection, dye check and/or gas tight pressure or other tests
- Must regularly lift, move or carry 40 pounds
- Ability to operate crane with proper rigging skills
- Understand and know how to use personal protective equipment (PPE) for all work areas and
- High School Diploma and/ or GED equivalency
- 2-5 years TIG experience is a plus
- Able to read tape measure and perform simple math such as adding and subtracting fractions
Aluminum Welder Job Description
- Ability to interact with others and be self-motivated to maximize production
- Operate and read all measuring devices
- Organize and set up work
- Required to stand constantly, walk occasionally, bend frequently, squat occasionally, and reach forward frequently
- Good safety habits are a must as caution is required in preparing the welder for operation
- Welder is exposed to heat and fumes that may be somewhat disagreeable
- Requires employee to perform other jobs in the cell as needed
- Performing Aluminumn welding
- Must be able to commute to Arlington Heights Illinois
- Must get OSHA 10 through our company
- High School Diploma/GED OR two years of maritime experience
- High level of pride in workmanship
- Ability to weld in uncomfortable positions where applicable
- Minimum of 1 year as a B-Class Welder at Austal producing advance fillet welds or 2 years of GMAW MIG aluminum welding experience at a comparable employer
- Ability to pass A Class skills evaluation test to demonstrate welding ability for full penetration joint details
- Ability to successfully complete onboarding procedures in preparation to pass AL CV weld qualification test requirements to meet contract requirements for A Class welding on the vessel
Aluminum Welder Job Description
- Set the welding machine to proper heat setting for material
- Assist others in department or area with variety of work
- Leads aluminum welding training with new hires and transfers
- Adheres to course competencies in the preparation and delivery of qualtity instruction
- Maintain training curriculum while continually improving and developing the training program as necessary
- Pace instruction and vary delivery to meet different learning styles
- Provide appropriate and timely feedback to training participants
- Maintains clean, effective, and professional learning environment
- Maintains accurate records of attendance, progress of participants and reports the same in a timely manner to the Production Supervisor
- Stays current with state of the art welding technology, processes and equipment
- Demonstrated ability to weld fillets for material thicknesses 4mm- 25mm
- Demonstrated ability to weld gusset toe and wraps with minimal blending required
- Demonstrated ability to weld frame wraps and terminations with minimal blending required
- Demonstrated ability to weld T-Bar wraps and terminations with minimal blending required
- Demonstrated ability to weld into corners / vertical intersections with minimal blending required
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and correct basic weld pick up, with minimal supervision