Tube Welder 3

JOB DESCRIPTION * 

Position Summary:  Zachry is currently accepting applications for Industrial Tube Welder Journeyman for a coal burning power plant.  This position will consist of but not limited to prep, fit and weld industrial components.  

Position Responsibilities:  

· Follows direction from supervisor 

· Other duties as assigned  

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:   

· Demonstrated industrial maintenance history experience 

· Knowledge and experience with hand tools and power tools 

· Must have good aptitude and manual dexterity  

· Good reading comprehension 

· Ability to work with others – team player 

· Good communication skills with co-workers and supervisors  

· Commitment to Zachry values and safety rules and regulations 

· Must understand how to read and interpret technical manuals in order to determine work procedures 

· Access to the job site requires meeting pre-set criteria of a criminal background check 

· Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits 

· Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding 

· Detect faulty operation or equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors 

· Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material 

· Examine and recognize defects 

· Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade 

· Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers 

· Minimum 4-5 years Industrial Boiler Tube experience  

· Have current or pass Zachry weld certification restricted 

o 200 Restricted Carbon tig and stick 

o 600 Restricted Carbon open root tig out 

Valued but not required skills, knowledge, and abilities:  

· Former Zachry employee  

· Training in vocational schools or related on the job experience 

· Experience in coal power plant 

Reporting to this position:  No direct reports   

Physical demands and work environment:   

· Physical demands: Arm/hand steadiness, manual dexterity, finger dexterity, multi limb coordination, oral expression, and comprehension. Employee will be required to adhere to large amounts of standing, walking, bending, squatting and lifting.  Will talk and hear to communicate.  Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, pull: objects, materials, controls and tools.  Give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand directions. May be required to lift, carry and move objects safely. Will occasionally work at heights, climb ladders and stairways and work off of platforms.  Will use vision abilities to focus, see short and long distances, colors, depth perception and peripheral vision.  Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves and steel-toe boots.   

· Work environment:  Will work in all weather conditions ranging from warm/hot – cool/cold.  Occasional rain.  Will work at different elevations.  May be required to work in close, confined spaces for a long period of time. Noise levels will be moderate to high.