Certified Tank Welder

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Tasks: * Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind and/or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
* Remove rough spots from workpieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.
* Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
* Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
* Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
* Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.
* Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
* Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
* Examine workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces with templates to ensure conformance with specifications and application of ACF Side Sill Modifications when necessary.
* Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
* Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications, or types and thicknesses of metals.
* Fill holes and increase the size of metal parts.
* Detect faulty operation of equipment and/or defective materials and notify supervisors.
* Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
* Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
* Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
* Mark and/or tag material with proper car numbers, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
* Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.
* Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
* Preheat workpieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating heads.
* Hammer out bulges or bends in metal workpieces.
* Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across workpieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal.
* Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments.
* Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work.
* Use fire extinguisher in industrial emergencies.
* Signal crane operators to move large workpieces.
Skills: * Ability to weld or learn to weld via on the job training.
* Able to stand for long periods of time with limited breaks.
* Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds and team lift up to 150 pounds.
* Work in extreme temperatures and elements for an extended period of time.
* Must be able to work in confined spaces.
* Must be able to work at elevated heights.
* Must be able to read and comprehend basic drawings and scope of work.
* Must possess basic math skills, addition, subtraction.
Qualities: * Dependable * Teachable * Mechanically Inclined * Committed to Personal Excellence (Safety, Quality, Productivity) *Experience and Education: * * High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate); 3 years verifiable work experience.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $25.
00 - $28.
00 per hour Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Employee assistance program * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Parental leave * Professional development assistance * Referral program * Retirement plan * Tuition reimbursement * Vision insurance Shift: * 10 hour shift * Day shift Weekly day range: * Monday to Friday * Weekends as needed Application Question(s): * Are you comfortable working in Confined Spaces and/or at Elevated Heights? * This position requires the use of Tight-fitted respirators, do you agree to adhere to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.
134, clean-shaven requirement, at all times? Education: * High school or equivalent (Preferred) Experience: * Certified Tank Welding: 1 year (Preferred) License/Certification: * Certified Welding Certification (Preferred) Ability to Commute: * Junction City, KS 66441 (Preferred) Work Location: In person