Welder

*Job Description: -* Arc and acetylene weld, braze and cut a widely diversified range of maintenance repairs.
Determine current and voltage settings, electrode type and size for arc welding, select tips and vary flame in acetylene welding.
Weld various types of production equipment in making repairs, weld pipe, fabricate steel and boiler plate parts and sections for production use; fuse various grades of hard facing materials to production parts; braze castings, tools, machine, and equipment parts with various metals according to conditions required.
Harden, temper and anneal high speed, alloy steels and cast iron; for use in tools or production, maintenance and repair parts.
Plan and layout details and development of sheet metal and boiler plate work in the fabrication of new construction and maintenance, including tanks, machine guards, ventilation ducts, metal jigs, fixtures, etc.
Cut or sheer, band, roll and form variously shaped parts, using variety of sheet metal working and gas welding equipment.
Perform other duties as assigned.
*COMPLEXITY AND JUDGMENT* May specialize in more skilled practices or any work outlined.
May decide on relative effectiveness of arc and acetylene welding for some jobs.
Exercise considerable judgment in the heat treating of various metals for specific use.
Planning and layout of sheet metal work for irregularly shaped parts requires making decisions on methods to be used to obtain desired shapes.
*EDUCATION: -* Understand complicated drawings and specifications, shop arithmetic, and use of scales, protractors, squares, precision measuring instruments.
Knowledge of arc and gas welding principles and methods, fusion of various metals and alloys, elementary heat treating and shop metallurgy.
Training generally equivalent to partial high school plus about 2-3 years of apprenticeship or trade training.
*EXPERIENCE: -* Two to four years in welding.
*INITIATIVE :-* Considerable initiative and responsibility for planning details of procedure, including heat, pressure, strength of welds, degrees of hardness and wear resistance qualities in heat treating various metals and in a wide application of principles of sheet metal working.
Unusual problems should be referred to supervisor Job Type: Full-time Pay: $21.
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28 per hour Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Experience level: * 3 years Shift: * Day shift Weekly day range: * Monday to Friday Experience: * Welding: 3 years (Required) * Sheet metal: 1 year (Required) Ability to Commute: * Ashland, PA (Required) Ability to Relocate: * Ashland, PA: Relocate before starting work (Required) Work Location: In person