Welder

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Must perform all duties in a safe manner, observing safe work practices, including proper use of personal protective equipment, at all times.
• Maintain shop, equipment, tools, vehicles, etc. for the purpose of ensuring the availability and functioning of required items and ensuring safety.
• Coordinate with supervisor/manager and other employees for the purpose of completing projects/work orders efficiently.
• request equipment and supplies for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.
• Assist other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in completion of their work activities.
• Weld with caution to any welded area that may be subject to extreme stress and where care must be taken to prevent leaks and cracks.
• weld flat, vertical, or overhead welds in difficult position and areas of difficult access.
• Preheat piping materials as may be necessary in order to minimize quality problems as per the TETRA weld process and procedures.
• Perform surface preparation of pipe materials such as cleaning, sanding, grinding and some assembly of parts, as well as clean welds, including the cutting and repairing of unacceptable welds.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.
• Promote company image by ensuring facilities, vehicle, equipment, and work area are clean and well maintained.
• Travel to other locations to perform maintenance/repairs to company assets.
• Assist other in loading and unloading equipment and supplies as needed.

Education and/or Experience

Physical Duties

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, see, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and to use their hands to use, handle and control equipment. The employee is occasionally required to reach, climb, and balance.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with appropriate assistance.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, write, and speak fluently in English
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to speak adequately to communicate with supervisors and co-workers

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Work Environment

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and speak fluently in English
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to speak adequately to communicate with supervisors and co-workers
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.