Job Overview

The Welder B performs all functions of the Class C and D Welder roles, with additional responsibility for laying out, assembling, and tack welding structural pieces to form complex weldments. This position will work with a variety of materials and equipment to produce high-quality components that meet exacting specifications.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Review work assignments, work instructions, routings, MOPs, and complex drawings to determine layout and sequence of operations.

• Plan welding requirements, visualize completed weldments, determine shrinkage and distortion allowances, and plan sub-weldments as needed.

• Identify and correct discrepancies through supervision and occasionally communicate directly with Engineering.

• Apply all required PPE and follow established safety procedures.

• Lay out work using shop mathematics and appropriate measuring and marking tools.

• Utilize templates, fixtures, and jigs — or fabricate new ones when necessary.

• Assemble, tack weld, and complete inaccessible welds during setup.

• Bevel or trim parts using oxy-fuel or carbon arc torch as needed.

• Heat and straighten plates using manual or mechanized oxy-fuel processes or mechanical presses.

• Install run-off tabs and bracing; reposition work using material-handling equipment.

• Set up complex weldments, ensuring part/order identification on all work.

• Maintain a clean and orderly workspace, perform routine equipment maintenance, and work safely at all times.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Experience: Minimum three years of open table set-up including layout and flux-core welding

• Technical Skills:

  • Ability to read and interpret complex blueprints, routings, and MOPs.

  • Strong understanding of shop mathematics and measurement principles.

  • Skilled in the use of layout, marking, and measuring tools.

  • Proficient in the use of oxy-fuel, carbon arc, and other welding processes.

  • Experience operating material-handling equipment such as forklifts, clamps, wedges, and mechanized tractors.

• Materials Knowledge: Familiarity with carbon and alloy steels, welding consumables (including SAW flux), and shielding gases.

• Tool & Equipment Proficiency: Competent in the setup and use of welding fixtures, tables, templates, cutting and heating torches, and straightening equipment.

• Work Practices:

  • Ability to plan sequence of operations and visualize completed weldments.

  • Skilled at anticipating and compensating for shrinkage and distortion.

  • Capable of maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work area.

• Communication: Able to follow detailed work instructions and communicate effectively with supervision and, when necessary, with Engineering.

• Safety: Consistent application of PPE and adherence to all safety and housekeeping standards.