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Dragline Welder

Warfab LLC
On-site
Texas, United States

 

     Employer Information

 

Organization Name:

WARFAB LLC

Website:

https://warfabllc.com/

About Our Organization:

     Warfab is a heavy industrial contractor with a long history of upgrading and modifying massive equipment for increased production and safety. Founded in 1994, Warfab has serviced countless machines, equipment, and plants with comprehensive emergency services, field repairs, manufacturing, maintenance, installations, and relocations. Our fully integrated team of industry professionals offers services and support in design, construction, procurement, management, safety, quality, operations, and maintenance.

Full Time Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Holidays
  • Vacation

     Job Purpose

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

 

     Tasks

  • Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
  • Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
  • Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
  • Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
  • Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary.
  • Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
  • Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
  • Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
  • Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
  • Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
  • Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
  • Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
  • Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing, and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
  • Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
  • Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
  • Must have experience Gouging Torch Cutting Reading and understanding blueprints prior to starting a project Sourcing the materials to be used in the project Measuring and cutting materials to specifications Welding materials using the correct materials to join the metals together Checking finished work to make sure that it falls within the tolerances marked on the blueprints.

     Work Activities

  • Handling and Moving Objects
  • Performing General Physical Activities
  • Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Getting Information
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Processing Information
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

        Detailed Work Activities

     

 

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow.
  • Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.
  • Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
  • Apply lubricants or coolants to workpieces.
  • Apply solutions to production equipment.
  • Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
  • Assemble metal or plastic parts or products.
  • Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
  • Clean production equipment.
  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
  • Direct operational or production activities.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
  • Immerse objects or workpieces in cleaning or coating solutions.
  • Lay out parts to prepare for assembly.
  • Load materials into production equipment.
  • Lubricate production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Reshape metal workpieces to established specifications.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.

 

     Work Content

Physical Demands

The employee frequently will Sit; Climb or balance; Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; Stand; Walk; Use hands to fingers, handle, or feel; Reach with hands and arms.


Lifts Weight or Exerts Force Work Environment

Employee will regularly lifting Up to 10 -50 pounds. 


Visions

Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision; Distance vision; Peripheral vision; Depth perception; Ability to adjust focus;


Work Environment

The employee is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather), work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; with fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions; Extreme cold (non-weather); Extreme heat (non-weather)

     Qualifications

 

Company Certification

 

Stick welding 7018, MiG Flux Core .0045 & .061

 

 

Warfab LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.