Welder Assistant

Overview

Summary

Provides support to the welder by helping Welder on everyday tasks. Including housekeeping of truck / area, organizing tools, acquire measurements, handling of raw goods / fabricated pieces, provide consumables, equipment, and will get familiarized on consumables / raw goods utilized.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Attends all safety meeting / JSA daily.
• Checks engines (equipment) daily.
• Conducts housekeeping of area / truck daily.
• Confirms/maintains stock consumables/fuel on truck before departure daily.
• Follows welder instructions on amp adjustments and alignment of raw goods daily.
• Utilizes various tools/grinders (buffing, grinding) to clean welds, daily.
• Utilizes/identifies safety procedures like Stop Work Authority where hazards may be present daily.

Supervisory Responsibilities                                                    

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education and/or Experience                                                  

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and minimum of six months related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Language Skills                                                              

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.  Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

 

Mathematical Skills                                                     

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.  Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

 

Reasoning Ability                                                          

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

 

Computer Skills                                                             

N/A

 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Forklift certification preferred.

 

Other Skills and Abilities      

Availability for On-call responsibilities within a 7 day period bi-weekly

Availability to work over the standard 11 hr. shift daily

Access to reliable transportation / cell service daily

 

Other Qualifications                                                    

Ability to work in confined spaces / elevated surfaces irregular intervals

Ability to work in adverse weather condition cold / heat irregular intervals

 

Physical Demands

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; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made