Job Description

Title: Sr. TIG Welder

Location: Calumet City, IL - Direct Hire

Job Overview: Seeking a qualified Sr. TIG welder for process pipe and pressure vessel fabrication with five or more years of experience fabricating piping and vessels.

Qualification & Duties

• Proficiency with GTAW on stainless steels and other alloy materials.
• Five years minimum as a qualified welder.
• Weld test required with stainless steel pipe.
• knowledge of gauges and pressure valves.
• Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings, isometric drawings and P&ID’s.
• Ability to prep, fit, and weld complex pipe spools per print.
• Ability to prep, fit, and weld shell sections, heads and nozzles for vessel fabrication.
• Proficiency in using measuring, layout, fit up, and inspection tooling common with pipe and vessel fabrication. (tape measures, pipe wraps, Pi tapes, angle finder, dial calipers, pipe clamps etc.)
• Proficiency with FCAW on stainless steel preferred.
• Proficiency in the layout, bending and welding of precision tubing. (1/4” diameter to ¾” diameter stainless steel.)
• Understanding of back purging.
• Experience working under ASME B31.3 and ASME sec. VIII div. 1.
• Experience with manual equipment of the trade preferred. (drill press, mill, lathe, hydraulic press, plate bevelers etc.)
• Ability to work closely with a team of welders, machinists and engineers on projects.
• Experience working from written work instruction supplied with drawings.
• Strong proficiency with geometry and trigonometry.

Daily activities:

• Review prints to gather, prep, fit and weld various pipe spools or vessels.
• Maintain project paperwork including sign offs on work instruction and weld maps.
• Maintain material traceability on projects by transferring material heat numbers to prepped and fit parts.
• Quickly pivot tasks to help maintain overall project schedules.
• Work from both written and verbal instruction.
• Aid testing department by welding fixtures as needed.
• Report daily progress and challenges to department head daily.
• Request approval of identified quality hold points.
• Maintain a neat and presentable workspace.
• Aid in labor tasks when needed to help maintain overall project schedules.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Proficiency with GTAW on stainless steels and other alloy materials.
• 5-7 years experience for qualified TIG Welder.
• Weld test required with stainless steel pipe (weld penetration test).
• knowledge of gauges and pressure valves.
• Experience working under ASME B31.3 and ASME sec. VIII div. 1.
• Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings, isometric drawings and P&ID’s.
• Experience with manual equipment of the trade preferred. (drill press, mill, lathe, hydraulic press, plate bevellers etc.)

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