Pulse Arch Welder-Mobile, AL and Newport News, VA $45.00 plus $120.00 per diem for days worked

Trade team is currently needing Pulse Arch Welders in Mobile, Alabama, and  Newport News, VA

Non-Local: $45.00 plus $120.00 per diem for days worked  Local: $45

Four or more years of welling in the shipyard experience as a first-class Shipfitter.

MUST BE ABLE TO PASS a Hair Follicle Drug Test

MUST BE A US CITIZEN

MUST Pass a 10-year Background Check

Trade team is currently needing Pulse Arch Welders for Newport News, VA

Four or more years of welling in the shipyard experience as a first-class Shipfitter.

MUST BE ABLE TO PASS a Hair Follicle Drug Test

MUST BE A US CITIZEN

MUST Pass a 10 year Background Check

Required Skills:

1.Multi-pass. All position fillet and butt welds using the following processes: SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding) and GMAW-P (Pulse Arc Welding).

2. Heating - Oxygen/Propane Heating Torch.

3. Experience working in a physically demanding environment (shipboard, sub-assemblies, ladders, staging, etc.).

4. Familiarity with OSHA regulations relative to the shipbuilding industry.

5. Air Carbon Arc Gouging.

6. Ability to properly use fillet and butt weld gauges.

Welding Qualification:

All Welders will be required to pass all positions, Multi-pass Butt Weld, and  Welder Qualification Tests before reporting for the first day of productive work. These tests will be in accordance with MIL-STD-248D Paragraph 5.3.3 and the following:

A. All positions (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) process.

B. All positions (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding) process.

C. Horizontal (2G) position GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) process.

D. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) GMAW-P (Pulse Arc Welding) process.

E. Air Carbon Arc Gouging proficiency test.

The Welding School will administer the following tests:

1. All Welding Qualification Tests in “A” (6 hours), “B” (12 hours), “C” (4 hours) above.

2. Visual Inspection of Welds Level I (4 hours).

3. Welders' Vision Test (5 minutes).

4. Air Carbon Arc Gouging Proficiency Test (1 hour).