Fitter/Welder

Job Summary: 

Will read blueprints, fit and/or oversee fitting, expedite parts, weld and/or oversee welding.  Take ownership of job to meet customer and schedule requirements.

 Essential Functions: 

• Read blueprints
• Be able to supervise a crew and complete a job from start to finish without direct supervision
• Expedite all parts throughout the plant as necessary to meet production goals
• Solve all obstacles related to the particular job he/she is running
• Take ownership for meeting customer and schedule requirements
• Be a living example of our principles of unity, trust, honesty, integrity, creativity, and self-reliance

 Marginal Functions:

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Must be able to make all welds uniform and clean, and complete work to customer’s specifications 
• Pass Blue Print test:
  1. Read all weld symbols on a blue print
  2. Differentiate between channel, angle, flat bar, square tube, pipe etc.
• Pass basic plate weld test (visual and bend) within specified time requirements, in four out of the five weld processes used at Petersen Inc:
  1. S.M.A.W. – Stainless: 1G and 2G position (3G on mild steel)
  2. F.C.A.W. – Stainless and mild steel: 1G, and 2G position
  3. G.M.A.W. – Mild steel: 1G, 2G and 3G position
  4. G.T.A.W. – Stainless and aluminum: 1G, 2G, and 3G position
  5. S.A.W. – Sub arc: 1G position
• Must know how to calculate Arc length and circumference
• Know how to calculate Bolt Circles, Chord Length, and Flat Pattern
• Must be able to work well in a team environment
• Able to listen well, understand concerns, and gain cooperation to solve problems quickly and effectively.
• Must be efficient and productive with time
• Must maintain an acceptable attendance and safety record
• Maintain safe environment.

 Minimum Requirements: 

High School education or GED preferred.  Four years of shop or field welding.

 Training:

 Essential Mental Functions:

Must be able to understand implicit and explicit instructions and react favorably in all work situations.  Must be able to resolve problems, handle conflicts, and make effective decisions under pressure.  Ability to do math calculations, especially trigonometry.

 Essential Physical Functions:

Requires lifting, stooping, bending and stretching to accomplish grinding, welding and other assigned duties.   Requires ability to work at different heights.  Requires correctable vision to within normal range in order to perform clean and uniform welds and read blueprints.  Requires standing, bending and stooping for extended periods of time.

 Safety Requirements:

• Must not pose a direct threat or significant risk of substantial harm to the safety or health of himself/herself or others
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all of the employer’s safety policies and rules and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel.

 Equipment Used (but not limited to):

Welder, Grinder, Gouge, Drills, Tools.

Tooling Required:

 Safety Glasses

1. Gloves
2. Steel toe shoes
3. Welding hood
4. Tool box with lock
5. Scribe
6. 12” Crescent wrench
7. Face shield
8. 25 ft tape measure
9. Framing square (2 ft)
10. Pliers 
11. Vice grips
12. Needle nose pliers
13. Flat measuring tape (100 ft)
14. Quick grips (2 each)
15. Combination square
16. Y-square protractor (high quality)
17. Chipping hammer
18. Ball peen hammer
19. Dead blow hammer
20. 4 lb sledge
21. Screw driver set
22. Allen wrench set
23. Center punch
24. Wire brush
25. Striker
26. Protractor
27. Chalk line
28. Trammel points
29. Pry bar
30. Plate gauge
31. Dividers
32. Flat file
33. Magnets (2 each)
34. Calculator
35. Steel chisel (1” wide)
36. Tri-square
37. Soap stone holder
38. Torpedo level
39. Razor knife
40. Stinger
41. High speed grinder (5”)
42. Pipe wrap
43. Channel lock pliers
44. Open end wrenches or sockets
45. Carr Lane Handbook
46. Cutting goggles

Availability:

• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined in the employer’s sole discretion.
• Must be available and willing to work overtime as the employer determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

 Travel:

Must be available and willing to travel as the employer determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

 Working Conditions:

Works in a typical fabrication shop environment.   Occasionally called upon to work overtime.  Working conditions may vary according to weather.  Requires ability to work in heat and cold.