Arc Welder at OilRig Recruiter

COMPANY OVERVIEW

All personnel are expected to contribute to creating a positive HSEQ culture and ensure familiarity with and adherence to local HSEQ codes and practices.

All personnel are also expected to contribute to creating a culture of ethics and integrity and ensure familiarity with and adherence to our Code of Conduct.

Specific Key Responsibilities & Activities

• Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle.
• Obtains specified electrode and inserts electrode into portable holder or threads consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun.
• Connects cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse, as specified by Welding Engineer.
• Starts power supply to produce electric current.
• Strikes arc which generates heat to make and deposit metal from electrode to work piece and join edges of work piece.
• Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Examines weld for bead size and other specifications.
• May manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
• May clean or degrease weld joint or work piece, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath.
• May repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes. May prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
• May chip off excess weld, slag, and spatter, using hand scraper or power chipper. May preheat work piece, using hand torch or heating furnace.
• May position and clamp work pieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture. May tack assemblies together.
• May cut metal plates or structural shapes.
• May be designated according to type of equipment used as Welder, Carbon Arc (welding); Welder, Flux-Cored Arc (welding); Welder, Gas-Metal Arc (welding); Welder, Gas-Tungsten Arc (welding); Welder, Hand, Submerged Arc (welding); Welder, Plasma Arc (welding); Welder, Shielded-Metal Arc (welding).
• May operate other machine shop equipment to prepare components for welding.
• May be designated according to product welded as Welder, Boilermaker (struct. metal). Important variations include types of metals welded, sub processes used, trade name of equipment used, work site (in-plant, job shop, construction site, shipyard), method of application (manual, semiautomatic), high-production or custom, level of ambidexterity required, type of joints welded (seam, spot, butt).
• May be required to pass employer performance tests or standard tests to meet certification standards of governmental agencies or professional and technical associations.
• Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules, including wearing required personal safety equipment. Performs other duties and activities as required.
• Performing only those jobs on which they have been trained and/or authorized.
• Working in accordance with safe job practices and complying with company safety rules
• Using required personal protective equipment
• Reporting unsafe conditions or practices
• Making safety suggestions
• Serving on the safety committee if requested
• Cooperating during investigation of any accidents that occur
• Taking an active part and participating in safety meetings, pre-job safety briefings, task hazard analyses and Job Safety Analyses.

AUTHORITY/DIMENSIONS

• Operate within the Code of Conduct
• Operate according to Management Principles

KEY RELATIONSHIPS/ STAKEHOLDERS

External

• Clients
• Vendors

Internal

• Colleagues
• Managers
• Employees

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Additional qualifications from a professional body are desirable.
• Affiliation/member with nationally recognized professional body; if applicable
• Degree/Qualification in related course or other equivalent experience, plus minimum of 7+ years relevant working experience in Oil & Gas (Construction, Engineering, Offshore sectors etc.) or relevant sectors
• Pro-active and positive  to changes and challenges
• Pro-active and open in communication with all interfacing parties.
• Demonstrate a good level of initiative
• Team oriented and performance driven
• Upholds core values and reputation both internally and externally: Safety, Integrity, Innovation, Performance and Collaboration.