Structural Welder Job at Tidewater Staffing, Norfolk, VA

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  • Tidewater Staffing
  • Norfolk, VA

Job Description

Tidewater Staffing is currently seeking Structural Welders for work in various local Shipyards!

Responsibilities:

  • Weld together metal components of products, as specified by layout, blueprints, diagram, work order, welding producers, or oral instructions, using electric arc-welding equipment.
  • Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or think scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
  • Weld completion in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment o fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.
  • Manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
  • Clean or degrease weld joints or workpieces, using a wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath. May repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
  • Set up and operate welding equipment and select proper electrodes according to metals to be joined or as instructed.
  • Perform grinding and joint preparation for NDT processes.
  • Burning, washing, and edge prepping using hand and automated equipment.
  • Flux-cored inner shield and dual shield welding along with oxy-acetylene torching, air-arc, weld-wire gas, stick, and pipe flange.
  • Construct or repair metal products by joining parts either manually (using a variety of welding methods including electric arc, MIG and TIG welding, or oxy-acetylene welding) or by machine.
  • Read and understand the Chemist and Competent Persons reports and determine if job sites, particularly those involving combustible material, are safe for personnel and hot work.
  • Performs grinding and joint preparation for NDT processes.
  • Mark or tag material with the proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
  • Will be required to wear personal protective equipment hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe boots/shoes, and, when necessary, respirator.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Qualifications:

  • Must be able to demonstrate the ability to perform multi-pass, all-position fillet and butt welds using SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), and FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding).
  • Knowledge of welding techniques (oxygen-acetylene, electric arc, and TIG), tools, and equipment.
  • Knowledge of and ability to use hand tools and instruments associated with the trade.
  • Comprehend blueprints, sketches, and templates.
  • Enter and move through manholes to reach and work in internally confined spaces.
  • DBIDS eligibility is a plus.


Benefits:

  • Health insurance.
  • Dental Insurance.
  • Paid accrued time off.
  • Weekly pay.

About Tidewater Staffing:

Since 1992, Tidewater Staffing, Inc. has been providing unrivaled workforce solutions for our clients in the ship repair, warehousing, and light industrial/manufacturing industries. Through the years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to solving staffing challenges efficiently, economically, and with integrity by embodying our mission statement: “Put people to work. Do the right thing every day.”

Job Tags

Weekly pay, Full time, Local area,

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