Company Name: AHI Supply/Ameristeel Constructors

Location: 2800 North Gordon Street, Alvin, TX 77511

Job Title: Structural Welder

Pay: $14.00 per hour

Position Type: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 4:00 pm

Benefits: Opportunity for a full-time career, paid time off benefits, holiday pay, 401(k) plan with employer matching, employer paid life insurance, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, annual performance reviews, quarterly employee appreciations day, and more!

How to apply: Apply in person or online

Description of responsibilities:

• Fabricates components to weld structural forms such as; metal arches, stair stringers, handrails, anchor bolts, flitch plates, wall rail, tube columns, pipe columns, beams etc. according to specifications, and blue prints.
• Tack weld components and assemblies, using electric gas, arc, or other welding equipment.
• Cuts pieces using powered saws, hand shears, or chipping knife.
• Structural steel welding for fabrication shop.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
• Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, steel, cast iron, and other alloys.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, per welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
• Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
• Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
• Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to 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.
• Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.
• Cut, contour, and bevel metal plates and structural shapes to dimensions as specified by blueprints, layouts, work orders, and templates, using powered saws, hand shears, or chipping knives.
• Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
• General shop duties such as: sweeping, picking up trash, stocking, cleaning, etc.
• Adhere to quality and customer service standards set forth by the company.
• Identify safety hazards in the workplace.

• 1+ years’ experience working in fabrication shop
• 1+ years’ welding experience
• Must have personal welding equipment
• Must have experience with flux core, mig, and stick rod welding
• Must be able to pass a welding test in the flat and uphill positions with flux core wire
• Must have knowledge of structural shapes and weld symbols on shop detail drawings
• Ability to lift and carry 50-100 pounds
• Must be 18 or older per OSHA

For information on AHI Supply, visit our website at https://www.ahi-supply.com/

AHI Supply is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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From: AHI Supply