Independent Contractor Rig Welder Jobs in Boston, MA

Peak Utility Services Group is an integrated group of engineering and construction companies serving the Electric, Natural Gas and Telecommunications industry. We provide a full suite of engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance services including repair, replacement, maintenance, and installation of natural gas, telecommunications, and electric infrastructure through five operating subsidiaries: Track Utilities, SiteWise, Kelly Cable, Riley Brothers, 5 Star Electric, Superior Hydrovac and Superior Pipeline Services. 

 Position Title: Welder I 

 Our Core Values: Guided by Safety. Focused on Communities. Powered by Care.

Classification: Non-Exempt 

Pay Rate: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour

 Essential Functions: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions 
  
• Works with specialized equipment including welding and other necessary tools 
  
• Works safely around backhoes, excavators, trenchers and dump trucks 
  
• Cleans and prepares construction sites to eliminate possible hazards 
  
• Lays out, positions, aligns, and secures parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers 
  
• Examines workpieces for defects and measures work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications 
  
• Clamps, holds, tack-welds, heat-bends, grinds or bolts component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding 
  
• Selects and installs torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals 
  
• Determines required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques 
  
• Monitors the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material 
  
• Analyzes engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations 
  
• Marks or tags material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required 
  
• Prepares all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter 
  
• Preheats work pieces using torches to then guide and directs flames or electrodes on or across work pieces to connect pipe 
  
• Detects faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notifies supervisors 
  
• Cleans or degreases parts, using wire brushes, and portable grinders 
  
• Sets up and uses ladders and shoring as necessary to complete work 
  
• Uses fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies 
  
• Cleans, checks fluid levels and conducts a visual inspection of vehicle/equipment to assure vehicle/equipment is performing at optimum safety, performs the required pre-trip, post trip inspections and the required paperwork, perform needed maintenance including winterizing equipment 
  
• Utilizes defensive driving practices 
  
• Operates truck in a manner that ensures compliance with all applicable company, state and federal safety regulations 
  
• Follows required company and DOT reporting procedures 
  
• Maintains paperwork during the day including DVIR and driver’s log book 
  
•  Ensures the truck has current licenses, tags, permits, and proof of insurance 

Success Factors: 

• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods, often under adverse climatic conditions. 
  
• Ability to lift up to 80 lbs multiple times during a work shift 
  
• Ability to climb, dig, work in tight spaces, on uneven surfaces, walking, stooping, and kneeling 
  
• Ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions 
  
• Ability to work well independently and as a part of a team with co-workers 
  
• Ability to pass motor vehicle, criminal background check, and comply with drug-free workplace policy 
  
• English usage sufficient to keep records, place orders, and prepare simple narrative reports 
  
• Willingness and ability to learn additional skills  

Experience and Education:

• Five (5+) plus years experience as a welder is required 
  
• Three (3+) plus years experience in the gas or oil industry is required 
  
• Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications: 
  
• Possession of welding rig to include welding machine, necessary cutting equipment, and tools 
  
• Candidates must pass client specific weld tests to include API-1104 and ASME B31 
  
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver’s License is required within two weeks of employment. 
  
• Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen. 

Notes: 

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.