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Welding Engineer #0159

Tampa, FL · On-site

$105K/yr

You'll work closely with production, quality, and operations teams to optimize welding performance, reduce downtime, and support fabrication and metal manufacturing initiatives. Responsibilities

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Welding Engineer #0159

Tampa, FL

You'll work closely with production, quality, and operations teams to optimize welding performance, reduce downtime, and support fabrication and metal manufacturing initiatives. Responsibilities

Wing Group

RF Welding Operator I

Jacksonville, FL

... performance. With U.S. and Canadian-based manufacturing and a collaborative, hands-on culture, The Wing Group delivers purpose-built solutions for the world's toughest environments. WHAT WE ARE ...

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What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Performance Welder, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Performance Welder, you need advanced welding skills, in-depth knowledge of metallurgy, and typically industry certifications such as AWS or ASME qualifications. Familiarity with specialized welding equipment, CNC machinery, and inspection systems is essential for precision and quality control. Attention to detail, problem-solving, and strong teamwork are crucial soft skills that set top performers apart in this field. These abilities ensure high-quality, safe, and efficient fabrication of components in demanding industrial and performance-focused environments.

What are some common challenges faced by Performance Welding professionals, and how can they be addressed?

Performance Welding professionals often work on high-precision, custom projects such as automotive racing parts or aerospace components, where meeting tight tolerances and quality standards is critical. Common challenges include working with specialized metals, interpreting complex blueprints, and ensuring welds meet strict performance requirements. To address these challenges, welders should stay current with industry certifications, continuously improve their skills with advanced welding techniques, and collaborate closely with engineers and quality control teams. A strong attention to detail and proactive communication are also essential for success in this demanding environment.

What is performance welding?

Performance welding refers to advanced welding techniques used to create high-quality, precise, and durable welds, often for applications that require superior strength and reliability. This type of welding is commonly used in industries like automotive racing, aerospace, and manufacturing where components must withstand extreme conditions. Performance welders use specialized equipment and materials, and they must have a deep understanding of various welding processes, metallurgy, and safety standards. Their skills ensure that welded joints meet strict specifications and performance requirements.

What is the difference between Performance Welding vs Structural Welding?

AspectPerformance WeldingStructural Welding
CertificationsAWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), AWS D1.1AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), AWS D1.1
Work EnvironmentManufacturing, industrial plants, quality controlConstruction sites, bridges, buildings
Industry UsageManufacturing, aerospace, automotiveConstruction, infrastructure projects

Performance Welding focuses on ensuring weld quality and adherence to standards, often in manufacturing or quality control settings. Structural Welding involves building and repairing large structures like bridges and buildings. While both roles require similar certifications and work environments, their primary focus differs: Performance Welding emphasizes quality assurance, whereas Structural Welding emphasizes construction and structural integrity.

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Steel Welding Foreman

Steel Welding Foreman

St. Johns Ship Building

Palatka, FL

Full-time, Other

Posted 4 days ago

Job description

ST. JOHNS SHIP BUILDING
Steel Welding Foreman
Department: Steel Welding
Job Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Production and Scheduling Manager
Grade/Level: High School Diploma or GED
Amount of Travel Required: No travel required
Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday
Positions Supervised: Welders and Welding Helpers
7 am – 4:00pm Evenings and Weekends as needed

POSITION SUMMARY
Oversees all functions pertaining to the Steel Welding Department.
The Welding Supervisor ensures the manufacturing process remains smooth and efficient by organizing workflows and monitoring staff.
- Plans, directs, or coordinates the work activities and resources in the welding department necessary for new construction and repairs in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
- Supervises (including hiring, orienting, training, evaluating, and discharging) the welders to ensure they receive the training and support required for optimal performance.
- Maintains up-to-date supervision records on each employee.
- Completes all staff evaluations and any required staff disciplinary actions as requested and on time.
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are as follows:
Inspects fit ups and tank shells to ensure they are meeting standards 100% of the time; ensures staffing levels are adequate to meet the deadlines; and ensures that the production schedule for the welding team meets or exceeds the applicable deadlines 100% of the time; follows up with team members to ensure that they have proper training and tools to complete their jobs; completes all training assigned on time 100% of the time; and ensures that team has completed their training 95% of the time.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
  • Directs and coordinate the steel welding department of St. Johns Ship Building's projects.
  • Meets or exceeds the production deadlines for the steel welding department.
  • Ensures that the steel welding department budget meets or exceeds goals.
  • Monitors the production schedule, prioritizes work and adjusts staffing and production to assure deadlines are met
  • Notifies the Production Manager when it is necessary to outsource work.
  • Coordinates the flow of raw materials to assure continuous production.
  • Requisitions the purchase of supplies and equipment as needed.
  • Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
  • Coordinates maintenance on welding and related equipment as needed.
  • Schedules employees in his/her area of responsibility, approves time off and ensures proper staffing.
  • Inspect Fit-up and tank shells
  • Coordinates production with 2nd Shift and Weekend Supervisors
  • Operate automated welding equipment
  • Layout and plasma cut
  • Weld airtight, watertight, fuel tight
  • Able to read blueprints and weld schedules
  • Work with inspection authorities as well as in house QC
  • Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
  • Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
  • Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
  • Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
  • 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.
  • Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
  • 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, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
  • Lie out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
  • Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
  • Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
  • Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
  • Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys.
  • Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
  • Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
  • Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
  • Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
  • Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.
  • Position and secure work pieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.
  • Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools.
  • Fill holes and increase the size of metal parts.
  • Dismantle metal assemblies or cut scrap metal, using thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torches or plasma-arc equipment.
  • Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments.
  • Gouge metals, using the air-arc gouging process.
  • Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across work pieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal.
  • Preheat work pieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating furnaces.
  • Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies.
  • Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work.
  • Hammer out bulges or bends in metal work pieces.
  • And miscellaneous duties as may be required.
Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
Experience:
  • Welding Certification, either AWS or ABS required
  • Five or more years of welding experience
  • Two or more years of supervisor experience
  • Microsoft Office Suite experience required

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Outdoor Environment, Excessive Heat, Excessive Cold

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical Demands Lift/Carry

Stand O (Occasionally) Walk O (Occasionally)

10 lbs or less F (Frequently) 11-20 lbs O (Occasionally)

Sit F (Frequently) Handling / Fingering O (Occasionally) Reach Outward O (Occasionally) Reach Above Shoulder O (Occasionally) Climb O (Occasionally) Crawl O (Occasionally) Squat or Kneel O (Occasionally) Bend O (Occasionally)

21-50 lbs O (Occasionally) 51-100 lbs N (Not Applicable) Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable) Push/Pull

12 lbs or less N (Not Applicable) 13-25 lbs N (Not Applicable) 26-40 lbs N (Not Applicable) 41-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.

O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)

F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)

C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Other Physical Requirements

Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception)

Sense of Sound (hear alarms and radios)

Sense of Touch

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Indoor Environment/Office Environment/Heated/Air Conditioned

Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.

Please complete Employment Application http://www.stjohnsshipbuilding.com/uploads/files/Employment-Application.pdf

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

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