GTAW Welder Level 3

GTAW Welder Level 3 - Texas
Round Rock, TX

COMING SOON!

Valex Corp is looking for a GTAW Welder to join its team in Round Rock, Texas. Below are the duties,  qualifications, and some environmental information relating to the position.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Assembly, fabrication, and GTAW of high purity stainless steel process piping systems for semiconductor, medical pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and aerospace industries 
• Programming, set-up and running of various welding machines. Combining manual GTAW machines and automated orbital welding machines to weld stainless steels and other high purity alloys 
• Be proficient in welding all positions: 1G, 2G, 5G, 6G, and using a positioner 
• Be proficient in complete joint penetration on square butt joints, and fillet welding of Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Hastelloy, Inconel, and Titanium. Thickness ranging from .035”-.125” tubing and up to 6” Sch. 40 pipe 
• Maintain a rejection rate of 3% or below 
• Understand AWS weld symbols 
• Must be able to interpret welding procedure specifications  
• Manufacture product that meets customer requirements and expectations. Inspect and verify work before submitting for inspection. 
• Fabricate within dimensional tolerances as low as 0.010” and angle tolerances as low as 0.5 degrees  
• Comply with safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and regulations
• Work as a team member to aid others in encouraging and maintaining departmental standards including quality and on-time delivery goals 
• Assist the shop with general upkeep
• Record and track daily operations 
• Other duties as assigned 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Familiarity with GTAW welding process and supporting functions for tube weldment manufacturing 
• Must have knowledge of welding with internal argon purge achieving 10 PPM
• Must have knowledge of metallurgy, primarily stainless steels  
• Basic PC skills for manufacturing 
• Working knowledge of 6S and Lean principles
• Working knowledge of copy exact and documentation control
• Basic math skills; add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• Competency in blueprint reading, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Ability to communicate effectively with other employees read, write, and comprehend simple instructions 
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment 
• Ability to use various inspections tools: calipers, protractor, height gage, etc. 
• Ability to use various shop tools 

Educational/Certification Requirement:

• High School diploma preferred; and/or equivalent
• One year certificate from college, technical school, as in welding, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• ASME AWS Certifications are a plus but not required

Work Experience:

• 5+ years of GTAW experience 

Work Environment:

• Work will be performed primarily in a manufacturing environment 
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

• Required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch; and talk or hear
• Regularly required to sit. must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Environmental Exposure:

• Environment includes moderate noise levels and manufacturing equipment
• Environment includes inert gasses
• Environment includes cleaning materials (Ex. IPA, De-Greasers, De-Ionized water)