Structural Welder

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.

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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.”