Certified Pipe Welder Job Details Level Experienced Job Location Marlborough MA - Marlborough, MA Description POSITION SUMMARY: The Certified Pipe Welder will participate in the installation or maintenance and inspection of HVAC, Utility and Process piping systems. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: + Regular attendance at assigned location; may include the A/Z fabrication facility or other project sites; + Works on systems that include Heating Hot Water, Chilled Water, Steam, Condensate, Compressed Air, Process Fluids, Chemical, Fuel Oil, Gasses, and other related systems; + Works with materials that include carbon steel, stainless steel, plastics, fiberglass, copper, (brazed, soft soldered and pro-press); + Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding. + Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers. + Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment. + Weld pipe and components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions using open root butt weld, socket weld and/or fillet weld. + 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. + 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. + Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits. + Examine work pieces for defects and measures work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications. + Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreignmatter. + Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material. + Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals. + Fill holes, and increase the size of metal parts. + Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors. + Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques. + Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained. + Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. + Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools. + Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths. + Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required. + Position and secure work pieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools. + Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations. + Dismantle metal assemblies or cut scrap metal, using thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torches or plasma-arc equipment. + Preheat work pieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating furnaces. + Hammer out bulges or bends in metal work pieces. + Develop templates and models for welding projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information. + Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments. + 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. + Estimate consumable materials needed for production and manufacturing and maintain required stocks of materials. + Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work. + Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies. + Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors; + Direct helpers or apprentices in appropriate tasks; + Must maintain strict adherence to safety rules and quality; + Participate in site housekeeping; + Interact with co-workers in an attentive courteous manner; + Additional duties as directed by management. Qualifications SKILLS & EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS: + Ability to work independently or as part of a team; + Experience: 5 years of Field Experience, trade school or apprenticeship; + Knowledge of materials, methods and tools involved in industrial construction; + Attention to detail; + Ability to keep hand and arm steady; + Be highly focused on customer satisfaction expectations; + Good documentation and record keeping; + Preparation of miscellaneous paperwork including time sheets, daily reports and material requests; + Competency in Permit Required Confined Space; + Understanding of and strict adherence to daily Job Hazard Analysis (JHA); + Appropriate state certification or license; + OSHA 10 certification. A/Z Corporation is an AA/EOE Employer