REPORTS TO: Pipe Supervisor (Submarines)
SUPERVISES: None, but may instruct and mentor others when instructed
SUMMARY
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability desired.
The individual must have working knowledge of procedures, strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to follow directions. The individual must possess experience in the trade and knowledge of ship terminology. The individual must demonstrate ability to interpret job specifications and perform work on marine vessels.
Must be able to follow directions and work with limited supervision. Also, must be willing to develop other team members’ skill level.
RESPONSIBILITIES / AUTHORITIES:
- Ensure preheat and interpass temperatures are maintained and the correct temp sticks are on the job site.
- Know the maximum allowed heat input and the importance of calculating heat input correctly.
- Identifying defects in open butt welds including root pass, filler and cap
- Ensures all welding wire and gas tags are returned to the tool room at the end of each work shift
- Accountable for completion of daily work assignments including the completion and signatures for work completion and quality
- Performing out of position welding for long durations
- Understanding and following weld sequencing minimize weld distortion and 100% conformant
- Welding continuous seams IWO frames and structure while maintaining quantity of open uninterrupted welding
- Welding high quality and quantity for all positions without assistance
- Welding with mirror while maintaining first time quality
- Welding critical internal hull connections with first time quality while maintaining quantity of open uninterrupted welding
- Proficiently performs to Austal USA construction guidelines and requirements as it relates to all required MDD’s for welding of different piping systems joints and structural related joints
- Proficiently performs 1st time quality work on all types of fillet and groove welds for pipe and structure
- Successfully welding all plate thickness with first time quality, regardless of position, joint type or configuration
- Demonstrating continuous proficiency and throughput on all assigned tasks
- Instructing and mentoring less-skilled welders, as assigned
- Working with a sense of urgency, efficiency and productive output
- Maintaining safe work practices and adheres to safety policies and procedures
- Ensuring correct construction procedures are adhered to in compliance with Austal USA standards and project specifications
- Maintain housekeeping, keep worksite free of rubbish, keep materials and equipment stowed in an orderly manner
- Keeping waste of consumables and material to an absolute minimum
- Accountable for completion of daily work assignments including the completion and signatures for work completion and quality
- Assists Welders, Fitters, Apprentices, and Trades Assistants with daily tasks as directed
- Assists or work with other trades or Austal USA employees as directed (May be assigned tasks outside craft as required)
- Must comply with the Austal USA’s “Equal Opportunity and Anti-Harassment Policy” which expects that all relationships among persons in the workplace will be professional and free of bias, prejudice, and harassment
- Must comply with the Austal USA’s Employee Handbook
QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 3 years of accumulated experience as an A Class Pipe Welder at Austal USA or similar demonstrating proficiency in the following:
- Demonstrates continuous proficiency and throughput on all assigned tasks
- Must pass and maintain the following Submarine Certifications:
- 4F SW Carbon
- 4F SW Inconel
- 5F SW Carbon
- 6G SW Carbon
- 6G SW Inconel
- ERS Certification
- Muss pass and maintain one of the following Submarine Certifications:
- GTAW-Structural
- Stick SMA-Structural
- GTAW-Chromium Allow
- GTAW - Aluminum
- OJT EB Training
- Contramatic Ball Valve
- Must have demonstrated a high level of pride in workmanship
- Ability to take direction and follow instructions
- Good mechanical aptitude with ability to produce consistent quality
- Ability to inspect and correct basic weld pick-up without supervision
- Willingness to repair another welder’s work
- Good listening and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
- Excellent hand-eye coordination; good spatial orientation
- Ability to consistently meet production deadlines
- Ability to read and interpret and work from construction drawings, job specifications, instruction manuals, manufacturer’s handbooks, change orders and contract specifications to obtain weld sizing information and material edge preparation requirements
- Ability and willingness to work with and to teach less-skilled workers
- Ability to work shifts or overtime as required, must be flexible
- Must keep occurrences at 4 or below
- Ability to wear required PPE
- Performs all duties with minimal guidance
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
TOOLS: Tungsten sharpeners, sanders, grinders, burr motors, preheat torches, heater panel and data collectors, weld machine and applicable components etc.
LIAISES WITH: Supervisor, step-up supervisor, foreman and other tradesmen
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
Specific physical requirements include the following:
Must have the ability to bend, squat, stoop, crawl, and kneel. Perform prolonged standing. Ability to turn head from side to side and about the vertical axis. Ability to turn body at the waist from side to side and about the vertical axis. Lift/push/pull 50lbs to 75lbs on an occasional basis. Lift/push/pull up to 20lbs on a frequent basis. Must have the ability to climb in a safe manner (climbing as a minimum includes stairs, scaffolding, ladders, and ramps). Ability to work at heights above 12’ while working from ladders, scaffolding and/or man lifts. Able to work at a variety of levels (ex. waist, eye, overhead). Demonstrate the ability to safely and appropriately use required tools and equipment. Demonstrate good balance while working on uneven surfaces and maneuvering obstacles. Possess sufficient handgrip and coordination to carry and operate tools and equipment. Ability to utilize personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toes shoes, goggles, respirator, safety harness, safety line, flotation gear, etc.) safely per OSHA standards. Ability to withstand cold and hot temperatures. Ability to enter 18” x 36” openings and work in confined spaces for prolonged periods of time. Able to respond to verbal and audible sounds/commands. Able to utilize adequate visual skills. Ability to fully extend the arm while reaching overhead, reaching out, reaching to the side and reaching down. Ability to perceive attributes of an object/material such as size, shape, temperature and texture by means of receptors in the hands and fingers.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters whole performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and heat and cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
SAFETY
Must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations while performing daily job tasks.
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:
- Candidates must meet the following employment eligibility guidelines to be considered for employment with Austal USA:
- 18 years of age or older at time of application
- Able to provide proof of US Person Status
- No felony convictions of Theft/Deception or Violent crimes within seven years from disposition date
- No felony convictions of Drug crimes within three years from disposition date
- Willing to submit to a drug screen
- Willing to submit to and pass background check
- High School Diploma/GED or comparable trade experience with comparable trade experience defined as five (5) or more years of experience working in the applicable trade, two (2) years of experience in shipbuilding, or education in the trade comparable to apprenticeship.
Equal Employment Commitment
Any qualified individual with a disability who is having difficulty in completing an application because of incompatible technology or other disability-related application issues may contact us at the following phone number for assistance: 251-445-1932.
Austal’s commitment to equal employment opportunity applies at all levels of employment, in all job titles, including the executive level, and to all employment actions, including but not limited to decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion.