Welder Positions Available

Courses in basic blueprint reading, shop mathematics, and mechanical drawings are preferred.

Required to pass the AWS D1.1, 3G Up on 3/8" material (plate metal), which covers material from 1/8" through 3/4" in the flat, horizontal, vertical up, groove, fillets, and plug weld positions.

AWS D1.3, 3F Down Tee, 10 Gage and AWS D1.3, 3G Down Flare Bevel, 10 Gage which covers 16 Gage through 3/16" material (sheet metal) in the flat, horizontal, vertical, fillet, flare vertical, and flare bevel positions.

Welders operate welding equipment to weld ferrous and non-ferrous metals. This unit group also includes machine operators who operate previously set up production welding, brazing and soldering equipment. They are employed by companies that manufacture structural steel and platework, boilers, heavy machinery, aircraft and ships and other metal products, and by welding contractors and welding shops, or they may be self-employed.

Example Titles

aviation welding technician
brazing machine operator
brazing machine setter
electric arc welder
journeyman/woman welder
laser welding operator
pressure vessel welder
production welder
soldering machine operator
spot welder
welder
welder apprentice
welder-fitter - Combo Welder

Main duties

Welders perform some or all of the following duties:

• Read and interpret blueprints or welding process specifications
• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments using processes such as gas tungsten arc (GTAW), gas metal arc (GMAW), flux-cored arc (FCAW), plasma arc (PAW), shielded metal arc (SMAW), oxy-acetylene (OAW), resistance welding and submerged arc welding (SAW)
• Operate manual or semi-automatic flamecutting equipment
• Operate brazing and soldering equipment
• Operate metal shaping machines such as brakes, shears and other metal straightening and bending machines
• Repair worn parts of metal products by welding on extra layers.

Welders may specialize in certain types of welding such as custom fabrication, ship building and repair, aerospace precision welding, pressure vessel welding, pipeline construction welding, structural construction welding, or machinery and equipment repair welding.

Welding, brazing and soldering machine operators perform some or all of the following duties:

• Operate previously set up welding machines such as spot, butt and seam resistance or gas and arc welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts
• Operate previously set up brazing or soldering machines to bond metal parts or to fill holes, indentations and seams of metal articles with solder
• Start up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production line
• Assist with the maintenance and repair of welding, brazing and soldering equipment
• May adjust welding heads and tooling according to work specifications.

Employment RequirementsWelders

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• A combination of over three years of work experience in the trade and some college or industry courses in welding is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

Welding, brazing and soldering machine operators

• Some secondary school education is required.
• Several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.
• Experience as a machine operator helper may be required.
• Experience with robotics may be required.
• Perform standard GMAW welding in a flat position as assigned by a shop lead or Supervisor
• Use a tape measure to establish proper assembly
• Set up, assemble and tack weld parts
• Change wire reels, feeders, guns, tips, cups and sleeves of welding station
• Jobs may be planned and laid out for incumbent
• Refer more complex issues to higher levels
• Clean and prepare surfaces to be welded using workmanship standards

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