Journeyman Welder

Journeyman Welder Job Highlights

Company Profile

Aero Turbine is a privately owned company. It performs repair and overhaul of turbine engines and accessories for both commercial and military aircraft.

Job Profile

The company is searching for a Journeyman Welder who will be responsible for using TIG and GTAW welding techniques to weld various components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.

Educational Qualification

• The applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED

Work Experience

• The candidates should have 1 year of minimum welding experience (verifiable) or equivalent weld schooling

Duties/Responsibilities

• Bench, peen, roll, forge, stretch/shrink to restore the dimensional sand structural integrity on various engine hardware
• Examines weld for bead size and other specifications
• Lifting, moving, and holding or clamping workpieces to table, into jigs, or into position manually or by using a pry bar
• Manually applies filler rod to supply weld metal
• Moving workpieces, tools, and supplies, manually or by hand truck
• Perform layout, setup, and weld on a variety of aircraft engine component parts and assemblies
• Performing any combination of duties to assist in welding, brazing, and thermal and arc spraying
• Use argon chambers and gas backups
• Use file, bench grinders, hand grinders, etc., to perform welding preparation, defect removal, and manual dimensional restoration
• Overtime as needed
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability and willingness to work in an area where due to normal machining operations there may be dust, fumes, or smoke (not over OSHA Permissible Exposure Levels)
• Ability to have a flexible schedule
• Ability to work in areas where there is moderate noise intensity
• Demonstrate ability to work from prints, sketches, planning, or verbal instructions and weld a variety of parts and assemblies
• GTAW experience verifiable or equivalent schooling for GTAW
• Must be able to certify within 30 days after placement and complete timely periodic certification thereafter
• Proficiency in the fabrication of heat sinks and related items for performing individual weld operations
• Read measuring instruments, including air gauges

Employer’s Statement

Aero Turbine is an Equal Opportunity Employer.