Tank Welder

Job Highlights

Company Profile

CB&I is the world’s leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks, and terminals. The company provides world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.

Job Profile

The company is hiring a Tank Welder who will lay out, align, and weld fabricated, cast, and forged components to assemble structural forms such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, furnace shells, buildings, and pipe, according to blueprints and metallurgy.

Education Level

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Work Experience

• Previous years of experience in the field or a related area

Duties/Responsibilities

• Bolts, clamps, and welds together metal components of products such as piping systems, plates, pipe, and tube or structural shapes, using arc and arc gas welding equipment. May weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead position. May tack weld assemblies together
• Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects
• Connects cable from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse as specified by procedure or supervisor
• Examines weld for bead size and other specifications
• Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits components together in various body positions
• Loads, transports, and unloads material, tools, equipment, and supplies
• Make decisions based on measurable criteria
• Manually guides electrode or gun along weld-line, maintaining length of arc and speed and movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle
• May assist in lifting, positioning, and securing materials and work pieces during installation
• May be required to use Gas-Metal Arc, Flux-Cored Arc, Gas-Tungsten Arc, Submerged Arc, or Shielded Metal Arc welding processes
• May manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal. May clean or degrease weld joint or workplace, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath. May repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes. May remove excess weld, defective weld material, slag, and spatter, using carbon arc gouge, hand scrapper, grinder, or power chipper. May preheat work piece, using a hand torch or heating furnace. May cut metal plates or structural shape
• Obtains specified electrode and inserts electrode into portable holder or threads consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun
• Performs minor maintenance or cleaning activities of tools and equipment
• Plan work and select the proper tools
• Required to pass employer performance tests or standard tests to meet certification standards.
• Respiratory protection is common and may be required
• Selects equipment and plans layouts, assembly, and welding, applying knowledge of geometry, physical properties of metal machining, weld shrinkage, and welding techniques
• Select type and size of pipe or other related materials and equipment according to specifications
• Starts power supply to produce electric current
• Strikes arc which generates heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to work piece and join edges of the workpiece
• Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy
• Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules.
• Performs other duties as required

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Apply basic mathematics to solve problems
• Visualize objects in three dimensions from plans and drawings
• Assists other mechanics as needed

Employer’s Statement

CB&I is an Equal Opportunity Employer.