Job Highlights

Title	Tank Welder
Type	Full Time
Experience	Required
Function	Manufacturing
Location	Old Bridge, NJ, United States
Company	CB&I

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

Education Level

High School Diploma or equivalent

Work Experience

Previous years of experience in the field or a related area

Duties/Responsibilities

Using arc and arc gas welding equipment, bolts, clamps, and welds together metal components of products such as piping systems, plates, pipe, and tube or structural shapes. It may be welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions. 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