About Us: Backed by more than 40 years of experience and one of the industry's leading safety performance records, PPM, helps clients address the complex challenges inherent in today's manufacturing and industrial facilities environment. Our wide experience in meeting industrial plant maintenance needs enables us to implement systems and processes that keep your facilities and equipment running at consistently optimum levels. Job Title: Welder - Palatka, FL Job Summary: The welder will practice safety conscious behaviors in all operational processes and procedures. Comply with all costumer rules and safety procedures and policies. Follow all safety guidelines and provide for the safety of customers, employees and other persons any time they are on or in company property, utilizes appropriate tooling, equipment and material to accomplish structural welding functions. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: • Possess the ability to use the English language to communicate (both verbally and in writing) • Read and interpret blueprints, mechanical drawings, and hydraulic diagrams • Have a complete set of tools appropriate for Industrial pipe fitting/welding Experience & Qualifications: 1 to 3 years welding Physical Requirements/Job Site Requirements: • Must be able to complete hiring paperwork electronically through DocuSign • May be required to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds • Must posses enough strength and stamina to perform the technical duties and essential functions as identified above • Must be able to move in and around confined spaces and uneven areas • Must have full range of motion consistent with age • Must be able to climb and maintain balance ladders • Must be able to adequately hear and respond to voice commands and alerts from other employees, alarms and other job-related noises • Visual acuity, depth perception and color discrimination consistent with that required to work at heights and on uneven surfaces • Safety/Steel toe shoes are required. Notice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and is companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine. EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR’s normal application process – it is probably fraudulent. As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
See More Details >>St Johns Ship Building, Inc. is a full-service shipbuilding and marine repair company that specializes in new construction and repair of commercial aluminum and steel vessels. Operations are conducted in a storm-protected 100-acre inland campus in the city of Palatka just 30 miles southwest of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River that provides direct access to the Atlantic Ocean. We are committed to providing top quality craftsmanship and personalized service by delivering vessels on time and on budget. Position Summary As a Steel Welder, you will use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components, to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. Responsible for welding components of the ship and completing repairs or new builds on time, to specifications, and within scope of the project. Completes all the required company training and follows all company policies and procedures. Responsibilities • Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits. • Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. • Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits. • Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding. • Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors. • Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding. • Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material. • Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications. • Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment. • Lie out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. • Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment. • Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations. • Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained. • Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys. • Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques. • Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required. • Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter. • Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals. • Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers. • Position and secure work pieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools. • Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths. • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools. • Fill holes and increase the size of metal parts. • Dismantle metal assemblies or cut scrap metal, using thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torches or plasma-arc equipment. • Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments. • Gouge metals, using the air-arc gouging process. • Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across work pieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal. • Preheat work pieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating furnaces. • Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies. • Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work. • Hammer out bulges or bends in metal work pieces. Qualifications • Six months to one-year related experience • Must pass AWS certification within the first 60 days on the job • High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) • Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions. • Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. • Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. • Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task. • Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task. • Resource Management (People & Equipment) - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment, facilities, materials, as well as personnel. • Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety. • Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information. • Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience. • Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word. • Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information. • Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy. What We Have to Offer You • Health Benefits begin the first month after hire • Medical, Dental, and Vision • Cost Savings and Worksite Benefits • Company paid Medical Gap Insurance • Company Match 401K • Paid holidays • Personal and Vacation time St Johns Ship Building is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
See More Details >>Description Position at TPG Pressure Inc What We Offer • 1,000 sign on bonus paid out after 90 days of employment. • 1,000 referral bonus paid for references after completion of 90 Days • Top-tier Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits • Life and Supplement Life • Company Matched 401K Retirement Plan • Paid Holidays • Fun Events • Training and Development • Employee Discounts • Career Opportunity! Thompson Pipe Group is a privately held family business of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers based in Rialto, California. From the humble beginnings, we built a family of products to meet the needs of all kinds of infrastructure. Each generation of products is better than the previous. Thompson Pipe Group is now the largest and most diverse drainage, sanitary, pressure and trench-less pipe provider, with manufacturing locations across the country and serving not just the US but all of North America. Please visit our website at Thompson Pipe Group is currently looking for a 3G Flux Core Welder $22.00 to $28.00 per hour based on experience. Work hours are 7 am to 3 : 30. This person will be responsible for the interior and exterior of every spirally welded cylinder that enters their designated station for welding defects, base metal defects, and dimensional tolerances and repairs those cylinders to meet specification requirements. Responsibilities • Follow all safety rules, policies, and procedures. • Inspect the entire interior and exterior surface of spirally welded cylinders and perform repairs in compliance with AWWA C200 and additional job specifications as required. • Reports repairs and dimensional measurements accurately of cylinders to the nearest 32nd of an inch. • Utilize oxyacetylene cutting torch to square cylinder ends and perform repairs as needed. • Performs minor maintenance and repairs to welding equipment and tools. • Must properly use tools and care for equipment provided by the company to complete job tasks. • Maintain workstation by keeping it clean, organized, free from clutter and trip hazards. • Work under general supervision; will report to a crew leader and / or supervisor. Essential Job Functions : • Must pass 3G with the back gouge and back weld with FCAW process • Must be able to maintain a 92% acceptance rate with ASME section 8 UW-51 (100% RT X-Ray) • This position frequently requires standing, sitting, kneeling, stooping, crawling, climbing, use of hands to handle objects, operate controls, and tools. No limits of a range of motion. • Able to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and verbal form. • Must be experienced in flux-core welding, SMAW, SAW a plus. • Must be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the welding field. • Utilize the flux-core welding process, cutting torch, hand-held grinders, and whatever other tools necessary to complete these repairs. Competencies To perform the job successfully an individual should demonstrate the following competencies. • Problem Solving and Innovation : Works well alone and in groups to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; Meets challenges with resourcefulness and generates suggestions for improving work; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. • Organizational Support : Follows all policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values • Communication : Listens and gets clarification; Response well to questions; participates in meetings and demonstrates group discussion skills; Writes clearly and informatively; Reads and interprets written information effectively; Presents numerical data effectively. • Self-Management • Attendance / Dependability / Flexibility • The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock • There is machinery, moving equipment (cranes, bulldozers, and other moving equipment) and electrical hand tools at the job site • Outdoors exposed to changing weather conditions (for instance, rain, sun, snow, wind, • An improperly illuminated or awkward and confining workspace • Working above ground level where the possibility of falling exists (. on ladders, rooftops, bucket trucks, scaffolding) • Loud (examples : metal cage manufacturing department, large earth-moving equipment) Physical Demands Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. • The employee is repeatedly required to climb vertical ladders. • The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. • The employee must regularly apply 75-foot-pounds of torque in the assembly, dismantling, erection, and installation of various types of structures, tank jig, scaffolding, etc. • Regularly swings a 10-pound hammer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work Hours • Monday-Friday (Mandatory OT Saturdays based on business needs) • Holidays are off) • 10 to 12 hour shifts Apply Now! In person or through Indeed. Limited Job Opportunities are Available Thompson Pipe Group IND123
See More Details >>Becoming a welder in Palatka, FL, typically begins with an apprenticeship, combining hands-on experience with technical training, allowing individuals to earn while they learn. Apprenticeships last about four years, with many hours of training under licensed professionals. According to the American Welding Society, there are approximately 771,000 welders nationwide, with projections indicating a steady demand for new welders. In Palatka, FL, welders earn an average of $946 per week, with experienced professionals earning significantly more. Trade schools, unions, and platforms like AWS help aspiring welders find apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a career with strong earning potential.
