Mission: Perform all required welding and assigned station assembly operations on drilling rigs following standard and quality assurance methods and within company safety guidelines

1st shift reporting to Bob Jones

The Role

• Weld components using blueprints
• Plan and lay out work from blueprints, drawings, or other written specifications
• Install and connect hydraulic controls, pumps, rams, and other system elements
• Mount, hook-up and connect engines, gear boxes, axles and other power components and units
• Maintain the cleanliness of the assembly area
• Detect and report defective materials, faulty operation, and unusual conditions to immediate

Supervisor

• Select materials and processes to be applied
• Set up and adjust equipment
• Weld, in vertical, horizontal, flat, and overhead positions to make items of various sizes and shapes
• Brazes, flame-cuts, beads, heat treats, pressure, and tack welds
• Use hand and power tools of the welding trade
• When necessary, use templates in measuring, marking, scribing, and cutting
• Follow prescribed safety regulations / guidelines
• Maintain work related records and reports
• Perform other duties as required or directed

Occasional, Infrequent

• Train new hires
• Complete appropriate paperwork for rejected parts
• Return leftover parts to Warehouse
• Chase parts and fill in necessary paperwork

Skills

• Required to read, write and comprehend English
• Use and comprehend specifications, blueprints, and schematics
• Knowledge of all mechanical components on the rig and their ideal operation
• Overall knowledge of product line
• Familiar with handling welding and assembly tools
• Basic understanding of troubleshooting principles
• Knowledge of MFG Pro preferred

Behaviors

HS Diploma or GED required

The training period for this position:

• Six months to a year

Prior Positions/Training:

• Must pass the welding test
• Two years minimum as a welder preferred
• Must have training in reading blueprints