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Welding TechnicianWeld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as flux-cored arc.Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.Remove rough spots from workpieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.Preheat workpieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating furnaces.Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across workpieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal.Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths.Cut, contour, and bevel metal plates and structural shapes to dimensions as specified by blueprints, layouts, work orders, and templates, using powered saws, hand shears, or chipping knives.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.Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments.Operate metal shaping, straightening, and bending machines, such as brakes and shears.Hammer out bulges or bends in metal workpieces.Dismantle metal assemblies or cut scrap metal, using thermal-cutting equipment, such as flame-cutting torches or plasma-arc equipment.Gouge metals.
Worksite address
pascagoula, MS, 39567, US
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