Welder/Fabricator - Now Hiring

This position will be working with United States government contracts, and will require proof of US citizenship (Not just Authorization to work in the US.).

Primary Function:Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. Set up, operate, or tend welding, machines or robots that weld metal products, components, or assemblies. Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of pipe, plates, and structural metal products. Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Dismantle machines/processes, structural components, or mechanical mechanism at customer facilities
• Perform millwright work with some degree of proficiency
• Capable of performing pipe fitting and welding projects
• Proficient in welding the following o SMAW o GMAW o FCAW o GTAW
• Overlaying
• Basic understanding of weld quality control, welding code standards and specifications, and non-destructive examination.
• Basic understanding of Radiography (x-ray testing of welds)
• Lay-out and fabricate stairs and handrails.
• Fabricate, repair, and maintain sheet metal items.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Promote and actively embrace the concept of professionalism, with an emphasis on quality, commitment, integrity, ingenuity, teamwork, the community and the environment. Safety is a deeply rooted cultural value and it must be promoted and enforced at all times.

Minimum Qualifications/Experience:

Craft I
High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) and one (1) to three (3) years related experience and/or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Craft II
Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and three (3) to six (6) years related experience and/or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Craft III
Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and five (5) to ten (10) years related experience and/or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Experience reading blueprints.
Must be willing to travel occasionally

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
Must be able to pass weld tests in accordance to AWS and ASME codes

Additional skills
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a very dynamic environment - must have flexibility with an ability to focus.

Other Qualifications:The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of the conditions that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employee must be able to maintain situational awareness and wear personal protective equipment necessary to mitigate these hazards. Premier Technology is a federal contractor, as such, this position will work on government contracts and requires that you are a US Citizen (not just authorized to work in the US). Regular, predictable, and on-site attendance is an essential function of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands:While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk, hear, and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and climb or balance. The job may require climbing of ladders and/or stairs. The employee will often lift heavy pieces of metal, work with arms overhead, torso twist, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, often for extended periods; the employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move weight above 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include strong visual acuity (with or without correction), color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. Long hours (10 or more) are often scheduled, and job may require overtime and travel.

Work Environment:While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, loud noises, tripping hazards, exposure to sparks, welding arc, and open flame. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, mild industrial chemicals, inclement weather, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Benefit Options: Medical, Dental, Vision - 100% Employee Paid Coverage
Company Paid Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Employee Assistance Program
Supplement Benefits - Accident, Disability, Critical Care, Hospital, Term Life, Whole Life
Legal Shield /Identity Theft Protection/Gun Owners Insurance
Pet Insurance
401k Retirement Plan with Company Match

Other benefits:4-Day Work Week
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Employee Performance Bonus
Craft Development and Training Opportunities
Tuition Assistance
Employee and Dependent Scholarships

Premier Technology, Inc. is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.