Structural Welder

United Services Group, an Inc. 5000 Company, is seeking experienced Structural Welders with a minimum of 4 years of commercial or naval or shipbuilding experience.

Pay will be dependent on experience and will be up to $38.00 an hour and $120 a day per diem for days worked. This is an opportunity to work up to two years and make a real difference.

Job Description:

Four years of commercial or naval shipyard experience as a first class Welder.

Required Skills:

1.Multi-pass. All position fillet and butt welds using the following processes: SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding) and GMAW-P (Pulse Arc Welding).

2. Heating - Oxygen/Propane Heating Torch.

3. Experience working in a physically demanding environment (shipboard, sub-assemblies, ladders, staging, etc.).

4. Familiarity with OSHA regulations relative to the shipbuilding industry.

5. Air Carbon Arc Gouging.

6. Ability to properly use fillet and butt weld gauges.

Welding Qualification: All Welders will be required to pass all position, Multi-pass Butt Weld, Welder Qualification Tests prior to reporting for the first day of productive work. These tests will be in accordance with MIL-STD-248D Paragraph 5.3.3 and the following:

A. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) process.

B. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding) process.

C. Horizontal (2G) position GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) process.

D. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) GMAW-P (Pulse Arc Welding) process.

E. Air Carbon Arc Gouging proficiency test.

The Welding School will administer the following tests:

1. All Welding Qualification Tests in “A” (6 hours), “B” (12 hours), “C” (4 hours) above.

2. Visual Inspection of Welds Level I (4 hours).

3. Welders Vision Test (5 minutes).

4. Air Carbon Arc Gouging Proficiency Test (1 hour).

Prior to performing work at Customer Site all Welders must successfully pass, without training, the above tests at the Customer Site welding school.

Special Requirements:                  

***Required to pass Pulse Arc weld test***

Health, 401k, Dental, and Vision all offered upon completion of new hire period.

Must be able to pass a Hair follicle drug test (3 month look back)

Any offer of employment is contingent upon meeting the hiring standards of United Services Group which include the following:

·    Completion of a satisfactory background check

·    Passing a drug test (saliva, urine, or hair tests may be required)

·    Satisfactory reference checks

·    Satisfactory employment verification

·    Additional licenses, certifications and security clearance may be

required

·    Additional skills evaluations may be required