Position: Shop Welder

Company: Loenbro- Darby's Welding & Machine

Reports To: Job Foreman

Supervises: Welder Helper

Wage: Competitive wage and benefits depending on experience

Location: Dickinson, ND

Loenbro- Darby's Welding & Machine is looking for local experienced motivated Shop Welders to join our team. We are looking for hardworking professionals who enjoy meeting challenges and surpassing customer expectations. Darby's Welding & Machine is now accepting applications for a full-time shop welder. The current work schedule is daytime hours Monday - Friday and possibly some weekends. The ideal candidate will have a background in Shop Welding to complete jobs on time and on budget. This position will plan, lay-out, weld, install, test and repair all types of pipe and similar tubular products in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, welding codes, and industry standards. Will work in Fab Shop based in Dickenson, North Dakota

Job Duties:

• Responsible for performing preventative maintenance and repairs on industrial oil refining piping and associated structures.

• Supervise and train welder helpers.

• Develop a complete understanding of contract plans and specifications, and plan, lay-out, install and/or repair all types of pipe in accordance with those plans and specifications.

• Examine/inspect field conditions and identify problems, inaccuracies, and cost-saving measures that arise or that may encountered. Take corrective actions as needed.

• Properly choose filler metals and construction material to complete assignments.

• Observe functioning of installed equipment or systems to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.

• Produce quality work, meeting requirements of plans, specifications, and industry standards.

• Be motivated and work productively.

• Perform all other duties as assigned.

  Education, Experience or Formal Training:

• Must have welding experience in Pipe Welding, construction, mining or related industry or prefer a two-year vocational-technical degree.

• Must have working knowledge of various welding codes and specifications.

• Must be familiar with properties of metal machining, weld shrinkage and welding techniques.

• Welding processes most commonly used are SMAW, FCAW, and GMAW.

• Other processes utilized are Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting.

  Working Environment:

• Ability to work in conditions common to a construction site including but not limited to rain, sleet, snow, dust, mud, heat, sun, cold, and noise.

• Ability to work irregular hours, weekends, and holidays.

• Ability to work long hour shifts.

  Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift maximum of 50 pounds.

• Climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds.

• Move in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven areas. Possess full range of motion and flexibility consistent with age.

• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

  Potential Hazards:

• Outside the majority of the time

• Potential exposure to extreme cold and hot temperatures

• Manufacturing, pipeline, and refining environment

• Fit and move in confined spaces including tanks and vessels

• Limited working surfaces

• The use of X-ray machines

• Exposure to noise above 85 decibels and intense odors

• Exposure to areas with limited visibility

• Climbing up and down stairs and ladders to both get in and out of trenches and up to elevated platforms (scaffolding at significant heights)

• Lifting necessary equipment and materials 1-50 pounds, 50% of the time on a monthly basis for required tasks

• Potential or Periodic amounts of time for the following:

• If driving is required, valid driver license and proof of insurability is required. All drivers are subject to a DMV background records search.

  Essential Requirements:

• Walking on uneven terrain, with an average of 2 miles per day

• Standing

• Sit, stoop, crawl, and kneel

• Use of respirator if position requires

• Driving if required to travel

• Must be able to pass a welding certification test, drug screening and background check.

  Benefits:

• Health Insurance- Up to 80% of the Employee portion paid

• Health Savings Account (HSA) optional enrollment

• Paid Time Off after waiting period

• 401k after 90 days of employment with a company match up to 4% (Employees are 100% vested after 90 day waiting period.)

• Employee paid Dental, Vision, Life and Accident Insurance

  We are “Leading the Change” in the energy services industry. Our growth and successes have not changed who we are. We live our core values every day:

  WE TAKE ACTION

  WE DO WHAT WE SAY

  WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE

  WE DO THE RIGHT THING

  WE PRACTICE STEWARDSHIP

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.