PPS is seeking an experienced and talented Welder Level III to join our state-of-the-art semiconductor industry fabrication facility in Phoenix, AZ!
The Welder III will be responsible for MIG and TIG welding on a diverse array of products and held to tight tolerances on large and small weldments per AWS codes and symbols. This includes the layout, fit/tack, and fabrication of weldment having multiple details is a welded sequence using welding fixtures and jigs where applicable. Materials include various grades of steel: tube and sheet, stainless steel: tube and sheet, sheet metal, and aluminum: tube and sheet.
You will be required to pass a MIG and TIG weld test as part of interview!!
This position comes with a highly competitive pay rate, second-to-none benefits, and a high ceiling for growth!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receives instructions, prints, and work orders for the job. Plans details of working procedure and tools and, material requirements.
- Perform minor maintenance on equipment.
- Assume responsibility and care of assigned tools and equipment.
- Observe and practice safety procedures and policies.
- Performs advanced welding activities with minimum instructions and supervision.
- Interprets complex blueprints, manufacturing drawings, and written work instructions, as well as reads and interprets AWS welding symbols.
- Sets up welding equipment in accordance with the appropriate weld process specifications (WPS).
- Completes weldments to the applied AWS welding code and blueprint requirements.
- Positions weldment details in location using fixtures, jigs, tape measure, square, rule, and caliper to meet blueprint, manufacturing drawings, and quality requirements.
- Utilizes material handling equipment in conjunction with the welding task.
- Performs minor maintenance on job-related equipment.
- Assumes responsibility and care of assigned tools and equipment.
- Observes and practices safety procedures and policies.
- Attendance is an essential job function
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Understanding of the use of measuring devices, such as micrometers, calipers, tapes etc.
- Qualified to read blue prints.
- Fabricates equipment by cutting, burning, and welding various metals.
- Cleans and prepares surfaces to be welded.
- Subject completed welding tasks to appropriate inspections.
- Strong understanding of TIG/MIG welding procedures & processes.
- Must have experience working with steel, aluminum and stainless steel.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and AWS welding symbols.
- Ability to perform welds that pass a visual inspection and destructive test.
- Ability to use measuring tools (tape measures, squares, rules and dial calipers).
- Basic math skills; must be able to perform conversions and basic calculations.
- Knowledge of welding machines and set up.
- Ability to operate hand/air tools and electric grinders.
Educational/Experience Requirement:
- High School diploma or equivalent experience.
- Two year vocational welding program or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in welding.
Physical Demands:
- Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move object.
- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, push, pull, grasp.
- Must comply with Jager-2 Vision test compliance.
- Prolonged standing and bending intermittently during work hours.
- Ability to move arms, hands and fingers to type.
- Close vision required.