Pipe Welder

Overview

Our Goal: To produce the highest quality submarines for the protection of the American trust and future.

Our Function: Perform welding procedures using GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding)on all submarine piping systems materials, including bi-metallic welds.

Duties include but not limited to:

- Welds on butts, sockets, boss roots, weldolets and fillets

- Consumes an E.B. insert to form the root pass of a butt weld, performs 5X magnification visual inspection of pipe welds, and weld repair of excavated areas of pipe welds

- Operates automatic TIG fixed head and orbital automatic welding equipment

- Performs a visual inspection of finished welds

Some of the Benefits we provide to you include:

- Paid Training

- Medical, Dental, Vision

- Prescription coverage

- 401K plan

- Paid vacation and holidays

- Shift Differential for 2nd and 3rd shift

- Health and Wellness Programs

- Commuter/Van Services/Ripta

- Tuition Reimbursement Program

- Safety Boot Reimbursement Program

- Professional Development and Advancement Opportunities

Relocation Assistance provided to qualified candidates.

This position is located at the Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, RI.

Qualifications

Required:

- High school diploma or equivalent OR a minimum of 2 years related technical experience

- Formal GTAW/TIG welding training and/or on the job experience

- Available to work all shifts

- Ability to work at heights, in confined spaces (in-tank welding) and extreme temperature conditions (cold, heat) as required

- Some lifting will be required

- Ability to work in horizontal, vertical and overhead positions

- Pass an Electric Boat socket and X-Ray butt test and procedures test per training requirements

- Ability to read and interpret welding and shipyard procedures, structural drawings, technical manuals, test documents and diagrams

- Basic mathematical skills

- Individuals are required to possess their own basic hand tools

Preferred:

- TIG (GTAW, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) welding process training and/or experience

- Vocational, Technical and Community Colleges or Apprentice programs

- Pipe welding training and/or experience

- X-Ray pipe welding experience

- Orbital welding

- Nuclear welding experience

- Military/Navy related experience

Skills

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Ability to work and participate in a collaborative team environment and meet organizational goals

## Physical Qualifications
Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

## Environmental Attributes
Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily