PREP Welder

Convent, Louisiana
Millennium Galvanizing – Welding and Fitting /
Regular Full-Time /
On-site
Come join our team at Millennium Galvanizing!

Millennium Galvanizing is a proud member of the American Galvanizing Association. We operate with a lead free kettle using special High Grade Zinc that is supported by the most technologically advanced equipment in our industry.

Millennium Galvanizing can also perform painting, metalizing and paint over bare blasted steel as well as paint over galvanized steel for sensitive areas of installation that require an aesthetically pleasing coating application.

Millennium Galvanizing, located in Convent, LA, is looking for an experienced PREP Welder to join our team.
PREP Welders must be capable of performing all welds needed on our structures and must understand instructions given regarding the welds.  This individual must be able to perform duties with speed and accuracy to produce a quality product and keep a steady flow through the facility.  This position will frequently use calculating skills, by tape measure or another device.  This position will use other moving machinery or equipment, including cranes, to manipulate steel structures.

COMPETENCIES:

    • Customer Focus
    • Decision Quality
    • Business Insight
    • Drives Results
    • Collaborates
    • Communicates Effectively
    • Courage
    • Instills Trust
    • Manages Ambiguity

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Operates safety equipment and uses safe work habits.
    • Positions aligns, and welds parts to form complete structures, following blueprints and layout specifications, using machinery, welding torches, and hand tools.
    • Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
    • Examines steel or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
    • Moves parts safely into position; manually or with hoists or cranes.
    • Welds components in flat positions.
    • Operates manual welding equipment to fuse metal parts using the gas metal arc process.
    • Cleans welds with grinders and other equipment common to the welding trade.
    • Examines work pieces for defects and measures with weld gauges to ensure conformance with specification standard operating procedures.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PREP WELDERS:

    •  High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
    •  Ability to interpret blueprints required.
    •  Ability to read a tape measure required.
    •  Welding certification or prior welding experience preferred; GMAW experience preferred.
    •  Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as cranes, preferred.
    •  Must pass a site weld test.
Millennium Galvanizing is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Millennium Galvanizing is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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