Certified Welder at Rexarc International – West Alexandria, Ohio

Position Description:

Rexarc looks for growth minded individuals who can effectively utilize personal skills, abilities, and core values to fulfill the functions of this position and to contribute to the growth and success of the company.

Essential Functions:

• Weld ASME Code Vessels, Section VIII, DIV I.
• RT Welding
• Provide support to engineering on weld process decisions.
• Read job travelers, job instruction and drawings and inspect work pieces to determine work procedures and materials required.
• Weld components in flat, vertical or overhead positions.
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
• Layout, position, align and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using fixtures, jigs straightedges, combination squares, calipers and tape measures.
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with print specifications.
• Recognize, set-up and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Select and install torches, torch tips, fill rods and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
• Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits
• Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
• Meet ASME requirements for certified welder as required.

Other Duties:

• Cross-train with Fabricator and Pipe-Fitting positions.
• Attend production meetings, providing any information pertinent to sales order delivery or following up on any requests.
• Suggest and implement improvements pertinent to job assignment and responsibilities.
• Work with other team members as requested to make process improvements throughout organization.
• Ownership and accountability for housekeeping in work area.
• Red-line any inaccuracies in drawings, work instructions or procedures.

Benefits Overview

Health

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Benefit Advocate

Retirement Plan - 3.5% Safe Harbor Contribution of 100% of all wages paid by Rexrc + 100% Contribution Match of up to 3% of all wages paid by Rexarc.

Vacation: Prorated based on 10 days for the first year of employment* and 1-day per year, for a maximum of 20 days.

Paid Holidays: 11 paid Holidays one of which is your Birthday*

PTO: Prorated based on 3 days for the first year of employment, then 3 days per calendar year.

Pay Range Skill Classifications:

$28-33: Certified welder able to pass an ASME Code Guided Bend Test

$33-38: Certified welder able to pass an ASME Code Guided Bend Test + Demonstrable ability to pass a radiography weld in compliance with ASME Code

$38-45: Certified welder able to pass an ASME Code Guided Bend Test + Past Experience with Radiography Weld Work using Manual Processes + Demonstrable ability to pass a radiography weld in compliance with ASME Code

Position Responsibilities:

• Cultural alignment with organization to support core values of Accountability, Communication and Excellence.
• Minimum vocational training and/or two years related on-the-job experience.
• Experience with ASME Div. I weld requirements.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.
• Ability to read 2D and 3D mechanical drawings and weld symbology.

Traits and Characteristics :

• Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Leadership Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, and crawl into small spaces regularly and for long periods of time.

Skills and Abilities:

Skills:

• Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Technical Drawings Ability to read and take direction from technical product drawings.

Abilities:

• Arm-Hand Steadiness The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Control Precision The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Multi-limb Coordination The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Visualization The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Manual Dexterity The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Depth Perception The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Selective Attention The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Lifting The ability to safely lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Climbing The ability to climb and descend ladders steadily and safely.
• Overhead Work Ability to manipulate overhead crane with load and perform overhead tasks with cutting tools and torches safely.
• Driving Ability to operate a fork truck per OSHA certification requirements.