GTAW Welders - Level 1, 2 and 3
Round Rock, TX

COMING SOON!

Valex Corp is looking for GTAW Welders to join its team in Round Rock, Texas. Below are the duties, qualifications, and some environmental information relating to the position.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Assembly, fabrication, and GTAW of high purity stainless steel process piping systems for semiconductor, medical pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and aerospace industries
• Programming, set-up and running of various welding machines. Combining manual GTAW machines and automated orbital welding machines to weld stainless steels and other high purity alloys
• Be proficient in the following welding positions: 1G, and using a positioner
• Be proficient in complete joint penetration on square butt joints, and fillet welding of stainless steel. Thickness ranging from .035”-.125” tubing
• Maintain a rejection rate of 5% or below
• Understand AWS weld symbols
• Must be able to interpret welding procedure specifications
• Manufacture product that meets customer requirements and expectations. Inspect and verify work before submitting for inspection.
• Fabricate within dimensional tolerances as low as 0.010” and angle tolerances as low as 0.5 degrees
• Comply with safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and regulations
• Work as a team member to aid others in encouraging and maintaining departmental standards including quality and on-time delivery goals
• Assist the shop with general upkeep
• Record and track daily operations
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Familiarity with GTAW welding process and supporting functions for tube weldment manufacturing
• Must have knowledge of welding with internal argon purge achieving 10 PPM
• Must have knowledge of metallurgy, primarily stainless steels
• Basic PC skills for manufacturing
• Working knowledge of 6S and Lean principles
• Working knowledge of copy exact and documentation control
• Basic math skills; add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• Competency in blueprint reading, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Ability to communicate effectively with other employees read, write, and comprehend simple instructions
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to use various inspections tools: calipers, protractor, height gage, etc.
• Ability to use various shop tools

Educational/Certification Requirement:

• High School diploma preferred; and/or equivalent
• One year certificate from college, technical school, as in welding, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• ASME AWS Certifications are a plus but not required

Work Experience:

• LEVEL 1: 0-2 years of GTAW experience
• LEVEL 2: 3-5 years of GTAW experience
• LEVEL 3: 5+ years of GTAW experience

Work Environment:

• Work will be performed primarily in a manufacturing environment
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

• Required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch; and talk or hear
• Regularly required to sit. must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Environmental Exposure:

• Environment includes moderate noise levels and manufacturing equipment
• Environment includes inert gasses
• Environment includes cleaning materials (Ex. IPA, De-Greasers, De-Ionized water)