MIG Welder

Job description

Description Summary: - Welds together metal components of products with electric arc-welding equipment by performing the following duties. This position may require overtime to include weekends. Regular attendance at work is a requirement of this position. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Reads blueprint, job specification or operator instructions for product specifications and quantity required. - Obtains specified electrode and inserts electrode into portable holder or threads consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun. - Connects cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse. - Starts power supply to produce electric current. - Strikes (forms) arc which generates heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpiece and join edges of workpiece. Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle. - Welds in flat, horizontal, or vertical, or positions. Examines weld for bead size and other specifications. Applies filler rod manually to supply weld metal. - Cleans or degre...