GMAW-P Welders at Trade Team

Position Overview

The candidate must possess four years of naval shipyard experience as a first-class Welder.

Required Skills

• Welding Techniques: Proficient in multi-pass, all position fillet and butt welds utilizing the following processes:
  • SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding)
  • GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding)
  • FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding)
  • GMAW-P (Pulse Arc Welding)
• Heating Equipment: Experience with Oxygen/Propane Heating Torch.
• Physical Demands: Capability to work in a physically demanding environment, including shipboard settings, sub-assemblies, ladders, and staging.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with OSHA regulations pertinent to the shipbuilding industry.
• Gouging Techniques: Proficient in Air Carbon Arc Gouging.
• Welding Gauges: Ability to properly utilize fillet and butt weld gauges.

Welding Qualification

All Welders are required to successfully complete all positions of Multi-pass Butt Weld Welder Qualification Tests prior to commencing productive work. These tests will adhere to MIL-STD-248D Paragraph 5.3.3 and include the following:

1. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) process.
2. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding) process.
3. Horizontal (2G) position GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) process.
4. All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) GMAW-P (Pulse Arc Welding) process.
5. Air Carbon Arc Gouging proficiency test.

Application Instructions

Please send resume to [email protected] or call 757-961-3918 ext. 7010, cell 757-324-3704.