Welder - Level 1
At Trinity Meyer Utility Structures, a Trinity Industries company, we’re pioneers in the transmission industry with a strong commitment to reducing the environmental impact of transmission lines. We were the first to use steel for tubular transmission poles and full-scale vertical testing, and the first to develop wood-equivalent steel poles. In addition to that, our engineering solutions for voltages up to 765kV are designed with our proprietary software and have been validated through years of comprehensive, full-scale structural testing.
As a Welder at Trinity, you’ll build utility structures that can be seen across the country. You’ll use jigs/holding fixtures to lay out pieces to be welded according to blueprints, layouts, schematics, or work orders and manual/semi-automatic/automatic welding equipment to join, surface, fabricate, and repair parts of metal or other weldable materials. The Welder also inspects completed work for conformance to specifications and performs minor maintenance to equipment.
In this Welder Trainee position, you will:
Welds metal parts together to fabricate or repair products according to layout, blueprints, or work orders
- Perform flat groove welds and horizontal fillet welds
- Comply with all safety rules and procedures
- Maintain and complete all required records
- Prepare and align metal product for welding
- Tack and grind
- Operate drills
- Operates tools (Pneumatic, rose bud)
- Performs other duties as assigned
What you will need:
- Minimum of 3 months in any of the following:
- Working in a position that requires hand eye coordination
- Completion of technical school classes (Welding, Construction, Painting, etc.)
- Completion of technical school program
- Read a tape measure
- Ability to perform the following after training:
- Set up and weld in almost all welding positions
- Ability to read, understand and follow weld procedures
- Ability to back gouge and perform weld and repair
- Troubleshooting machines
- Operate tools (Pneumatic, rose bud)
- Pass FCAW 1G test
Why Join Trinity?
Trinity Industries offers a comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees are offered Trinity’s standard company benefits package, which includes paid time off, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, 401(k) with match and additional retirement contributions, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance. Little known fact about Trinity Industries: Once people come to work here, they tend to stay. Trinity is employee-focused and involved in our communities, which is probably why working for Trinity feels more like family than a large corporation. Add in the industry leading industrial products we build, and you can see why our employees are proud to call Trinity home. What legacy will you build?
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