Welder IV

PPS is seeking an experienced and talented Welder Level IV to join our state-of-the-art semiconductor industry fabrication facility in Phoenix, AZ!

The Welder IV will be responsible for MIG and TIG welding on a diverse array of products and held to tight tolerances on large and small weldments per AWS codes and symbols. This includes the layout, fit/tack, and fabrication of weldment having multiple details is a welded sequence using welding fixtures and jigs where applicable. Materials include various grades of steel: tube and sheet, stainless steel: tube and sheet, sheet metal, and aluminum: tube and sheet.

You will be required to pass a MIG and TIG weld test as part of interview!!

This position comes with a highly competitive pay rate, second-to-none benefits, and a high ceiling for growth!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Receives instructions, prints, and work orders for the job. Plans details of working procedure and tools and, material requirements.
• Perform minor maintenance on equipment.
• Assume responsibility and care of assigned tools and equipment.
• Observe and practice safety procedures and policies.
• Performs advanced welding activities with minimum instructions and supervision.
• Interprets complex blueprints, manufacturing drawings, and written work instructions, as well as reads and interprets AWS welding symbols.
• Sets up welding equipment in accordance with the appropriate weld process specifications (WPS).
• Completes weldments to the applied AWS welding code and blueprint requirements.
• Positions weldment details in location using fixtures, jigs, tape measure, square, rule, and caliper to meet blueprint, manufacturing drawings, and quality requirements.
• Utilizes material handling equipment in conjunction with the welding task.
• Performs minor maintenance on job-related equipment.
• Assumes responsibility and care of assigned tools and equipment.
• Observes and practices safety procedures and policies.
• Attendance is an essential job function

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Understanding of the use of measuring devices, such as micrometers, calipers, tapes etc.
• Qualified to read blue prints.
• Fabricates equipment by cutting, burning, and welding various metals.
• Cleans and prepares surfaces to be welded.
• Subject completed welding tasks to appropriate inspections.
• Strong understanding of TIG/MIG welding procedures & processes.
• Must have experience working with steel, aluminum and stainless steel.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and AWS welding symbols.
• Ability to perform welds that pass a visual inspection and destructive test.
• Ability to use measuring tools (tape measures, squares, rules and dial calipers).
• Basic math skills; must be able to perform conversions and basic calculations.
• Knowledge of welding machines and set up.
• Ability to operate hand/air tools and electric grinders.

Educational/Experience Requirement:

• High School diploma or equivalent experience.
• Two year vocational welding program or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in welding.

Physical Demands:

• Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move object.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, push, pull, grasp.
• Must comply with Jager-2 Vision test compliance.
• Prolonged standing and bending intermittently during work hours.
• Ability to move arms, hands and fingers to type.
• Close vision required.