Job Title: Welder - Night Shift

Location: McGregor Texas 

Company Overview:

TransTech Energy is a leading provider of engineered equipment solutions for processing, storing, distributing, and utilizing a wide variety of liquids and gases in the energy, renewables, chemical, and industrial end markets. Our diverse manufacturing and design portfolio includes ASME pressure vessels, API storage tanks, TEMA heat exchangers, packaged process equipment, reactors, distillation columns, and other custom designed applications. Our design, construction, and field service capabilities include gas processing, storage, and utilization projects in energy, power, industrial, and biogas markets. As we continue to improve our ESG profile, we are committed to investing in renewable energy technologies, and anticipate this will be an important part of our future growth. 

We have offices and manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Oregon, Indiana, and Montana, and have field teams supporting North and South America. With a strong company culture built on a family atmosphere, we define success by how we impact the lives of the people around us. 

Job summary:

The main responsibility of the welder will be to fabricate steel products which include a variety of ASME pressure vessels, related pressure rated and non-pressure rated accessories, and some structural items related to vessel production.

Primary functions and duties:

• Follow and enforce strict safety regulations such as wearing safety glasses, heat-resistant gloves, protective masks, and safety shoes.
• Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety.
• Interpret blueprints, drawings, and measurements to plan layouts.
• Interpret typical welding symbols and apply the correct weld to workpiece.
• Use specialized machinery for industrial welding and oversee machines that perform the same job.
• Use standard hand tools and power tools for fabrication and manufacturing, i.e. grinders, hammers, drill presses, metal workers, 
• Assess welded surfaces, structures, and components to identify errors.
• Must be able to set up a welding machine (both semi-auto and manual machines) to operate within the parameters of an approved WPS.
• Monitor machinery for appropriate usage and temperature.
• Must be able to weld in all positions.  2G, 3G, and 5G including fillet welds.
• Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment.
• Will be required to visually inspect welds and make proper corrections without, or with minimal supervision.

The ideal candidate will possess the following: 

• Read blueprints
• Read and understand measurements 
• Layout and fit various vessel and piping related components.
• Operate an overhead crane
• Understand and perform welding with the following processes: GMAW (MIG), FCAW (FLUXCORE), and SAW (SUBARC)
• Must pass a drug test and background check
• Lift up to 50 lbs
• Must have pulsed mig welding experience

Weld Test: 

• Candidates must pass a plate test of 516-70 10“ long in the 3G position.

They will test with an open root 1/8” opening max.

They will run Gmaw-s down hill direction for proper root fill the weld is feather out for a hot pass in FCAW.

Hot pass to cap will be completed with FCAW in the 3g uphill position during each pass visual should be conducted to remove any slag or to ensure that any roll over is not present for the next layer.

Cap visual are no weaving on cap only stringer beads with slight oscillation to control heat and speed.

Cap visual shall pass these requirements:

3/16 max reinforcement

No undercut present 1/32” or less

No cold lap or roll over must be visually acceptable to view wetted at the toes.

No slag inclusion and no cracks or porosity.

If the test plate passes visual, it will be sent to UT test for volumetric testing.

Benefits:

• Additional $2/hour on top of base pay for night shifts
• Prescription, Dental, Vision, and more Health and Wellness coverage options
• Competitive PTO and Holiday Pay
• Room for Growth
• All benefits take effect first of the month after first 30 days of employment

This organization provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.