Careers for Students

Toccoa, Georgia
United States

Use hand-welding, hand drill, flame-cutting, plasma cutting, or hand grinding equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Essential Functions Statement(s)
• Plan work from drawings or specifications or use their knowledge of filler metal and base metals to analyze the parts to be joined.
• Select and set up welding equipment, execute the planned welds, and examine welds to ensure that they meet standards or specifications.
• Examine weld during the welding process; observe problems with the weld and adjust the speed, voltage, amperage, or feed of the wire or rod.
• Work with a variety of materials in addition to steel, such as stainless steel.
• In automated welding, follow specified layouts, work orders, or blueprints; load parts correctly and constantly monitor the machine to ensure that it produces the desired bond.
• Arc, plasma, and oxy-gas cutters cut and trim metal objects to specific dimensions.
• Operate and monitor cutting machines similar to those used by welding machine operators.
• Wear safety shoes, goggles, hoods with protective lenses, and other devices designed to prevent burns and eye injuries and to protect them from falling objects.
• Work outdoors, in inclement weather, or indoors, sometimes in a confined area designed to contain sparks and glare.
• Work on a scaffold or platform high off the ground.
• Lift heavy objects and work in a variety of awkward positions, while bending, stooping, or standing to perform work overhead.
• Pressure test tanks per specifications.
• Equipment used on a regular and or daily: 8 lb. sledge hammer, cable jack, porta-power, twin buckles, impact wrenches, large clamps, 4 foot pry bar, large clamps, air chisle, 7.5 inch portable grinder, hand drill, and pressure gauge. Requirements: lifting above the shoulders, 5%, bending, 25%, stooping, 25%, and standing 50%.
• Comply with established safety policies and procedures. Wear required Personal Protective Equipment as directed. Use appropriate tools designed for their specific job tasks. Provide feedback related to hazard assessments and/or accident investigations.
• Act in accordance with Patterson's Company policies (ex. Harassment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Ethics, etc.).
• Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the job.

Position is 2nd shift, but can train on 1st shift to get started. Applicants will need to take a weld test to determine skill level. Pay is based on skill and experience, and can include a shift premium of $0.50 per hour for 2nd shift.

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
Associate Degree (two-year college or technical school) Preferred, Field of Study: Welding diploma

Per Hour

Please email resume to Career Services Coordinator at emily.sullens@northgatech.edu or contact your welding instructor for a referral.

You can also apply online at https://www.pattersonpumps.com/Employment-Opportunity.html