Job description
**Ironworker / Field Welder \| 70 Mile Radius from Quakertown, PA**
**General Summary of Position**
The Field Welder position is expected to produce welds that support the installation of exterior and interior wall panels for commercial buildings.
**Essential (Core Competencies) Duties**
* Perform welds using stick and mig processes in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
* Current AWS D1. 1 SMAW 3G and AWS D1. 1 SMAW 4G certifications, AWS D1. 5 SMAW 3G and 4G preferred.
* Maneuver units into position for installation and anchor the units.
* Fabricate or alter parts using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
* Assist foreman with proper layout for work to be put in place.
* Accurately measure and read height, width, length, and other proportions with a tape measure
* Use levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, and lasers to ensure everything is level and secure.
* Work at heights with several elevated platforms.
* Keep work area clean and productive.
* Always exercise the proper use of PPE.
* Set up and safely use company equipment.
* Maintain welding certification through maintenance logs and supervisor observation.
**Qualifications**
**Preferred Education and Experience:**
* High School Diploma or GED.
* Participation in a secondary or post-secondary trade curriculum.
* 1 year experience with stick welding.
* Field carpentry experience preferred.
* Knowledge and understanding of construction safety devices and PPE.
**Key Competencies:**
* Self-motivated to grow personally and professionally through on-going education as a result of the rate of change in the position.
* Conscientious with customers in areas such as meeting customer needs, wants \& expectations.
* Ability to successfully adapt (personally and professionally) to changes in the internal and external environment.
* Ability to build a relationship with another person or group through effective communication skills (listening, speaking \& behaving).
* Ability to focus on and meet target goals and objectives.
* Ability to work effectively and productively as a member of a cross-functional team.
* Proactively defining \& resolving problems before they become an issue and identifying \& resolving identified problems for optimum results.
* Ability to manage one's internal states, impulses, and resources.
**Work Environment**
Field Welders work indoors and outdoors on many types of construction projects, with varying degrees of exposure to the elements. This may include extreme heat (\>85 degrees for longer than one hour of exposure), extreme cold (\
**General Summary of Position**
The Field Welder position is expected to produce welds that support the installation of exterior and interior wall panels for commercial buildings.
**Essential (Core Competencies) Duties**
* Perform welds using stick and mig processes in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
* Current AWS D1. 1 SMAW 3G and AWS D1. 1 SMAW 4G certifications, AWS D1. 5 SMAW 3G and 4G preferred.
* Maneuver units into position for installation and anchor the units.
* Fabricate or alter parts using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
* Assist foreman with proper layout for work to be put in place.
* Accurately measure and read height, width, length, and other proportions with a tape measure
* Use levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, and lasers to ensure everything is level and secure.
* Work at heights with several elevated platforms.
* Keep work area clean and productive.
* Always exercise the proper use of PPE.
* Set up and safely use company equipment.
* Maintain welding certification through maintenance logs and supervisor observation.
**Qualifications**
**Preferred Education and Experience:**
* High School Diploma or GED.
* Participation in a secondary or post-secondary trade curriculum.
* 1 year experience with stick welding.
* Field carpentry experience preferred.
* Knowledge and understanding of construction safety devices and PPE.
**Key Competencies:**
* Self-motivated to grow personally and professionally through on-going education as a result of the rate of change in the position.
* Conscientious with customers in areas such as meeting customer needs, wants \& expectations.
* Ability to successfully adapt (personally and professionally) to changes in the internal and external environment.
* Ability to build a relationship with another person or group through effective communication skills (listening, speaking \& behaving).
* Ability to focus on and meet target goals and objectives.
* Ability to work effectively and productively as a member of a cross-functional team.
* Proactively defining \& resolving problems before they become an issue and identifying \& resolving identified problems for optimum results.
* Ability to manage one's internal states, impulses, and resources.
**Work Environment**
Field Welders work indoors and outdoors on many types of construction projects, with varying degrees of exposure to the elements. This may include extreme heat (\>85 degrees for longer than one hour of exposure), extreme cold (\