Welder

  • Full Time
  • Huntsville, AL
  • This position has been filled

Website Huntsville Utilities

Huntsville Utilities Job Posting

Huntsville Utilities offers a customer service-driven environment, with access to industry-leading technology that supports our employees’ work and provides resources to drive career advancement.

Join us at Huntsville Utilities, where our team is focused on one goal:

  • Providing high-quality, low-cost, safe, and reliable electric, natural gas, and water service to our customers.

Compensation Details

  • Salary Range: $25.94 – $32.80
  • Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt
  • Benefits: Yes – See Benefits Web Page
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Department: Gas Operations

Job Statement

Under general supervision of the Crew Leader, this position:

  • Assists in equipment selection and plan layout
  • Assembles and welds pipe
  • Installs steel or plastic pipe to extend mains or run service lines
  • Makes repairs to existing gas lines

Essential Duties

  • Cut, fabricate, and weld all sizes of steel piping (including high-pressure and x-ray welding) according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders using oxyacetylene and electric arc welding techniques
  • Perform TIG welding as required
  • Apply knowledge of the gas piping welder’s code and perform related tasks such as flame cutting and grinding
  • Execute welding procedures on pressurized natural gas pipelines
  • Perform fusion welds on varied sizes of polyethylene pipe
  • Assist crew members in successfully completing projects
  • Ensure that vehicles, time, material, and equipment are maintained and used appropriately
  • Conduct work in a courteous manner to maintain good customer relations
  • Maintain high-quality standards to provide reliable service to customers
  • Assist with the training of less experienced personnel
  • Lead the crew in the absence of the Crew Leader
  • Perform additional duties as assigned

Job Requirements

Education, Certification, and Training

  • Required: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Certification:
    • Certified Acetylene and Electric Arc Welder on small and large diameter steel pipe
    • Must pass HU Welder Certification Test prior to employment
    • Must obtain Polyethylene Pipe Welding Certification and API Welding Exam

Experience & Skills

  • Preferred: Pipefitting experience
  • Preferred: Welding experience on high-pressure steel gas mains

Equipment Knowledge

  • Welding and cutting equipment
  • Laptop computer
  • Vehicles and two-way radio
  • Tapping machines and boring equipment
  • Detection devices and jackhammers
  • Leak detection equipment
  • Light construction equipment
  • Line locating equipment

Physical Demands & Environmental Conditions

  • Performs job under various field conditions
  • Ability to manually lift up to 50 lbs
  • Exposure to extreme weather conditions and blowing gas

Additional Requirements

  • Subject to emergency and “on-call” duty
  • Valid driver’s license required
  • Must obtain Polyethylene Pipe Welding Certification
  • Must obtain CDL before the 6-month performance appraisal
  • Must obtain Operator Qualification certification within 12 months
  • Employees in safety-sensitive positions are subject to periodic random drug and alcohol testing and testing based on reasonable suspicion

Job-Specific Competencies

  1. Following Policies and Procedures
  2. Delivering High-Quality Work
  3. Critical Thinking
  4. Displaying Technical Expertise
  5. Learning Quickly

Equal Opportunity Statement

Huntsville Utilities is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the E-Verify program.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to:

  • Race
  • Color
  • Religion
  • Sex
  • Pregnancy
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Gender Identity
  • National Origin
  • Age
  • Protected Veteran Status
  • Disability Status
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