Lead Specialty Welder NLDSPWD

Job Specifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Summary

Welder supports the fabrication and assembly of all products and parts that are within ATS Technical Services Group. This is both in Houston and all offsite locations. This person will be responsible for the adherence of the project management plan which includes assembly, welding, supporting instrument checks, safety, and delivering per schedule.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Support Quality Assurance plan and follow Quality Check Points.


• Provide feedback with schedule, lessons learned, risk, and assembly plans.


• Collaborates with team to ensure continuous improvement.


• Provide daily updates per milestones.


• Professionally communicate with fellow coworkers, clients and valued partners.


• Demonstrate ability to weld tubing and provide the required number of welds per day.


• Preferred ability to weld carbon steel.


• Collaborate with generating JSAs. Monitor safety within the team.


• Collaborate and proactively follow 5s in both Houston Shop and outside.


• Support Pre Assembly by drilling, fabricating brackets, and installing on frames.

• Communicate professionally with coworkers and customers verbally and in writing.


• Learn to identify and differentiate between Low Pressure, JIC, MP, and HP components.


• Eventually learn to tie in fittings with Low Pressure, MP, and HP fittings after instruction.


• Assist company with inventory.

• Demonstrate proactiveness to learn how to cone and thread.


• Follow a route plan to install brackets, line clamps, stuff clamps, etc.


• Execute project per predefined schedule.


• Inventory materials, tooling, and components prior to kick-off.


• Able to weld the assigned number of welds per day.


• Understand how to read, generate weld logs/maps, and NOIs. 


• Aid with generating tool list and material list for projects.


• Gather tooling per the tooling kick off list.


• Aid with monitoring calibration and maintenance plans for machines.


• Complete the MRB documentation as project is in progress.


• Accurately completes labor tickets, expenses, and submits on due date.


• Use cranes to move components.


• Ability to work on numerous projects at once.


• Assist with QA and QC.


• Support the monitoring and execution of a project.


• Assist with reviewing and managing NDE.


• Pickle and Passivate tubing.


• Follow and complete Final Inspection Document.


• Provide part numbers and material list for welding.

Required Abilities

• Execute project per predefined schedule.


• Provide daily updates per the milestones.


• Demonstrate ability to weld tubing and provide the required number of welds per day.


• Preferred ability to weld carbon steel.


• Demonstrate proactiveness to learn how to cone and thread.


• Follow a route plan to install brackets, line clamps, stuff clamps


• Communicate professionally with coworkers and customers verbally and in writing.


• Complete a JSA, monitor safety within team, and provide risk to avoid incidents.

• Learn to identify and differentiate between Low Pressure, JIC, MP, and HP components.


• Eventually learn to tie in fittings with Low Pressure, MP, and HP fittings after instruction.


• Assist company with inventory.


• Demonstrate ability to prep tubing to avoid contamination and prepare for either tie in with fittings and or welding.

Education / Experience

• High School / GED preferred


• 5+ years of Subsea or Space Experience


• ability to travel on short notice for extended periods


• self motivated with high level of initiative


• ability to work with minimal supervision


• problem solving skills


• written and verbal communication skills in English

 Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Standing for prolong periods of time.


• Climb up and down ladder numerous times a day.


• Work in small spaces.


• Able to work outside in various climates.


• Ability to use numerous tools for 8 to 12 hours a day while performing these duties.


• Frequently required to reach with hands/arms and talk or hear


• Required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls


• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds


• Reasonable visual acuity for the work performed 

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to noisy with periods of intense sound.

• non-temperature controlled environment


• moderate to noisy environment with periods of intense sound

Disclaimer:

The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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