✓Welding Operations: Perform high-quality welding based on project requirements.
Common methods include:
✓MIG (GMAW): For high-speed production and structured steel work.
✓TIG (GTAW): For high-precision, clean welds on stainless steel (SS) and aluminum.
✓Arc/Stick (SMAW): For heavy structural steel or maintenance work.
Blueprint & WPS Interpretation: Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) to determine dimensions, joint designs, and welding positions.
Fabrication & Fit-up: Measure, cut, and align metal pieces using clamps, fixtures, and jigs prior to welding. Tack-weld parts to hold alignment.
✓Material Preparation: Prepare metal surfaces by grinding, brushing, or beveling edges to ensure optimal weld penetration and prevent defects like porosity or slag inclusion.
Quality & Inspection: Conduct visual inspections of completed welds to ensure they are free of cracks, undercut, or excessive splatter. Meet structural and cosmetic shop standards.
✓Equipment Maintenance: Perform daily checks on welding machines, gas regulators, torches, and cables. Maintain clean nozzles, replace consumables (contact tips, electrodes), and manage shielding gas supplies (Argon, $CO_2$, or mixes).
✓Safety Compliance: Strictly adhere to workshop safety guidelines, including the mandatory use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as welding helmets (Auto-darkening), safety shoes, leather aprons, and gloves.