Welder

Job description

SUMMARY

Maintains, fabricates, installs, repairs and/or replaces facility piping systems, valves, heat exchangers, safety relief systems. Works in confined spaces e.g. reactors, furnaces, quenches and at heights out of aerial lifts.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintains, fabricates, installs, repairs and/or replaces, piping systems, valves, heat exchangers, and safety relief systems in accordance with applicable procedures and specifications Repairs and maintains cracking furnaces and reactors. Utilizes electric, air and hydraulically driven tools and equipment. Utilizes cutting equipment. Rigs for lifting equipment. Performs preventative maintenance. Cleans up work area following completion of assigned job task and properly disposes of waste materials.

Returns tools and equipment to normal storage areas. Completes other routine or assigned duties as necessary to meet the maintenance department work schedule to minimize equipment downtime. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:, Minimum four years industrial pipe welding experience with high nickel alloys e.g. Stainless, Hastelloy, Inconel, Nickel for primary skill and attainment of qualifying skills in two additional maintenance crafts sufficient to assist other craftsmen in performance of their duties Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment.

We work together to enhance peoples lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate. Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.