Welder Helper Jobs

Wood is currently recruiting for a Welders Helper to work in the fabrication shop located in Longmont, CO. Must live in a 50-mile radius to the facility.

Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood is required.

In general, a Welders Helper that has little or no experience in any craft area. They will generally be assigned to assist one or more craftsmen with miscellaneous tasks. A helper may perform a variety of duties, such as furnishing another worker with materials, tools, and supplies, cleaning work areas, machines, and equipment; holding materials or tools; and performing other routine duties. A helper's duties may be limited or restricted to one type of activity, such as moving materials from one area to another, cleaning machines or work areas.

• Demonstrate ability to assist craft person installation, demolition, and other procedures specific to the craft
• Identify, explain and perform crane hand signals
• Identify, recognize and demonstrate safe usage of power tools and hand tools appropriate for the job
• The employee is expected to work using all the safe equipment that OSHA requires as well as what is required by Wood
• Accurately interpret and apply information from work orders, job orders, specifications, blueprints, ISO’s or other drawings and recognize basic blueprint terms and symbols for job application
• Identify, recognize and select appropriate materials related to specific crafts
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in safe rigging practices
• Demonstrate ability to work with a craft person
• Recognize various materials used in piping systems and demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate material handling techniques
• Select and safely use appropriate equipment which may include (but not limited to) manlifts, forklifts, and company trucks
• Demonstrate ability to perform manual excavation

• Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
• Demonstrate ability to use whole numbers, fractions and decimals to add, subtract, multiply and divide and be able to accurately follow instructions
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
• The employee must be able to use standard and/or metric rule to measure
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one