Inspector/Second Line Lead
United States
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.• Weld components in flat, vertical or overhead positions.• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, Grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify selected officials to ensure proper repair.• Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding and submerged arc welding.• Monitor the fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion or expansion of material.• Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformity with specifications.• Recognize, set up and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.• Lay-out, position, align and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers and rulers.• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag or spatter using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders or arc-cutting equipment.• Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly and welding operations.• Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry and welding techniques.• Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks and other identifying marks as required.• Set up daily assignments for employees each day. Aid employees in completing tasks timely.• Handle timekeeping for employees when foreman was off duty.• Handle all training and supplies in the area assigned.• Motivate a crew of thirty or more.• Punctual to work.• Complete tasks on time or ahead of schedule.