What are the responsibilities and job description for the Welder Helper position at NPL Construction?
Who We Are
Centuri Group is comprised of a family of companies that make up a utility infrastructure enterprise, operating throughout the US and Canada, safely delivering gas, electric and utility services to our customers and the community .
We help you build your career on Solid Ground by investing in your development and valuing your unique skills, perspective, and background .
Employees are the lifeblood of our organization, and we’re committed to providing a stable foundation to continuously grow and thrive .
We’ve got work for the next 100 years - All we need is you !
Utility Pipeline Welder Helpers are integral members of our Construction Crews. You will support journeyman welders by ensuring tools and workplace are safe, assisting with grinding pipe ends, and cleaning welds.
If you have the desire to learn the pipeline welding trade, this is the opportunity for you!
What You'll Do
- Support Welders with locating, cleaning, and organizing welding tools and supplies
- Complete physical labor tasks to help Welders complete their projects
- Use grinders to clean pipe ends to be welded and to clean welds throughout the welding process
- Use hand torches and pipe beveling equipment to cut material to be fabricated
- Assist the crew by performing physical construction labor duties as needed
- Other tasks as requested by leadership
What You'll Have
High school diploma or equivalent
What You'll Get
- Join the Largest Natural Gas Distribution Contractor in the United States
- Weekly Payroll
- Paid, on-the-job training for technical skills
- Employee Assistance program benefit
- Health Insurance Plan benefit
- Retirement Plan benefit
Work Environment
- Work sites are outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions
- All worksite safety instructions are written and spoken in English; must be fluent in English
- Work includes prolonged and repeated : lifting (including overhead, up to 50lbs); standing; climbing; kneeling; reaching and feeling;
crouching and crawling
- Work is performed within the red zone of heavy equipment
- Working safely requires quick / accurate hand-eye coordination and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
Legal Stuff
- Pass pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens
- Provide valid US work authorization documents for E-Verify
- Satisfactory results of pre-employment background check results
- Valid driver’s license with clean driving record is preferred
- Pre-employment medical fit-for-duty test; hold / obtain DOT medical card
- Join and maintain Union membership
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment
This job description is subject to change at any time. It reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, and does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Centuri and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
Centuri will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested.
Centuri is a Department of Transportation regulated employer. Certain safety-sensitive positions are covered under the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations, 49 CFR Part 40.
It is important to note that marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. It remains unacceptable for any safety-sensitive employee subject to drug testing under the company’s Drug Free Workplace Policy to use or test positive for marijuana.
