Welder Trainee

At Sabre Industries, we connect and power America’s communities with world-class utility and telecom solutions. We reliably build a better world together; one customer, one team, and one community at a time.

Our teams live out the organization’s core values of integrity, commitment, innovation, and connection. That’s how we continuously exceed our high standards of enterprise excellence—by creating a space for our engaged employees to thrive.

With consistent hiring opportunities nationwide and countless career levels, chances are the next big step on your career path starts here. We work with our employees to create customized career paths and development in all faucets of the organization. People will always be our greatest asset and we place emphasis on enhancing the lives of our employees.

Scope of Responsibility:

While working under the direct supervision of the Production Supervisor and the assigned lead person, the Welder Trainee performs production within prescribed codes and according to prescribed procedures, specifications, and drawings.  

Essential Duties:

• Manually positions pole assembly in pole rollers into proper position for welding
• Reads and interprets drawings (including weld symbols) and specifications to determine proper location of attachments, as well as weld size and configuration.
• Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides feet, inches, fractions, and decimals. Uses tables to convert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions
• Adjusts welding machines to achieve desired results within parameters of established welding procedures. Frequently pushes pulls and lifts up to 50 pounds.
• Uses oxy-fuel torch to pre-heat parts to be welded in accordance with published welding codes and specifications
• Uses GMAC or FCAW welding process to weld small components or assemblies in 1G and 2F positions.
• Understands Company specific welding procedures.
• Tack welds and/or finish welds to required production levels.
• Wears protective equipment, including safety glasses, insulated welding gloves, leather sleeves and/or cape and welding hood
• Works in confined areas at various locations on the small pole assembly line as necessary to weld components described above
• Uses chipping hammer, wire brush, motorized grinders, and motorized wire brush at various times to clean welded areas. 
• Uses pneumatic drills and magnetic drills to drill carious size holes on pole assembly as required by drawings and specifications
• Visually inspects his/her work to identify material discrepancies and to ensure that welds have been completed satisfactorily in compliance with applicable drawings and specifications. 
• Uses overhead cranes to transport and move material. Overhead crane training will be required.
• Uses a weld gauge to measure weld size, standard and metric
• Reads and interprets work orders and daily production schedules. 
• Corrects labor reporting in MES system to ensure operations are complete.
• Assists fitter in assembling pole assembly when needed. Uses measuring tape, level, square and angle finder to measure distances and angles
• Uses oxy-fuel cutting torch and plasma-arc torch for cutting steel. 
• Operates assembly line cart system to move tubular shafts into position for cutting on band saw and for fitting. Operates band saw for cutting tubular shafts according to specifications.
• Maintains a clean work area.
• Properly welded and assembled poles according to the specified welding process.
• Produces quality work in a timely manner.
• Works safely according to OSHA standards including wearing the proper PPE to accomplish tasks. 

• High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred
• AWS Certification required for specific Welding operations.
• Basic shop mathematical aptitude and ability to thrive in a deadline driven environment.
• Proficient in reading complex prints and specifications.
• Verbally communicate in English language.
• Must possess adequate dexterity and stamina to sustain expected production effectively.
• Knowledge and awareness of the safety issues related to each operation performed within the department.
• Required PPE includes safety glasses, steel-toe metatarsal boots and hearing protection worn at all times on the production floor in addition to other specific PPE that must be worn for specific tasks.
• Production floor environment may include fluctuations in temperature.  
• Must be able to stand 100% of scheduled shift.  Must be able to use foot pedal to operate equipment.
• Lifting, pushing, prying, and dragging heavy materials up to 50 pounds.
• Must be capable of reaching, grasping, bending, stooping, crawling under or over and occasional climbing.
• Abnormal level of noise due to grinding, chipping, hammering requires hearing protection (ear plugs) be worn at all times.