This job was posted by : For more information, please see: hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join\ metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal\ products.TasksOperate safety equipment, and use safe work habits.Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by\ touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind and/or bolt component\ parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.Detect faulty operation of equipment and/or defective materials,\ and notify supervisors.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 conformance 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.