Welding Auditor/Tester

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Welder Auditor/Tester will perform the welder testing and evaluation for potential employee candidates. This position will also perform audits of TAS’s welding operations to monitor compliance with TAS’s welding procedures and practices. The welding Auditor will also assist in maintaining applicable quality logs/sheets.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

●       Administer and monitor welding tests to determine eligibility of potential candidates.

o   Visual inspection

o   Dimensional inspection

o   Guided bend testing

●       Coordinate subcontracted non-destructive testing methods such as ultrasonic testing, radiographic testing, and magnetic particle testing with Welding Coordinator as required in support of welder testing.

●       Conduct daily weld audits to ensure compliance with TAS Welding Procedure requirements, using relevant testing practices.

o   Welding procedure parameters

o   Welder Qualifications

o   Joint geometry

o   Welding consumables

●       Assist in issuing and recycling welders stamps.

●       Assist in logging Welder Continuity records.

●       Assist in maintaining the calibration log to include auditing welding machine calibrations.

●       Document inspection results and generate reports detailing the findings and maintain records of welder qualifications and potential welder tests.

●       Maintain the testing weld consumable and parent material logs.

●       Interface with other company departments to request and receive reports and information.

●       Promote and enforce safety practices in welding operations.

●       Identify and address potential safety hazards related to welding activities.

●       Other duties assigned by the Welding Coordinator.

JOB SKILLS:

●       Excellent ability to interpret welding procedure variables

●       Excellent ability to perform standard weld monitoring tests (inches per minute, interpass temp, joint geometry, etc)

●       High proficiency in welding consumable determination

●       Interpret welding compliance to AWS D1.1 acceptance criteria

●       Interpret welding compliance to various ASME acceptance criteria

●       Work well in a team environment

●       Excellent oral and written communication skills

●       Strong computer skills (ex. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Pivot tables, Sharepoint, Google Sheets).

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

●       High School diploma or equivalent

●       Technical education in welding and welding principals

●       Education and/or qualification in industry standard non-destructive testing practices (VT, MT, PT, etc)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

●       A minimum of 2 years of experience working with welding and welding standards

●       Excellent written and verbal communication skills

●       Proficient in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

●       Technical aptitude and ability to understand basic quality concepts

●       Proven ability to operate with integrity and to handle confidential information

●       Demonstrated a high level of service and ability to be proactive

●       Ability to complete multi-step tasks and follow through to completion

●       Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as part of a team.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

●       CWI certified

●       ASNT SNT TC-1A NDE level II qualified in Visual and Magnetic Particle interpretation

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Position is at least 30% to 40% at a desk working with a computer and the remaining time is spent in a shop environment. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions.  Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and conduct extensive reading.  The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do!  When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus.  We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds:  a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.

TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications.  TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries.  The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways.  TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.

TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market.  By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery. 

With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals.  More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.

TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.