Welding Technician

Meyer Utility Structures (MUS) is searching for a Plant Welding Technician. In this role, you will provide the Lancaster, SC utility pole manufacturing plant with welding and technical support such as welding process troubleshooting, welding process improvement, and procedure and code conformance. The Plant Welding Technician will have strong hands‑on welding skills, visual weld inspection experience, and experience using welding procedure specifications. Meyer Utility Structures, an Arcosa subsidiary, is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of concrete, lattice, and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications. With over sixty years of innovative engineering and manufacturing expertise, Meyer has helped to author and validate many of today’s transmission industry standards and specifications. What You'll Do Provide welding support to production welders, supervisors, and other plant personnel as the welding subject matter expert. Troubleshoot welding technique and routine equipment issues. Perform routine tasks such as maintaining welder continuity, welding equipment calibration, and flux oven logs. Evaluate, propose, and implement welding process improvements to increase welding efficiency and quality. Perform welding training on the shop floor and in a classroom setting as required. Assist in qualifying welding procedure specifications as required. Participate in internal improvement teams or other duties as required. Oversee the daily pole school operations. Maintain welder candidate training, testing, and qualification records. Perform hands‑on welder candidate training for the FCAW, SAW, SMAW, plasma/oxyfuel cutting, and air‑carbon‑arc gouging processes. Conduct classroom training on welding safety, welding and cutting processes, visual weld acceptance criteria, welding symbols, drawings, etc. Perform hands‑on pole layout and fit‑up training. Provide additional training (OJT) to production welders as required. Participate in welding improvement projects or other duties as required. What You'll Need Must be able to work 9:00 pm – 7:00 am, Monday – Thursday or 7:00 pm – 7:00 am, Friday – Sunday. AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and/or AWS Certified Welding Educator (CWE) desired. 3‑5 years of FCAW, SAW, and SMAW welding experience. Proficient in using various weld inspection tools such as amp/volt/wire feed/gas flow meters, fillet weld gauges, undercut gauges, etc. Welding‑related associate degree desired. Able to read and comprehend welding symbols, welding procedure specifications, work instructions, drawings, bill of materials, etc. Working knowledge of AWS D1.1 welding procedure specification. Working knowledge of weld filler materials and base materials. Possess written and oral communication skills. Regular and predictable attendance, a great attitude, and an ability to work well with a team toward achieving a common goal. Working Conditions Work environment includes production and non‑production areas and plant grounds that operate on three shifts and frequent weekend shifts. This position may require coverage beyond the normal hours, shift, and on weekends/holidays. Both high and low temperatures and loud noises typical of a manufacturing plant. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Construction #J-18808-Ljbffr