Automatic and Semi-Automatic Fluxed Cored Arc Welding Specialist – Seven Star Steel Pipe Group (Pty) Ltd

The Company is based in Palapye specializes in the manufacturing of steel pipes and fittings for the transmission of oil, gas, steam and water from 356mm to 3048mm in diameter. The company invites

applications from suitably qualified and experienced Botswana citizens for the following position:

Automatic and Semi-Automatic Fluxed Cored Arc Welding Specialist (1)

Educational and Certification Requirements

• Middle school or high school
• Relevant certification in arc and qas welding

Job Requirements

• Able to select and write welding procedures (voltage, current, welding speed, electrical stick out, drag angle, offset, preheat temperature, weld preparation etc.) for repair of spiral, longitudinal and circumferential seams of submerged arc welded steel pipes manufactured in accordance with American Petroleum Institute Line Pipe Specification 5L using the automatic and semi-automatic flux cored arc welding (FCAW) process.
• Able to qualify FCAW welding procedures to meet the requirements of API 5L.
• Able to train FCAW operators and supervise their qualification to API 5L.
• Able to identify and rectify welding problems in flux cored arc welding.
• Able to interpret radiographs of flux cored arc welds Familiar in installing, setting up and operating fully automatic and semi-automatic flux cored, arc welding equipment such as power sources, wire feeders and controls.
• Familiar in trouble shooting and repairing fully automatic and semi-automatic flux cored arc welding equipment such as power sources, wire feeders and controls.
• Familiar with various flux cored wires and their selection in relation to the pipe diameter, thickness and steel grade of the pipe being welded.

Experience

• 10 years experience in steel pipe manufacturing facilities using Automatic and Semi-Automatic Fluxed Cored Arc Welding equipment, ideally within a similar large engineering or multi- disciplinary project environment.