Since 1957, LPI Corporation has manufactured products for jet engines, aircraft components, and other aerospace & defense applications. Our reputation for quality, service, and dependability has permitted us to serve many of the world's leading aerospace & defense original equipment manufacturers.

ROLE: The position uses hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Experience with and knowledge of proper clamping, holding, heat-bending, grinding, bolting and tack welding of weld components to obtain required configuration and positions for welding.
• Operate manual GTAW (TIG) (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) machines as well as there care, maintenance, and trouble shooting.
• Operate Semi-Automatic GTAW welding equipment.
• Operate using their experience with or knowledge of safe GTAW welding practices.
• Weld sheet metal in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead position.
• Inspects work upon completion for any defects to comply with written specifications.
• Perform layout operations, develop fixtures and select optimum welding processes.
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools.
• Understanding of weld schedules and weld symbols.
• Utilize standard shop hand tools and measuring equipment such as, wrenches, pliers, straightedges, combination squares, scale rules, calipers, micrometers…etc.
• Monitor the fitting, heating, and welding procedures to avoid overheating or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of weld components.