Structural Welder (Pulse Arc) Newport News, VA Posted: 4/8/2025
Job Description
Job ID#:
55
Job Category:
RPG Field
Positions Available:
15
Riley Power group, LLC is a full-service maintenance and capital construction services company headquartered in Rock Hill, SC. We work nationwide on some of the most challenging, exciting construction and maintenance projects in the industrial sector. We are currently hiring skilled Structural Welders for multiple positions in the US. If you are a hardworking person who possesses the skills and ability to perform the job as outlined below, we would love to hear from you!
Essential Functions of this position may include but are not limited to:
Four years of commercial/naval as a first-class Structural Welder.
Please note that the essential job functions listed above are not intended to be all-encompassing. Employee may be asked to perform tasks which are not listed in this description but may also be considered essential for employment.
Job Requirements
Qualification, education, and experience requirements:
Multi-pass. All position fillet and butt welds using the following processes: SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Cored Arc Welding) and GMAW-P (Pulse Arc Welding).
Heating - Oxygen/Propane Heating Torch.
Experience working in a physically demanding environment (shipboard, sub-assemblies, ladders, staging, etc.).
Familiarity with OSHA regulations relative to the shipbuilding industry.
Air Carbon Arc Gouging.
Ability to properly use fillet and butt weld gauges.
All Welders will be required to pass all position, Multi-pass Butt Weld, Welder Qualification Tests in accordance with MIL-STD-248D Paragraph 5.3.3 and the following:
All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) SMAW process.
All position (Horizontal (2G), Vertical (3G), and Overhead (4G)) FCAW process.
Horizontal (2G) position GMAW process.
Air Carbon Arc Gouging proficiency test.
Successful candidate must possess the willingness & ability to complete and pass all pre-employment and employment screening requirements which may include but are not limited to medical, psychological, background and substance abuse screening(s).
Physical Requirements
Heaving lifting up to 75lbs, standing, walking, bending, crouching, kneeling, climbing, crawling, confined space work, hot work, extreme temperature exposure, chemical exposure, and radiation exposure
Citizenship/ Work Authorization Requirements
Proof of Identification - Driver's license or any other identification card issued by federal, state, or local government that contains a photograph and the person's name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and street address
Proof of US Citizenship (must provide one)
U.S. birth certificate (birth documents issued by a hospital, notifications of birth registrations; and Puerto Rico birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010, are not accepted
Valid, unexpired U.S. passport or U.S. passport card
U.S. Certificate of Citizenship or Certificate of Naturalization
A record of Military Processing-Armed forces of the United States (Form DD 1966), provided it reflects U.S. citizenship
RPG participates in the eVerify program.
Equal Opportunity
RPG is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, criminal history, ancestry, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or discharge from military service. RPG provides its services to many clients in their various business sectors who may have physical, mental, pre-employment screening and/ or citizenship requirements. These requirements are driven by contracts and/ or security requirements that RPG is required to adhere to and which may vary between clients and their respective high-security industries. Misrepresentation or falsification of qualifications or background information is grounds for termination, denial of employment and/ or disqualification from future employment consideration.