GATX · 1 day ago
Welder (Multicraft)
US-GA-Waycross
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$29.75/hr - $30.35/hrGATX Corporation is an industry leader with over 125 years of success, dedicated to providing a collaborative environment for its employees. The Welder (Multicraft) role involves welding ferrous materials, performing repairs and improvements on railcar parts, and ensuring compliance with safety policies and procedures.
Financial ServicesIndustrialTransportationVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Moves, sets up and adjusts equipment and selects rod to perform work assigned
Prepares surface to be welded; burns, gauges, fits, tacks and welds as necessary to complete repair. (Example: Splices, patches, shims, cracks)
Locates and tests areas to be welded for leaks by use of soap suds and air rechecking as necessary. (Example: coils)
Finishes weld by removing slag and grinding when necessary
Jacks cars, remove trucks, positions to tank rolls, disassembles to repair or gain access to parts needing repair and reassembles as necessary
Assists other workman in placing, fitting and attaching of parts as assigned
Remove, replace, layout, burn, shape ream, and straighten as necessary to perform various repairs to: tank shell proper, fittings, couplers, gears, underframe, safety appliances, insulation jacket and related components
Performs minor layouts required in performance of prescribed duties
Lubricates and makes minor repairs to assigned small power, mechanical and hand tools, replacing broken and worn parts. Lubricate, gauge and adjust car parts as necessary
Certifications are held per AWS D15.1
Communicate with supervisor as needed
Keeps work area in a clean and orderly manner
Comply with the established safety policies, support-continuing awareness for safety, and when possible recommend specific changes and improvements to health and safety policies and programs
Install, test, repair, or renew interior and exterior coils, coil cradles and brackets
Use drawings and sketches to layout coil, bracket, and valve location
Refaces seating surfaces, not to include machining of surfaces
Install, test, repair or renew miscellaneous tank fittings such as: safety vent, outlet nozzle, cap, induction pipe, high pressure manway bonnet, and gaskets
Use oxy-acetylene torch to perform burning operation as required
Clean dirt, grease, etc. from interior of tank
Work with welder on installation of coils as required
Set-up and operate bending, threading, and cut-off equipment to shape and fabricate pipe as required for installation
Communicate with supervisor as needed
Keeps work area in a clean and orderly manner
Comply with the established safety policies, support-continuing awareness for safety, and when possible recommend specific changes and improvements to health and safety policies and programs
Ability to read and interpret documents such as IO instructions, FM instructions, work orders, and AAR Field Manual
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide two-digit numbers
Ability to reason through and plan work details and procedures to obtain desired results
Qualification
Required
Welder ferrous materials by use of electric arc process in all positions per AWS D15.1 and in compliance with prescribed codes and specifications
Perform tests, repairs changes, does improvements and conversions to railcar parts and assemblies
Performs all functions of coil and valve repairs including necessary and essential repair to noted miscellaneous tank car fittings
Moves, sets up and adjusts equipment and selects rod to perform work assigned
Prepares surface to be welded; burns, gauges, fits, tacks and welds as necessary to complete repair
Locates and tests areas to be welded for leaks by use of soap suds and air rechecking as necessary
Finishes weld by removing slag and grinding when necessary
Jacks cars, remove trucks, positions to tank rolls, disassembles to repair or gain access to parts needing repair and reassembles as necessary
Assists other workman in placing, fitting and attaching of parts as assigned
Remove, replace, layout, burn, shape ream, and straighten as necessary to perform various repairs to: tank shell proper, fittings, couplers, gears, underframe, safety appliances, insulation jacket and related components
Performs minor layouts required in performance of prescribed duties
Lubricates and makes minor repairs to assigned small power, mechanical and hand tools, replacing broken and worn parts
Lubricate, gauge and adjust car parts as necessary
Certifications are held per AWS D15.1
Communicate with supervisor as needed
Keeps work area in a clean and orderly manner
Comply with the established safety policies, support-continuing awareness for safety, and when possible recommend specific changes and improvements to health and safety policies and programs
Install, test, repair, or renew interior and exterior coils, coil cradles and brackets
Use drawings and sketches to layout coil, bracket, and valve location
Refaces seating surfaces, not to include machining of surfaces
Install, test, repair or renew miscellaneous tank fittings such as: safety vent, outlet nozzle, cap, induction pipe, high pressure manway bonnet, and gaskets
Use oxy-acetylene torch to perform burning operation as required
Clean dirt, grease, etc. from interior of tank
Work with welder on installation of coils as required
Set-up and operate bending, threading, and cut-off equipment to shape and fabricate pipe as required for installation
Ability to read and interpret documents such as IO instructions, FM instructions, work orders, and AAR Field Manual
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide two-digit numbers
Ability to reason through and plan work details and procedures to obtain desired results
Benefits
Attendance (PTO) Incentive
Safety and Quality Performance Incentive Plan
Company
GATX
GATX is an equipment finance company based in Chicago, Illinois.
Founded in 1898
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400M2025-10-23Post Ipo Debt· $400M
1987-11-05IPO
Leadership Team
M
Max Epstein
Founder
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