The Welder Trainee will assist with welding, fabrication, and repair tasks while learning company procedures and safety standards under the guidance of experienced welders. They are responsible for maintaining equipment, documenting work, and ensuring all shop operations comply with HS&E policies.
Requirements overview
Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED and a willingness to learn welding techniques in a demanding industrial environment. Strong communication skills, basic computer proficiency, and the ability to work long hours on-call are required.
Wellbore Integrity Solutions provides superior technologies and global service domain expertise, enabling our customers to enhance the full lifecycle of their wells by solving wellbore integrity challenges.
Under its Red Baron product line, WIS provides well intervention services for fishing, wellbore departure, well abandonment and slot recovery, wellbore cleanout, thru-tubing services, and fiberline intervention technology. Its DRILCO product line offers tubular services for tubular inspection, tubular repair, and has manufacturing capabilities in strategic locations around the globe. Through its Thomas Tools product line, WIS provides customers rental services for high-torque drill pipe, tubing, and BOPs. WIS also offers consulting services for client-based engineering and technical support.
Operating in more than 20 countries with over 65 strategic facility locations, WIS supports customers through integrated resources, including approximately 1,300 employees representing 49 nationalities worldwide.
About Wellbore Integrity Solutions
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Wellbore Integrity Solutions
(WIS) operates globally in the oilfield services sector, and provides customers
with a suite of products, applications, and services on ensuring well integrity
throughout the life of the well. We employ more than 1,300 people working across
six continents in over twenty-five countries.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to build your career in an exciting and
inspiring entrepreneurial environment, where your contributions are valued, and
you can have a global impact, then come and grow with WIS! We value our
relationships with our employees and are committed to creating a
high-performance culture that fosters healthy relationships among a diverse team
of talented individuals.
Key Responsibilities
* Follow all Company and regulatory HS&E, Quality, and IT policies and
procedures.
* Wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and maintain required
safety certifications.
* Learn and follow Company welding procedures, blueprints, API standards, and
work instructions under the guidance of experienced welders.
* Keep work areas, tools, and equipment clean, organized, and in safe working
condition.
* Assist with routine maintenance of welding equipment as directed.
* Complete required safety assessments (HARC, JSA) before starting work and
report any unsafe conditions to the supervisor.
* Assist with welding, fabrication, and repair work while developing welding
skills through on-the-job training.
* Perform basic inspections and measurements to ensure work meets quality
standards.
* Complete job documentation and production records accurately and on time.
* Safely operate welding equipment and tools to support daily shop operations.
* Participate in training and certification programs to develop technical
skills.
* Work with supervisors and experienced welders to prepare for advancement to a
Welder position.
* Assist with special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
* High School Diploma or GED equivalent
* Previous experience in a manufacturing, welding, or industrial environment is
a plus but not required.
* Willingness to learn welding techniques and follow established procedures.
* Must be willing to work long hours and be on call 24 hours/day
* Basic knowledge of hand power tools, (i.e. grinders) is preferred.
* Must be able to stand for long periods of time
* Excellent work ethic, demonstrated by a positive attitude and completing your
work on time
* Basic computer skills, MS Word, Outlook, Excel & Power Point
* Strong communication skills, including verbal, written and nonverbal
communication
* Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
* Ability to manage priorities and workflow
Salary & Benefits
WIS deeply values fair and equitable wages that enable our employees and their
families to thrive. As such, we offer a competitive salary that rewards you for
the hard-earned education and experience you bring to the role and increases as
you continue to grow and develop.
We also prioritize rewarding our employees with benefits that reflect how much
we value their contributions. Join us, and you can expect an extensive and
generous benefits package, including health insurance, vacation pay based on
years of relevant experience not tenure with the company, sick pay, paid
holidays, a 401(k)-retirement plan with a 4% employer matching, on-site gym and
locker rooms, free parking, and other key benefits.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity
We believe that diversity is critical to our mission, and we value an inclusive
culture. We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experiences
related to our programs and applications from people of color, persons with
disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ individuals. WIS is an equal opportunity
employer; we do not discriminate in employment based on race, religious creed,
color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability,
medical condition, marital status, sex, gender or gender identity, age, or
sexual orientation.