I am a welder/fitter, currently employed at Adsco, previously employed at ebenezer rail car services, and Elma collision.
ive done everything, i have a 480 hour certification in mig/tig/stick/fluxcore/and spray. Blueprints are not a problem.
the 480 hour course included:
SMAW Safety
Types of Joints & Welds
Operating Characteristics
Electrode Classification
Oxy-Fuel Safety & Set-Up
Flat Fillet Welding
Horizontal Fillet Welding
Vertical Fillet Welding
Overhead Fillet Welding
Torch Cutting
Power Sources
Weld Troubleshooting
Common Defects
Identification of Welds
Flat Groove Welding
Horizontal Groove Welding
Vertical Groove Welding
Overhead Groove Welding
SMAW Safety
Types of Joints and Welds
Operating Characteristics
Equipment Set-Up
Oxy-Fuel Safety & Set-Up
Forms of Metal Transfer
Shielding Gases
Electrode Classification
Flat Fillet Welding
Horizontal Fillet Welding
Vertical Fillet Welding
Overhead Fillet Welding
Torch Cutting
Flat Groove Welding
Horizontal Groove Welding
Vertical Groove Welding
Shop Math
Basic Blueprint
Welding Symbols
Tungsten Electrode
Fillet Metal Classification
Properties of Stainless
Properties of Aluminum
Horizontal Fillet on Stainless
Flat Groove on Stainless
Horizontal Fillet on Aluminum
Flat Groove on Aluminum