Want a career as a Welder or Fitter?
The Training Center at Heartland Fabrication offers a unique opportunity to receive hands-on welder training, fitter training & more! Get paid while you learn to weld!
- 8 Weeks of hands-on welder training in the state-of-the-art Training Center in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
- Learn from experts at Heartland Fabrication.
- Learn how to weld: all positions, FCAW, GMAW, and SMAW.
- Manufacturing experience preferred.
- Potential candidates must fill out an application and be hired to proceed in program.
Our FACILITY
CLASSROOM
1,400 sq. ft. area includes:
- 24 seat classroom
- Men’s and Woman’s locker rooms
- Kitchenette
- Training Manager’s office
WELD LAB
2,400 sq. ft. area includes:
- 18 welding booths
- Testing room
- Instructor’s office
LAB EQUIPMENT
- 18ea Lincoln Flextec welding power sources ranging from 350 – 600 amps capacity, capable of welding FCAW (flux cored arc welding), GMAW (gas metal arc welding), SMAW (shielded metal arc welding – stick) and SAW (submerged arc welding).
- 12ea Lincoln LN-25 suitcase style wire feeders
- 6ea Lincoln Active 8 wire feeders
- 1ea Lincoln LT-7 submerged arc wire feeder
- 1ea Hypertherm Powermax 125 hand/machine plasma cutter
Curriculum: Welding
Program Highlights
- 8-week program
- Geared to new and seasoned welders
- Part of the instruction includes how to work in our heavy industrial setting
- Students work both in the training facility and the production floor
WELD PROCESSES TAUGHT
- FCAW – Flux-cored arc welding
- SMAW – Shielded metal arc welding (stick)
- GMAW – Gas metal arc welding
- SAW – Submerged arc welding
Practical Weld Tests
3RD CLASS WELDER:
- Entry level (Training). No test
2ND CLASS WELDER:
- 3G and 4G FCAW (groove weld with backing).
1ST CLASS WELDER:
- 3G and 4G FCAW (open root).
- 3G and 4G SMAW (groove weld with backing).
COURSE OUTLINE: Welding
WEEK 1:
Introduction to Welding
WEEK 2:
Troubleshooting / Welding Parameters
WEEK 3:
Quality/On-the-Job Training
WEEK 4:
Barge 101/On-the-Job Training
WEEK 5:
Blueprints/On-the-Job Training
WEEK 6:
On-the-Job Training
WEEK 7:
Math/On-the-Job Training
WEEK 8:
Final Weld Testing / Evaluations
CURRICULUM: FITTING
Program Highlights
- 8-week program
- Geared to new fitters, new hires and current employees
- Part of the instruction includes how work in our industrial setting
- Students work both in the training facility and the production floor
PRACTICAL TESTS
3RD CLASS FITTER:
- Written test, layout and cutting flat plate
2ND CLASS FITTER:
- Written test, layout and cutting flat plate, tack weld plate into final configuration
COURSE OUTLINE: Fitting
WEEK 1:
Intro to HF, Intro to Fitting, Oxy-Fuel Training, Layout for Fitters, A Fitter’s Introduction to Welding, Quality Assurance
WEEK 2:
Intro to Shop Math, Blueprint Reading (includes the alphabet of lines), and Reading a Tape Measure
WEEK 3:
Shop/On-the-job Training Rotation
WEEK 4:
Shop/On-the-job Training Rotation
WEEK 5:
Shop/On-the-job Training Rotation and Shop Math Including Conversions, and Geometry; entire class working in sterns
WEEK 6:
Shop/On-the-job Training Rotation
WEEK 7:
Shop/On-the-job Training Rotation
WEEK 8:
Shop/On-the-job Training Rotation
STAFF
Trainers (3):
- All shifts
- Teaches students to weld safely and effectively
- Demonstrates welding techniques & skills, and fitting techniques
- Mentor new employees for Heavy Industrial Manufacturing
Training Center Manager
- Sanctioned position for Training Center as an AWS (American Welding Society) CWI (certified welding inspector)
for more information & to apply
All applications will be reviewed; if considered, Heartland Fabrication Human Resources will contact the candidate for an interview, assessment and weld evaluation.
- YOU MUST BE 18 (MINIMUM AGE) TO APPLY.
- Training is ONLY offered to those who apply and are hired to work at Heartland Fabrication in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
- This is not an accredited college course, technical or post-secondary school.
Get a great start on your future – click the green button below and APPLY TODAY!
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