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: flat, vertical, MIG, stick and flux-core.
- 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
- Director’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
- 1ea Lincoln downdraft table
Curriculum: Welding (8 Week)
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)
- CAG/PAG – Carbon arc gouging / plasma arc gouging
- SAW – Submerged arc welding
Practical Weld Tests
3RD CLASS WELDER:
- 2F FCAW (flux cored – fillet weld, horizontal and vertical positions)
2ND CLASS WELDER:
- 2G and 3G FCAW backed weld (flux cored – groove weld, vertical and overhead positions)
- 2G and 3G SMAW backed weld (stick – groove weld, vertical and overhead positions)
COURSE OUTLINE: Welding
WEEK 1:
Intro to HF, Intro to Welding, Use of Chain Pulls, Grinders and Oxy-Fuel Torches
WEEK 2:
Electrical Theory, Troubleshooting, Welding Parameters, CAG
WEEK 3:
Industrial Terminology
WEEK 4:
Advanced Safety – back (lifting) safety, crane safety, using fall protection, Safety’s Top Ten, and Welding Safety
WEEK 5:
Blueprint Reading
WEEK 6:
Industrial Math
WEEK 7:
Industrial Math
WEEK 8:
Final Weld Testing
CURRICULUM: FITTING + WELDING (10 WEEK)
Program Highlights
- 10-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 WELDER:
- 2F FCAW (flux cored – fillet weld, horizontal and vertical positions)
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 + Welding
WEEK 1:
Intro to HF, Intro to Fitting, Oxy-Fuel Training, Layout for Fitters, A Fitter’s Introduction to Welding, Quality Assurance, and Electrical Theory
WEEK 2:
Intro to Shop Math, Blueprint Reading (includes the alphabet of lines), Using an Angle Grinder, Using a Chain Pull, and Reading a Tape Measure
WEEK 3:
Shop Math, Blueprint Reading
WEEK 4:
Blueprint Reading, Enhanced Safety (back/lifting); entire class working in bottoms/panels
WEEK 5:
Enhanced Safety (welding), and Shop Math Including Conversions, and Geometry; entire class working in sterns
WEEK 6:
On-Floor Practical in Individual Shops
WEEK 7:
Shop Math, and Enhanced Safety (fall protection); entire class working in MBA
WEEK 8:
Shop Math (review), Enhanced Safety (Safety’s Top Ten), and Drawing Reviews; entire class working in erection
WEEK 9:
On-Floor Practical in Individual Shops
WEEK 10:
Final Practical Tests
STAFF
Lead Trainer:
- Oversees first shift weld school
- Hands-on and theory instructor
- Maintains school inventory
- Helps coordinate and facilitates testing
- AWS CWE (certified welding educator)
Trainers (2):
- One 2nd shift Trainer, one 3rd shift Trainer
- Hands-on & theory instructors
- Facilitates testing on respective shifts
Training Center Manager
- Sanctioned position for Weld School 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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