Stellar Industries Welding Technician: every new hire onboarded for Welding positions in Garner, Kanawha and Hastings locations will be required to successfully complete an Internal Welder Training class. Individuals will receive both class room training, as well as hands on training in the following topics: Crew training, Barckhoff Welding Management, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Effect and Control of the Welding Variables, Welding Health and Safety, Requirements of a Weld, Welding Symbols, Welding Management Documentation, Classroom Exercises, Demonstrations, Experiments and Mock-up (Hands-on), Gas Metal Arc Welding Applied to Mild Steels, Advantages and limitations to GMAW process, Four modes of metal transfer, Difference between base metal melting and wire melting and how each is controlled, Relationship between wire feed speed, amperage, voltage, and arc length, The eight essential welding variables to control weld productivity and quality, GMAW procedures, GMAW common defects, Pulsed Arc Welding, Advantages of pulsed arc welding, Parameters of pulsed arc welding, Disadvantages of pulsed arc welding, Welding Health and Safety, Requirements of a weld, Terms and definitions, How weld size is specified, How to use a welding gauge, Difference between weld discontinuity and a defect, Types of defects encountered in welding, Welding symbols, Workmanship performance, General provisions, Weld classification, Assembly and fit up, Weld quality, Inspection, Corrections of base weld and base metal defects, Finish grinding and sanding, Summary chart of weld discontinuities