Job Description

Job Title: ASME Welder/Fabricators

Refrigeration Vessels & Systems (RVS) located in Bryan, Texas is seeking to hire ASME Welder/Fabricators with Pressure Vessel experience.

RVS, a wholly owned subsidiary of EVAPCO, Inc., is an industry leading manufacturer of pressure vessels and vessel package systems used in the Industrial Refrigeration and Industrial Process industries.

Job Summary:

The ASME Code Welder / Fabricator performs pressure‑boundary welding and fabrication activities required to manufacture ASME Section VIII, Division 1 pressure vessels and pressure‑retaining items. This role executes welding strictly in accordance with approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), ASME Section IX qualifications, and the RVS Quality Control Manual. Code Welders are responsible for layout, fit‑up, welding, and preparation of vessels for inspection, testing, and coating. The ASME Code Welder / Fabricator job family includes Apprentice, Welder, and Senior Welder levels.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform welding on pressure‑retaining components in accordance with approved WPS.
• Verify drawings, weld symbols, traveler requirements, and material identification prior to welding.
• Maintain pressure‑boundary material traceability throughout fabrication.
• Prepare joint fit‑up, tack welds, back‑gouging, and surface preparation as required.
• Produce welds capable of meeting ASME acceptance criteria and NDE requirements.
• Document welding activity on travelers and quality records as required.
• Participate in inspection, NDE coordination, and repair activities.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas and equipment.
• Follow all safety, quality, and procedural requirements.

Desired Skills:

• Pipe welding experience in GTAW & GMAW-P in the 6G position.
• Open root welds from one side with GMAW-P
• Experience producing X-ray quality welds.
• Capable of fitting up weldments with consideration for tolerance, shrinkage, & heat induced distortion.
• Experience with stainless steel.

Required Skills:

• Certification or ability to pass certification in carbon steel with Pulsed MIG (GMAW-P) in the horizontal & vertical positions.
• Capable of reading blueprints including weld symbols.
• Capable of vessel layout, carbon-arc gouging & oxy-fuel cutting.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Experience welding/fitting vessels, 2 plus years.

Other requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Occupational Assessment, including drug test.
• Background screening.

If you are driven and energetic in your pursuit of innovation and self-improvement, you will find yourself welcome as part of the EVAPCO/RVS family. We are committed to creating an environment of ongoing coaching and skill building and focus on providing every team member with the tools, resources, and training to ensure we continually grow our talent across the business.

At EVAPCO/RVS, the people make the difference. As a privately held employee-owned company, you share in the ownership of the business; each employee has a stake in the company’s success, and the company has a stake in each employee’s success. Your engagement and commitment to the business, our customers and each other are recognized and rewarded.

Evapco’s Summary of Pay & Benefits:

• The salary range consists of base pay and most recent profit-sharing bonus amounts
• Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership Program – we are an employee-owned company
• Profit Sharing Bonus – which is paid twice per year
• (k)larity Plan - Voluntary Employee Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Pay
• Company Paid Basic Life Insurance equivalent to base salary, with option for Supplemental Life election
• Paid Sick Leave
• Long Term Disability

Pay Range: $53,150 - $72,900 per year