Welder duties and responsibilities

Welders’ specific responsibilities may vary depending on the industry they work in and how much experience they have, but they typically include: 

• Reading and understanding blueprints prior to starting a project
• Sourcing the materials to be used in the project
• Measuring and cutting materials to specifications
• Welding materials using the correct materials to join the metals together
• Checking finished work to make sure that it falls within the tolerances marked on the blueprints