Welder Contract Support (Torrance, CA)

Welder Contract Support

Opening WELDER CONTRACT SUPPORT (WELDCS) SAN DIEGO Location San Diego CA Hours Monday-Friday 40 hours per week Pay 23.82 per hour (1) Year Project with option to renew Benefits Direct Deposit Medical Dental Vision Minimum Requirements Requires a high school diploma or its equivalent and at least 5 years of experience in the field. Familiar with a variety of the field s concepts practices and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complicated tasks. May report directly to a supervisor or manager. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. The employee must have a valid California state driver s license. Experience Requirements The WELDCS must have a broad knowledge of the fundamental principles of weld shop practices and trade skills. The WELDCS must be able to interpret blueprints drawings and sketches and be able to determine the kind of weld called for by welding symbols. The WELDCS must have knowledge of different gas welding torch processes (e.g. oxyacetylene oxyhydrogen etc.) and arc welding processes (e.g. gas metal-arc gas tungsten-arc gas carbon-arc etc.). The employee must know the heating and welding characteristics of various metals the proper size and compositions of electrodes or welding rods how various metal and alloys react to different welding processes and techniques and the proper flux to be used for each job. The employee must be able to operate associated machinery and tools such as the universal punch and ironworker abrasive radial saw metal brake and bending machine and metal sheer. The WELDCS must also possess a basic knowledge of and be able to use tools such as layout square tapes rulers and combination square. Visual and sensory perception along with hand-eye coordination is required to detect deficiencies and make repairs. The employee must have a valid California Driver s License. Major Duties The employee will perform WELDCS duties using electric and gas welding processes to fabricate and repair metal parts and articles for equipment and miscellaneous structures. The employee plans lays out positions and clamps work pre-heat metal and maintains temperature to prevent distortion. Uses templates jigs blueprints and other guides in repair of fabrication of light or intricately made mechanical parts fitted to close tolerances. The employee repairs and fabricates simple and light or intricately made mechanical parts fitted to close tolerances. Performs simple and precision welding and works with light heavy gauge and hardened metals using flat vertical horizontal and overhead positions. Work processes include pre-heating brazing bead welding tack welding flame cutting pressure welding and heat-treating. The employee independently lays out work from blueprints specifications and oral instructions. Uses accepted trade methods and a variety of welding processes such as the different gas processes various electric arc processes including inert gas shielded ones or a number of both gas or electric arc to weld all types of commonly used and exotic metals alloys of various sizes shapes and thickness of similar and dissimilar materials. The employee fabricates complete device and component parts for experimental devices. Fabricates parts used in the maintenance of buildings utilities and transportation and construction equipment. The employee fabricates parts and equipment to be installed on boats and ships. Welding must pass very high standards of radiographic or NDT examinations. The employee repairs metal bodies on government office furniture and small medium and large construction facilities and equipment. Reviews work to determine extent of damage value of item versus cost of repair. Repairs dents and smoothes areas for finishing filing or grinding fills areas welds or solders area refinishes item and paints when necessary. Call back and emergency overtime are regular requirements of this position. Operations The WELDCS will perform work both indoors and outdoors as required by assigned task. The WELDCS shall work alone and the workload manager relies upon the knowledge and expertise of the WELDCS to produce a finished product that will meet all the necessary specifications and requirements of the trade. The workload manager provides aid in unusually difficult assignment and checks completed work for compliance with directions accuracy and efficiency. The WELDCS shall have a good familiarity of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest s (NAVFAC SW) Safety and Health Requirements Manual instructions agency equipment regulations and directives. The WELDCS works from ladders scaffolding and platforms and where parts of the assigned work are in hard to reach places. The greatest weight handled individually will not exceed normal safety limits of 50 lbs. The WELDCS must observe posted safety precautions and wear protective equipment clothing as required by regulations. Processing The WELDCS performs work independently interpreting blueprints and decides the best method to complete the work. The WELDCS will receive work assignments by workload managers. Assignments are in the form of oral or written instruction (work order) to perform a variety of related tasks and the blueprints drawings or other specifications that indicate the requirements to be met. The WELDCS will be required to obtain certification or licensing and maintain any associated qualification requirements for work requiring special certifications or licensing (i.e. Certified WELDCS and Medical Gas certification). The WELDCS may be required to obtain licenses for the operation of forklift High Lift (JLG) and or Construction equipment upon notification. Housekeeping - The WELDCS will observe established safe working procedures and ensure all designated working areas are maintained in an orderly manner and continuously maintained free of trash and debris. At the end of each day the general work areas shall be swept supplies materials tools and equipment shall be picked-up and stored and municipal trash containers will be emptied. Preparation of Documents - Not applicable Technical Support - The WELDCS must be able to adapt present knowledge and skills to new technology changes through progressive on-the-job and formal training required for this position. Guidelines will include a variety of Federal Department of Defense Department of Navy and NAVFACSW publications manuals directives standards policies and procedures. Published guidance will be provided by the government as needed. Meetings Conferences. The WELDCS shall participate in meetings with contractors agencies clients and team members when required to do so. Briefings. The WELDCS shall participate in briefings when required to do so. Updates. The WELDCS shall provide monthly status reports that summarizes the work efforts and accomplishments performed.