Marine Welder - 29270

About the role

Mission Technologies’ Global Security (GS) group comprises live, virtual, constructive (LVC) solutions; fleet sustainment; nuclear and environmental; and Australia business. This opportunity resides with Global Security (GS).

Responsibilities

• Support trades team by working on active class surface ships to assist with alterations and installations for fleet modernization.
• Perform all work in accordance with established quality and safety procedures.
• Work from blueprints, engineering sketches, charts, or work orders.
• Install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify structural and piping elements and equipment.
• Lay out and mark points and lines on parts or subassemblies using rule, square, scribe or templates.
• Cut, fit, assemble, and position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures, and existing structure using hand and powered tools.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions to eliminate problems in minimum time.
• Participate in special projects as required.
• Apply comprehensive understanding of appropriate welding processes and production to join, surface, fabricate, or repair parts of metal or other weld-able materials toward completion of assignments.
• Develop and use technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports.
• Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications.
• Maintain effective customer communications and relations. May provide onsite training of customer support personnel.
• Provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced welders. May serve as a group leader.

Requirements

• High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 6 years of related experience.
• Must be able to obtain medical clearance to wear a half-face respirator.
• Must have welding experience with stick welding (SMAW) process in all positions for Carbon and Stainless Steel.
• Must have welding experience with gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process in all positions for Aluminum.
• Must have strong knowledge of reading and interpreting drawings, blueprints, weldments, technical manuals, engineering sketches, charts and/or work orders as well as written and verbal instruction for products to be fabricated and/or installed.
• Must be capable of using various measuring instruments.
• Must have knowledge of quality control steps and procedures.
• Must adhere to safety and quality procedures set forth by HII and host facilities.
• Must have experience working in a team environment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance and maintain clearance level throughout employment.
• Must be able to obtain base access credentials within 60 days of start date and maintain credentials throughout employment.
• Must be able to travel between 50% - 75% when not assigned to local tasking.
• Must be able to provide hand tools per trades designation.

Qualifications

• Candidate with experience/knowledge in gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) and/or flux cored arc welding (FCAW) processes/positions preferred.
• Candidate with current or prior welding certificates applicable with MIL-STD-248 preferred.
• Candidate with combination pipe and structural welders with experience on marine vessels and associated systems preferred.
• Candidates with shipfitting experience are highly desired.
• Candidates with shipboard experience highly desired.
• Candidates who are currently enrolled or have graduated from and/or completed a vocational school or skilled trades certificate program are preferred.
• Current OSHA 10 Maritime Certificate a plus.

Skills

• Strong understanding of welding processes and production.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering sketches, and work orders.
• Knowledge of quality control steps and procedures.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions.

Benefits

• Best-in-class medical, dental, and vision plan choices.
• Wellness resources.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Savings Plan Options (401(k)).
• Financial planning tools, life insurance.
• Employee discounts.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Pay

Anticipated Salary Range: $58,058.00 - $75,000.00

Schedule

Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt