Welder III

Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs various welding processes to repair, modify and install various pipes, structures, foundations and fittings associated with shipboard hydraulic, pneumatic and water systems.
• Selects proper materials and requirements to perform welding functions.
• Fabricates and installs fixtures and jigs required for welding process alignments.
• Provides welding support certified in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG), Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) and Gas Metal Arc Welding Pulse (GMAW-P) using 5356 filler wire.
• Uses hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
• Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Ignites torches or starts power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
• Clamps, holds, tack-welds, heat-bends, grinds or bolts component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Detects faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
• Operates manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, carbon arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, submerged arc welding and pipe welding.
• Ensures shop safety and housekeeping are followed.
• Ensures all materials and equipment are properly and safely stored, protected, and maintained.
• Reports the status and progress of all work to the government supervisor.
• Alerts the government supervisor of the causes of work delays.
• Maintains monitoring of the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
• Examines work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straight edges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Recognizes, sets ups, and operates hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Lays out, positions, aligns, and secures parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Performs welding methods using a mirror.
• Expertly performs all tasks required as a Welder.
• Provides mentoring to junior craftsman.
• Performs work outside of trade if necessary.

Required Qualifications

• High School/GED with Apprenticeship Diploma and additional vocational courses or technical school graduate; and/or military and/or civilian experience with welding operations in a repair department or shipyard or fabrication shop.
• 5 years’ experience as a welder.
• Qualifies as a Welder/Workmanship Inspector in accordance with Epsilon Systems’ Ship Repair Sector Work Instructions and welding procedures.
• Must be able to understand and perform the basic set up, adjustment, and operation of various welding equipment and hand tools used in the trade.
• Must be qualified in a minimum of 15 welding/brazing processes to include flux core welding.
• Able to obtain and maintain access to military and government installations and private shipyards.
• Able to communicate effectively, work independently or in a group.
• Able to do basic math, i.e. add, subtract, divide and multiply.
• Able to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Production welder experience while in the Navy or working as a civilian production welder supporting Navy ship repair or new construction.
• Completion of a formal course of vocational or Navy welding training and certification.
• Familiar with the requirements of NAVSEA Technical publications 248, 278 and 2035.

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is $24.00 to $36.00 per hour. This is a reasonable estimate for this role. Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications such as skills, education and experience.