Job Description

Summary : Weld sheet metal components together with Tig and fusion gas welding equipment to fabricate sheet metal/machine parts by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities:  Include the following; other duties may be assigned.

• Welds metal parts together using both gas welding and any combination of arc welding processes.
• Performs related tasks such as thermal cutting and grinding.
• Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts.
• Positions and clamps together components of fabricated metal products preparatory to welding.
• Dimensionally and visually inspect parts for adherence to customer requirements.
• Reads routers, blueprints, and sketches of part to determine dimensional specifications and operating requirements.
• Dimensionally and visually inspects parts produced to ensure meets customer requirements.
• Performs required preventative maintenance procedures on assigned welding equipment within specified time frames.

Education and Experience:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• High School Diploma or GED, experience in Aerospace welding is preferred; 0-2 years of demonstrated experience for Level 1 Welder, 2-5 years of demonstrated experience for Level 2 Welder. For level 3 Welder, 5 years of similar welding experience is required. Fusion (TIG) welding experience is required.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and blueprints in English is required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to weld specific metals; Inconels, stainless steel, aluminum
• Ability to weld thickness ranging from .032-.090
• Ability to use measuring instruments calipers, micrometers etc

Welder

Experience

Expected Specialized Training

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Level 1

Demonstrates the experience of 0-2 years in a position or specialization

· Spot weld

· Resistance weld

· Entry level position with little or no prior relevant work experience

· Acquires basic skills to perform routine entry level operator tasks to operate

· Work is prescribed and completed with little autonomy

· Works with either close supervision or under clearly defined procedures

Level 2

Demonstrates 2-5 years of experience in position or specialization

All Level 1 specialized training in addition to:

· Tig weld

· Certification in the following:

o WPT-104 4130 (5yrs)

o WPT-201 17-7 (5yrs)

o WPT-203 3G (5yrs)

o WPT-301 718 (5yrs)

o WPT-303 718 (5yrs)

o WPT-304 718 (5yrs)

o WPT-401 6061 (Yearly)

o WPT-403 6061 (Yearly)

o WPT-404 6061 (Yearly)

o WPT-701 H188 (5yrs)

o WPT-604 (5yrs)

· Has developed knowledge and skills through training or considerable work experience

· Works within established procedures with a moderate degree of supervision

· Identifies the problem and all relevant issues in straightforward situations, assesses each using standard procedures, and makes sound decisions.

· Must be capable of running the majority of jobs in the department.

Level 3

Demonstrates 5 or more years of experience in position or specialization

All level 1 and 2 specialized training in addition to:

· Titanium weld

· Has developed specialized skills or is multi-skilled through job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience

· Completes work with a limited degree of supervision

· Likely to act as an informal resource for training new department operators.

· Must be capable of running all jobs in the department.

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee successfully perform essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, use hands to finer, handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

· The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic, or caustic chemicals.

· The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

· Must frequently lift and or move up to 50lbs.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

· Ability to drive and operate a Forklift.

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