METAL FORGER AND WELDER

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the Certain Personnel/Modified Direct Hire Authority.

Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered.

There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must show that you have the ability to perform the work of a WG-3801-11 Metal Forger and Welder as demonstrated by experience performing using sound knowledge of forging and welding to perform metal forging and welding work; Producing forgings of all forgeable material, ferrous and non-ferrous, using power hammers, presses or hand tools, as needed; Performing forging operations such as drawing; upsetting, bending, twisting, scoring, backing, rolling, beveling, and punching billets and ingots of metal; reading blueprints, specifications, sketches and templates; Using to use arithmetic, solid geometry and other practical mathematics; Laying out work, make templates, jigs, fixtures and forge tools, and measuring devices; Operating shears, saws, trimming press, and power hammers; Choosing the best method for the job at hand, solve work problems by manipulating the work piece and tools to achieve the desired shape to the work piece; showing the ability to forge/manufacture of a historic nature such as cutlasses and other historical period pieces.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-5400 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will produce various types of heavy forgings occasionally exceeding 500 pounds using stock with a cross-sectional area of 28 square inches or more.
• You will produce forgings of all forgeable material, ferrous and non-ferrous, using power hammers, presses or hand tools, as needed.
• You will perform forging operations such as drawing; upsetting, bending, twisting, scoring, backing, rolling, beveling, and punching billets and ingots of metal.
• You will utilize welding machinery to weld various types of metal.
• You will work from blueprints, sample parts, templates, sketches or verbal instructions, to lay out metal to be forged.
• You will select appropriate stock and cut it to size by sawing, shearing or hacking.
• You will bring stock to forging temperature at proper rate without impairing the stock.
• You will decide when stock is ready for forging, remove stock from furnace and place it on hammer block.
• You will handle and manipulate the workpiece using forging tools to produce the required dimensions and contours.
• You will use measure devices to ensure correct dimensions.
• You will make your own forging tools and dies.
• You will assemble forged parts, as needed.
• You will assist crafts persons from other trades, as directed.