WELDER

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. NEW MEXICO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONWIDE.

All members of the New Mexico Army National Guard or current Active Duty/Reserve military members eligible and wiling to become members of the New Mexico Army National Guard **You may be eligible for a Recruitment OR Relocation incentive per agency's policy.

This National Guard position is for a WELDER, Position Description Number D1215000.

Military Grades: Warrant Officer (CW2 and below), Enlisted (E-9 and below) Compatible Military Assignments: MOS: 88 series, 91 series, and 92 series.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the basic knowledge of welding processes.

Must have knowledge of technical orders, blueprints, and specifications SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience or training demonstrating the application of a variety of electric resistance welding processes and equipment.

Experience in using accepted trade methods and a variety of manual welding processes to weld all types of commonly used metals in various shapes, sizes, and thicknesses.

Experience using a wider range of metal welding processes to make more difficult welds meeting close tolerance, strength, and other requirements. These welds may be in hard-to-reach places.

Experience which allows the welder to devise special jigs and fixtures to hold the parts to be welded. Experience which demonstrates knowledge of several related trade procedures.

Experience which enables the lay out and planning of work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and work orders. Major Duties:

This position is located in the Joint Forces Headquarters-State, Logistics Directorate (J-4), Surface Maintenance Facility.

The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of welding in support of maintenance activities.

Performs welding duties using electric, acetylene, and/or inert gas shielded welding processes, pre-heating, brazing, head welding, tack welding, flame cutting, pressure welding, and heat treating.

Uses templates, jigs, blueprints, and other guides to repair, modify, or fabricate metal items including repair of light or intricately made mechanical parts, which must fit in assemblies where close tolerances are required.

Makes numerous types of joints using flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions on light and heavy equipment such as axles, frames, gun mounts and components, carriers, tanks, metal decks constructed of a variety of weldable metals.

Welds or reinforces heavy armor plate. Performs precision welding on jigs, dies, engineering and automotive equipment.

Brazes dissimilar metals; flame cuts metal to size for fabrication, using regular welding equipment.

Utilizes basic sheet metal tools and equipment such as a bender, press, roller, shear, and band saw to repair and/or fabricate a variety of equipment air conditioning and heater duct units, storage cabinets, and components for armored personnel carriers.

Reads and interprets blueprints and sketches. Lays out, positions, and clamps work; selects type of rod and size of tip to accomplish weld. Determines heat necessary; adjusts equipment accordingly.

Manually maintains proper speed, flame motion, tip and angle, and position of the welding flame to produce desired pattern. Performs other duties as assigned.