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WELDER (TITLE 32)
Army National Guard Units
Department of the Army
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Salary
$28.77 - $33.57
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves hands-on welding work in the Army National Guard, where you'll repair, modify, and build metal parts using various welding techniques to ensure they fit precisely in equipment.
It's ideal for someone with military experience who enjoys technical, detail-oriented tasks in a team setting.
A good fit would be a skilled tradesperson comfortable working with blueprints and tools in a structured environment like the National Guard.
Key Requirements
- Military grade E-4 through E-8 in the National Guard
- At least 18 months of specialized experience in electric resistance welding processes
- Knowledge of welding various metals in different shapes, sizes, and thicknesses
- Ability to perform difficult welds in tight or hard-to-reach areas
- Experience devising jigs and fixtures for welding parts
- Proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints, sketches, and specifications
- Familiarity with related trade procedures like pre-heating, brazing, and flame cutting
Full Job Description
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a WELDER (TITLE 32), Position Description Number NGD1215000 and is part of the TN ARMY National Guard.
This vacancy is covered by Association of Civilian Technicians (ACT), Chapter 103 (Volunteer Chapter).
Military Grades: E-4 through E-8 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have 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: Must have 18 months 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:
As a Welder, WG-3703-10, you will perform 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 Use 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.
Brazes dissimilar metals, flame cuts metal to size for fabrication, using regular welding equipment. Read and interpret blueprints and sketches. Perform other duties as assigned.
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