WELDER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a WELDER in the STRUCTURAL SHOP, PRODUCTION RESOURCES DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying.

Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below.

This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job.

Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible.

The Screen-out Element for this position is: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION: *Coordinating movement of equipment and accomplishing the set up and adjustment of welding related machines and equipment to obtain the necessary varying settings of parity, amperage, voltage, gas, or flux flow.

*Accomplishing assignments in accordance with approved welding procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, in compliance with shop practices, safety regulations, and techniques such as mirror welding.

*Operating manual and pneumatic power tools to accomplish grinding and deburring operations for the purpose of cleaning and contouring weldments.

*Setting up, maintaining, and monitoring gas purges in piping systems. *Aligning and securing work pieces for welding using welding positioners, fixtures, and alignment jigs.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations.

Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-3700 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 inspect work to incur conformance to nuclear reactor plant specification prior to submitting that work for formal inspection.
• You will produce a very high quality weld on a continuing basis which must pass very high x-ray standards and specifications.
• You will direct helpers, apprentices, and fire watchers.
• You will observe safety rules and regulations of the activity.
• You will perform welding operations primarily on nuclear and non-nuclear piping and pressure vessels.