WELDER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a WELDER in the PRODUCTION RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, STRUCTURAL SHOP (CODE 920) 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 POSIITON WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION such as: Applying a variety of manual welding processes to make more difficult welds, including welds in hard to reach areas.

Planning and laying out work from blueprints, sketches, drawing, specifications, and work orders.

Operating various types of electrical arc-welding and cutting equipment by the manual, semi­ automatic methods, such as gas-metal-arc, gas-tungsten-arc, submerged-arc, manual-metal arc welding, plasma-arc cutting, arc-air-gouging, and more.

Determining the welding method to use, and selecting the right material to use, such as electrodes, filler-wire, flux, and etc. Understanding and applying applicable safety rules and regulations.

I am considered an expert and work with a high degree of independence.

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 adjust controls for polarity, voltage, amperage, wire speed, gas and flux flow and when operating automatic equipment, aligns the tract or rail and positions the head assembly to conform to the geometry of the weld area.
• You will align and secures pieces to be welded using jigs, clamps or other devices and maintains alignment during operation by using the proper welding sequences.
• You will maintains pre-heat and interpass temperature requirements, cleans weld deposits by manual and/or pneumatically powered tools, which include hand grinders, needle guns and deburring machines to remove welding spatter and defects.
• You will observes and obeys fire safety and prevention rules and regulations, uses precaution against fire for personal safety and shop safety and maintains safety standards.
• You will direct fire-watchers, helpers and apprentices.
• You will operate plasma-arc cutting equipment manually and automatically.
• You will check weld deposit during operation both visually and with gauges for quality and proper size.