WELDING WORKER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a WELDING WORKER in the WELDING SHOP (TRF-314), SHOP 26A of TRIREFFAC KINGS BAY.

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 Ability to receive assignments of the welding trade under the guidance of a journeyman welder or welder instructor for the purposes of developing and increasing proficiency in the use and demonstration of welding trade methods and techniques.

Ability to assist the journeyman welder by adjusting equipment controls and positioning work pieces prior to flame cutting or welding operations.

Ability to preheat items and conduct flame heat treating operations as required for the job assignment, such as brazing, soldering, and metal surface building.

Ability to operate simple welding trade related machines to perform assigned job tasks.

Ability to observe and obey fire safety and prevention rules and regulations and use precautions against fire for personal and shop safety.

Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, and work orders related to the welding trade.

Ability to select the methods, machines, materials, and when needed the jigs and fixtures commonly used to complete the assigned work.

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 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 weld in all positions, with various electric arc or gas welding processes; you may perform flame cutting.
• You will work with various types of metals and alloys of varying sizes, shapes and thickness, applicable to the construction, repair and maintenance of submarines, ships, utilities and facilities of the activity.
• You will lay out work from blueprints, specifications or oral instructions and read/follow written technical work instructions such as TWD’s, TGI’s, UREL’s, PI’s etc.
• You will operate various types of electrical arc-welding and cutting equipment by the manual, semiautomatic methods; i.e., gas-metal-arc, gas-tungsten-arc, submerged-arc, manual-metal arc welding, plasma-arc cutting, brazing and flame cutting.