Welder

About the Position: Welder position with the United States Army Engineer District, Huntington Regional Rivers Repair Fleet, Light Capacity Fleet Unit, duty location Old Hickory, TN.

• Perform welding duties such as pre-heating, brazing and bead welding, tack welding, flame cutting, pressure welding and heat treating.
• Operate and control the various movements of the crane and load to avoid quick drops, jerks or sudden movements which may cause cables to break or loads to fall.
• Interpret technical data of various types of drawling manuals, specifications, blueprints and sketches, etc. which contribute to the accomplishment of the job.
• Use templates, jigs, blueprints, and other guides to repair, modify or fabricate metal items.
• Operate forklifts on uneven conditions to unload vehicles and move materials in outside storage yards.
• Use electric, oxyacetylene, oxyhydrogen gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, and gas carbon arc welding processes to weld metal parts.
• Utilize a variety of hand and power tools to position, bend, shape, or modify assemblies or components in a safe and effective manner to accomplish assigned work.