Overview

Summary: This position welds pipe and other metal components together to design specifications or repair products, such as machine parts, shipboard equipment, according to layouts, blueprints or work orders, using SWRMC approved welding and brazing techniques with a variety of arc and gas welding equipment.
Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Operates fabrication shop and machine shop machinery and equipment.
  • Performs sockets weld (P-14 & P-15) joints designed of copper nickel, stainless steel, Carbon Steel and aluminum.
  • Performs butt weld (P-2 & P-3) joints designed of copper nickel, stainless steel, Carbon Steel and aluminum.
  • Weld Consumable insert butt (P-73) joints in stainless steel
  • Welds bi-metallic socket (P-14) and butt (P-2 & P-3) joints Copper nickel/carbon steel, Copper nickel/Copper and stainless steel/carbon steel
  • Reads job specifications to determine machine adjustments and material requirements
  • Fits and tacks parts together in preparation for welding
  • Performs precise fitting work on components
  • Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Positions piping component parts to obtain required configurations and positions to ensure conformance with specifications for welding
  • Lays out, positions, aligns, and secures parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
  • Operates manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal piping segments, using processes as specified for job.
  • Provides welding support certified in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG), Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) and Gas Metal Arc Welding Pulse (GMAW-P) using 5356 filler wire.
  • Ignites torches or starts power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
  • Clamps, holds, tack-welds, heat-bends, grinds or bolts component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
  • Monitors the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
  • Examines work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straight edges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
  • Operates tools of the trade – sawzalls, grinders, and various other tools
  • Ensures shop safety requirements and housekeeping are followed

High School diploma or equivalent
? Minimum 4 years work related experience
? Minimum 2 years specific experience as a qualified production Pipe welder
? Ability to obtain and maintain a DBIDS badge
? Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and electronically
? Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
? Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures
? Must Qualify for Craftsman PQS 301
? Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
Preferred Qualifications:
? Production pipe welder experience while in the Navy or working as a civilian production welder supporting Navy ship repair or new construction
? Completion of a formal course of vocational or Navy welding training and certification
? Familiar with the requirements of NAVSEA Technical publications 248, 278 and 2035

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