Overview
Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services
Working Title: OPS ALUMINUM WELDER/INSTALLER – 42902827
Position Number: 42902827
Salary: $13.00
Posting Closing Date: 01/24/2022
OPS ALUMINUM WELDER/INSTALLER
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY-
THIS IS A FULL-TIME TEMPORARY POSITION***
CONTACT:
Tara Kennedy, (386) 243-6223
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
One (1) year of aluminum and/or steel welding or mechanical installation experience.
Vocational/technical training in welding can substitute at the rate of 720 classroom hours for the required experience provided such training includes MIG welding, Arc welding or TIG welding.
Requires possession of a valid driver license.
***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***
To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:
All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed.
Work history, hours worked, and formal education fields must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Occasional to moderate travel required. Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.
NOTES:
The anticipated hiring salary for this position is $13.00 hourly.
JOB DUTIES:
Preheats and cleans aluminum; cuts, and fits component parts of manufacturing jobs in preparation for welding.
Performs the duties of cutting aluminum tubing and welding various types of sign structures and any other aluminum manufacturing jobs.
Fabricates special safety devices for construction and maintenance equipment.
Manufactures items such as eye bolts, braces, angle brackets, and similar items.
Assists in loading completed sign structures and unloading and placing shipments of incoming aluminum in racks.
Maintains and makes minor repairs to welding equipment.
Performs related work as required.
Weld steel, if required
Assist in outfitting of new equipment (IE: installing wires, harness, lights, pumps, toolboxes, hoses, hose reels, light bars, back racks, water tanks.
Heavy equipment experience
Operation of metal cutting/fabrication machines, drill presses, saws, punches, etc.
Operates and maintains other equipment for state lands management purposes such as road graders, dump trucks, loaders, etc.
Performs maintenance and construction activities on fixed facilities and equipment. Makes purchases of materials as needed.
Performs other related work as assigned.
SPECIAL NOTES:
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
Nearest Major Market: Lake City