Senior Welder

The PositionThe positions assigned to this classification lead and participate in the repair, fabrication, schematics, and welding of metal parts and equipment using routine and complex or advanced welding and fabrication methods. The incumbents of this classification maintain the welding and fabrication shop and all associated equipment and supplies. The following tasks are essential for this position. Incumbents in this classification may not perform all of these tasks, or may perform similar related tasks not listed here: 1. Leads, organizes, and participates in performing welding jobs for all City departments as requested. Makes welding repairs on City equipment, facilities, and motorized vehicles. 2. Performs other metal fabricating, bending, cutting, shaping, and welding to pipes, vessels, and hard surfaces. 3. Removes, cleans and reinstalls necessary parts to complete welding and/or fabrication repairs. 4. Determines work procedures, may assign duties, assist in solving work problems, enforce City regulations and policies, and promotes work efficiency. Monitors the quality and quantity of the work produced by the welding and fabrication shop. 5. Identifies better methods for meeting service demands and ensures work is performed in a safe and timely manner. Makes hazardous, confined areas safe and workable. 6. Creates work orders for the welding section and generates related purchasing requisitions. Communicates with vendors to review welding material requirements; gathers cost information, creates and maintains vendor records, provides cost analysis and justification for purchase of equipment and/or materials as required 7. Orders parts, materials, metals, and reviews material needs with City vendors. Ensures product and material stock on hand are sufficient to complete welding repairs. 8 . Performs assigned duties independently using the department's policies and procedures and industry standards as a guide. Knowledge of: Operation, adjustment, care, and minor repair of oxy-acetylene and arc welding tools, supplies, gases and equipment.Types of welds, joints, and welding materials used in welding operations.Proper preparation of metals and materials for welding.Welding, cleaning, cutting, and brazing practices and processes including metals their properties, their composition, and methods of identifying and welding them.Basic mathematical calculations.Welding industry and Cal OSHA safety standards and procedures. Skill and Ability to: Perform heavy and physically demanding work for lengthy and continuous periods of time.Operate and use hand tools and welding equipment such as lathe, brake press, iron worker, nibbler, drill press, and plasma and milling machines.Set up and adjust oxy-acetylene, electric-arc, and other welding apparatus.Weld all types of joints.Maintain records, inventories of equipment, files and related materials.Communicate effectively both in written and verbal form.Read and work from sketches, schematics and blueprint plans.Prepare various types of metal surfaces for painting.Paint metal surfaces using appropriate materials and equipment.Perform basic mathematical calculations.Lead and participate the work of others, as assigned. Minimum Requirements: Any combination equivalent to training and experience that could likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be: Education and Experience: Completion of a welding apprenticeship and five (5) years of journey level welding and fabrication experience. Desirable License and Certificates:Possession of Structural Steel Welding Certificate is required and Light Gauge Steel, Aluminum, and/or Stainless Steel classifications are desirable. Possession of a valid California Class B driver's license with a Passenger (P) Endorsement is desirable. Required : Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License is required at the time of application. Additional Requirements: At time of appointment, must provide own tools of type and quantity necessary for journey-level welding. Employee Tool Incentive: City provides provide unit employees in the following classifications six hundred dollars ($600) per calendar year for tools purchased within. Work Schedule: Maybe required to work nights, weekends, holidays and odd shifts.