Pipe Welder - Water Supply Treatment Division - SFPUC (7360)
About The Position
The Pipe Welder is a journey-level position in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Water Supply Treatment Division, assigned to the Wholesale Meter Testing & Cross Connection Control Improvement Program. Under general supervision, the position operates acetylene and electric arc welding equipment to install, repair, and maintain water distribution pipelines and related facilities. The role performs the full range of pipe-welding duties with only occasional instruction or assistance, including work on high-pressure pipelines and pressure vessels. The position is based at the Millbrae Yard, 1000 El Camino Real, Millbrae. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Emergency repairs may be required at night, on weekends, and on holidays. Work involves physical effort, manual dexterity, exposure to potential workplace injuries and inclement weather, and tasks in damp enclosed areas, confined spaces, ditches, and heights up to 220 feet. The employee must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds.
Requirements
- Five years of experience as a welder using oxyacetylene and electric arc welding methods, including one year welding high-pressure pipelines.
- Possession of a Class C Driver's License.
- One year of training from a recognized trade school or union welding program in electric arc and oxyacetylene welding may substitute for one year of experience.
- Ability to perform physical work requiring manual dexterity; work in inclement weather and damp enclosed places, at heights up to 220 feet, and in confined spaces; climb in and out of ditches; and lift and carry 50 pounds.
- Ability to perform emergency repairs at night, on weekends, and on holidays.
Nice To Haves
- Pipe welding certification.
Responsibilities
- Operate welding and metalworking machinery needed to repair and maintain pipelines, pumping stations, and water treatment equipment.
- Lay out pipe and construct pipe specials, including offsets, bends, sleeves, reducers, tanks, and meter batteries.
- Repair valves, tools, leak pumps, construction equipment, and storage equipment using electric arc welding, acetylene welding, brazing, or silver soldering.
- Cut, fit, and weld pipes; repair leaks; and make templates.
- Manufacture emergency repair items such as leak bands, tapping tees, gate rings, and common vault covers.
- Make mechanical pipe connections, including threaded, flanged, flared, and compression connections.
- Construct and maintain special truck bodies, as applicable to the PUC.
- Perform related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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