Welder Inspector

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Fountain City, WI

2d

About The Position

This position serves as a Welder Inspector assigned to the Maintenance and Repair Section of the St. Paul District’s Physical Support Branch. The work involves welding, fabrication, inspection, and repair activities, including work at navigation locks, control structures, bridges, and aboard floating plant, dredges, and derrick barges throughout the district. The position requires travel to other duty locations up to 75% of the time and is designated mission essential.

The incumbent performs welding using oxygen/acetylene and electric welding processes; inspects work to locate and identify defects; interprets technical data, manuals, specifications, blueprints, and sketches; and fabricates items such as floating work barges, water tanks, vats, fuel tanks, buoyancy tanks, and storage vats. The work also includes fitting, tack-welding, flame and plasma cutting, using hand and power tools, and explaining repair and inspection requirements. The incumbent must obtain and maintain American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector (AWS/CWI) certification within one year of entry on duty.

Work occurs indoors and outdoors, sometimes in bad weather, and may involve noisy, dirty, smoky, cramped, or confined spaces. The position requires physical activity such as standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and working in awkward positions. It may involve exposure to falls, electrical shock, burns, fumes, flying sparks, and other hazards associated with welding and field work.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the work without more than normal supervision; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Meet the minimum qualification screen-out requirement by demonstrating the ability to perform common Welder Inspector duties, including welding with oxygen/acetylene and electric processes and performing testing procedures such as radiographic, ultrasound, and magnetic particle testing.
• Obtain and maintain American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector (AWS/CWI) certification within one year of entry on duty.
• Possess or obtain and maintain a valid driver's license from one of the 50 U.S. states.
• Complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
• Be able to lift items up to 75 pounds, as required by the position.
• Be able to work varied schedules, including alternating shifts and weekends, as required by site-specific work.
• Be able to travel to other duty locations up to 75% of the time.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Meet suitability or fitness requirements, including a background investigation, and comply with random drug and alcohol testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform welding using oxygen/acetylene and electric welding processes.
• Inspect work to locate and identify defects such as cracks, fissures, separations, and cavities.
• Interpret technical data, manuals, specifications, blueprints, and sketches relevant to the work.
• Fabricate floating work barges, hot- and cold-water tanks, vats, fuel tanks, buoyancy tanks, and storage vats.
• Fit work, including position tack-welding, flame cutting, and plasma cutting.
• Use hand and power tools to position, bend, shape, or modify assemblies and components safely and effectively.
• Interpret and explain repair and inspection requirements.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to the employee and family; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed