Welder (Title 32)

Army National Guard Units•Smyrna, TN

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the Tennessee Army National Guard. The Welder, WG-3703-10, performs welding duties using electric, acetylene, and/or inert gas shielded welding processes, including preheating, brazing, head welding, tack welding, flame cutting, pressure welding, and heat treating. The role repairs, modifies, and fabricates metal items using templates, jigs, blueprints, and other guides, including light or intricately made mechanical parts that must fit in assemblies with close tolerances. The welder brazes dissimilar metals, cuts metal to size for fabrication, and reads and interprets blueprints and sketches. Other duties may be assigned. National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard is required before the effective date of placement. The selectee must wear the military uniform. Applicants must be eligible for immediate National Guard membership at a military grade of E-1 through E-7. The position may occasionally require work outside normal duty hours, including overtime. A trial period may be required. Federal employment suitability is subject to a background investigation; for positions requiring a Secret or Top Secret clearance, the applicant must possess or be able to obtain the clearance within one year of appointment.

Requirements

National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard is required before the effective date of placement; applicants must be eligible for immediate membership.
Military grade must be E-1 through E-7.
General experience or training providing basic knowledge of welding processes and knowledge of technical orders, blueprints, and specifications.
At least 18 months of experience or training applying a variety of electric resistance welding processes and equipment.
Experience using accepted trade methods and a variety of manual welding processes on commonly used metals of various shapes, sizes, and thicknesses.
Experience making difficult welds to close-tolerance, strength, and other requirements, including in hard-to-reach places.
Experience devising special jigs and fixtures to hold parts for welding.
Knowledge of several related trade procedures.
Experience planning and laying out work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and work orders.
Must wear the military uniform.
Federal employment suitability is subject to a background investigation.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
For positions requiring a Secret or Top Secret security clearance, must possess or be able to obtain the clearance within one year of appointment.
Must not have a qualifying domestic-abuse conviction that disqualifies the applicant under the Lautenberg Amendment.
Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.

Responsibilities

Perform welding using electric, acetylene, and/or inert gas shielded processes.
Perform preheating, brazing, head welding, tack welding, flame cutting, pressure welding, and heat treating.
Repair, modify, and fabricate metal items using templates, jigs, blueprints, and other guides.
Repair light or intricately made mechanical parts that must fit assemblies with close tolerances.
Braise dissimilar metals and flame cut metal to size for fabrication.
Read and interpret blueprints and sketches.
Perform other duties as assigned.