WELDING LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 4

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

1d•$75,000 - $94,000•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for welding equipment and process improvements. Provides support to welding operations to improve quality results. Program and maintain welding equipment. Identify equipment needs, analyze weld concerns and recommend solutions to Engineering management team. Schedule and execute preventive maintenance. Provide technical support and training to welders. Performs a variety of technical welding operations such as procedure qualification test assemblies, filler metal conformance tests, and root cause analysis for production welding issues. Makes and records observations; performs simple calculations; and collects and prepares welding data for evaluation. Conducts welding laboratory support functions such as stocking and distributing supplies and equipment; arranging and dismantling apparatus and fixtures; and sorting, marking, and storing base materials and filler metals. Performs technical and record keeping duties in conformance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements. Performs technical procedures in one or more of the following areas: Production, Research and Development, Quality Control/Assurance, and/or Compliance/Environmental.

Requirements

Associate's Degree or other 2 year technical degree in a relevant field and 6 years of relevant experience
NNS Apprentice School graduate
Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
High School/GED and 2 years of related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience
High School/GED and 4 years of non-related Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience
This job requires a high school graduate, or equivalent, with a minimum of 10 years welding related experience.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with the following welding processes: GMAW, SMAW, Manual GTAW, Fix-head GTAW, Orbital GTAW
familiarity with welding both ferrous (carbon steel, HY, HSLA, etc.) and non-ferrous (CRES, CuNi, NiCu, Inconel, etc.) materials.
An NNS Apprentice graduate and experience in the operation of automatic welding processes is preferred.
NNS production pipe (nuclear and non-nuclear) welding experience
Proficiency prepping, cleaning, fitting weld joints, including the use of burning/heating torches, cutting processes and carbon arc gouging.
Knowledge of ship construction methods, welding processes and equipment, and applicable welding and quality procedures.
Excellent communication skills.
Level II Visual Inspection (VT) certification.
Pay grade 15 or higher welders.

Responsibilities

Responsible for welding equipment and process improvements.
Provides support to welding operations to improve quality results.
Program and maintain welding equipment.
Identify equipment needs, analyze weld concerns and recommend solutions to Engineering management team.
Schedule and execute preventive maintenance.
Provide technical support and training to welders.
Performs a variety of technical welding operations such as procedure qualification test assemblies, filler metal conformance tests, and root cause analysis for production welding issues.
Makes and records observations; performs simple calculations; and collects and prepares welding data for evaluation.
Conducts welding laboratory support functions such as stocking and distributing supplies and equipment; arranging and dismantling apparatus and fixtures; and sorting, marking, and storing base materials and filler metals.
Performs technical and record keeping duties in conformance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements.
Performs technical procedures in one or more of the following areas: Production, Research and Development, Quality Control/Assurance, and/or Compliance/Environmental.