What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fabrication/Welding Technician III (Cryogenics) position at Jefferson Lab?
Job ID:
13481
Location:
Newport News, VA
Category:
Engineering
Division:
Engineering
Position Type:
Regular
Education:
High School Diploma
Experience Required:
9 years
Relocation Provided:
No
Position Description
Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter .
Posting Date: 12/06/2024
Salary Range: $65,400 – 103,200 (TECH III)
Work Location Type: Dedicated On-site (100% working on-site)
What your job will be like:
Do you have a passion for solving technical challenges in pursuit of groundbreaking science? At Jefferson Lab, our Engineering Division provides technical services to the entire lab to support ongoing accelerator operations and other lab initiatives. We are seeking a skilled, self-motivated individual to join our Cryogenics Group as a Fabrication/Welding Technician. In this position, you will lead and coordinate various cryogenic fabrication and installation projects as well as provide counsel in support of the engineering and design staff requesting guidance on best practices. Responsible for fabricating, welding, and installing components while directing and mentoring less skilled, junior technicians. Work within the fabrication group to ensure the highest level of quality is achieved on all projects. This includes active involvement in planning, organizing the workforce, and providing regular updates to management on the progress of work based on schedule.
In this role, you will:
Fabricate complex cryogenic components. All assignments require the ability to understand and follow engineering instructions, be highly proficient at reading and understanding fabrication drawings, and utilize high-level fabrication skills on a regular basis. Fabricate new components, oversee and participate in new installations, and participate or coordinate field repairs and modifications to the cryogenic systems. This work can be independent or with a team of individuals.
Consult with other fabrication teams within and outside the cryogenics department on difficult fabrication tasks.
Participate in the installation and removal of u-tubes to support the operations group and the mission of the lab. You will be responsible for ensuring these evolutions are done safely and in accordance with written work control documentation.
Evaluate the skills of newer welding and fabrication staff and ensure they perform their tasks in accordance with all appropriate safety, fabrication, and welding policies.
Provide independent technical leadership as a team senior technician. Work with scientific, engineering, and other technical staff in order to provide fabrication and testing support for cryogenic production-related activities.
Qualifications We Require
High School Diploma
9 years of relevant experience including machine tools (Lathe, Mill, Drill Press, etc.) Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
A thorough knowledge of both Jefferson Lab welding/brazing procedures and associated national standards such as the ASME (SEC IX) welding qualifications. This shall include the ability to create and maintain the QA documentation required for compliance to the ESH&Q policies.
Working knowledge of Jefferson Lab pressure systems requirements.
Proven skills to qualify and perform the welding required for cryogenic activities and the relevant examinations as required by the ESH&Q policy and procedures.
Maintain a thorough working knowledge of the cryogenics and laboratory computer systems, including all standard site wide programs such as SRL, EHS&Q, timesheet, etc.
Extensive skills in metal fabrication such as a metal fabricator or sheet metal mechanic
About Jefferson Lab
Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community. A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.
Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab
At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes but is not limited to:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & Alternate Work Schedules available)
Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA’s equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.
JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional.
13481
Location:
Newport News, VA
Category:
Engineering
Division:
Engineering
Position Type:
Regular
Education:
High School Diploma
Experience Required:
9 years
Relocation Provided:
No
Position Description
Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter .
Posting Date: 12/06/2024
Salary Range: $65,400 – 103,200 (TECH III)
Work Location Type: Dedicated On-site (100% working on-site)
What your job will be like:
Do you have a passion for solving technical challenges in pursuit of groundbreaking science? At Jefferson Lab, our Engineering Division provides technical services to the entire lab to support ongoing accelerator operations and other lab initiatives. We are seeking a skilled, self-motivated individual to join our Cryogenics Group as a Fabrication/Welding Technician. In this position, you will lead and coordinate various cryogenic fabrication and installation projects as well as provide counsel in support of the engineering and design staff requesting guidance on best practices. Responsible for fabricating, welding, and installing components while directing and mentoring less skilled, junior technicians. Work within the fabrication group to ensure the highest level of quality is achieved on all projects. This includes active involvement in planning, organizing the workforce, and providing regular updates to management on the progress of work based on schedule.
In this role, you will:
Fabricate complex cryogenic components. All assignments require the ability to understand and follow engineering instructions, be highly proficient at reading and understanding fabrication drawings, and utilize high-level fabrication skills on a regular basis. Fabricate new components, oversee and participate in new installations, and participate or coordinate field repairs and modifications to the cryogenic systems. This work can be independent or with a team of individuals.
Consult with other fabrication teams within and outside the cryogenics department on difficult fabrication tasks.
Participate in the installation and removal of u-tubes to support the operations group and the mission of the lab. You will be responsible for ensuring these evolutions are done safely and in accordance with written work control documentation.
Evaluate the skills of newer welding and fabrication staff and ensure they perform their tasks in accordance with all appropriate safety, fabrication, and welding policies.
Provide independent technical leadership as a team senior technician. Work with scientific, engineering, and other technical staff in order to provide fabrication and testing support for cryogenic production-related activities.
Qualifications We Require
High School Diploma
9 years of relevant experience including machine tools (Lathe, Mill, Drill Press, etc.) Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
A thorough knowledge of both Jefferson Lab welding/brazing procedures and associated national standards such as the ASME (SEC IX) welding qualifications. This shall include the ability to create and maintain the QA documentation required for compliance to the ESH&Q policies.
Working knowledge of Jefferson Lab pressure systems requirements.
Proven skills to qualify and perform the welding required for cryogenic activities and the relevant examinations as required by the ESH&Q policy and procedures.
Maintain a thorough working knowledge of the cryogenics and laboratory computer systems, including all standard site wide programs such as SRL, EHS&Q, timesheet, etc.
Extensive skills in metal fabrication such as a metal fabricator or sheet metal mechanic
About Jefferson Lab
Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community. A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.
Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab
At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes but is not limited to:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & Alternate Work Schedules available)
Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA’s equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.
JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional.
Salary : $65,400 - $103,200
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