Welder, Maintenance - 907225

Position Purpose

Works from engineering drawings, manufacturer’s diagrams, sketches, work order instructions or other information to plan the sequence of welding operations so that enclosed or overlapping parts are welded in proper order to allow maximum accessibility to parts to be welded.  Makes layout of primary dimensions of structures, location of cutouts, bevels, and notches.  Determines best welding method or type to properly join metals.

Company Conformance Statement

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers, and suppliers.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Employees are required to:

• Comply with all applicable safety- and health-related rules, regulations, and procedures; 
• Work safely themselves and help their teammates work safely; 
• Assist supervisors and managers in identifying and mitigating potentially hazardous conditions; and 
• Help the organization maintain a safe and healthy workplace.

Representative Duties and Responsibilities 

• Utilizes electric arc, heliarc, and gas welding equipment for rearrangement, altercation or construction of machinery, equipment, piping and building components.  
• Performs such typical maintenance welding operations as inverted overhead welding, welding on vertical surfaces and welding in areas where access is difficult.  
• Welds high pressure equipment such as steam lines, air lines, all types of piping and boilers where extreme care must be exercised to prevent leaks and cracks.  
• Welds items which are subject to extreme stress and critical tolerances.
• All other duties as assigned.

Use your detailed knowledge of particular events, day-to-day problems and opportunities and how things are actually done to implement ideas that:

• Advance safety,
• Make the job easier,
• Improve performance, or Enhance the customer’s experience

Job Requirements

• Welding certification required. 
• Requires 3 years experience.

Essential Functions

Unusual or Special Physical Requirements of Position: Requires moderate physical effort to handle and position light or average weight material, guide electrode holder or torch accurately along welding lines, draw straight beads and use a wire brush.  Requires working from high scaffolding.

Description of Work Environment: Involves disagreeable working conditions due to continuous exposure to heat, sparks, dust, and fumes.  Must wear goggles and shield while welding. 

Equipment and Machines Involved in Work Tasks: Uses welding machine, shop arithmetic, scale, square, level and surface gauge.

Criticality of Attendance: Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical.   Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.              

Other Essential Functions

• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere.  
• Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. 
• Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.  
• Must be able to obtain and maintain appropriate certifications where such certifications are a requirement of the job.  
• For jobs requiring operation of motor vehicles, must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Other Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen in order to obtain required NASA badge.
• Must have the ability to communicate the English language, both verbally and written, in an effective manner.
• Must have, and maintain, a valid driver’s license.

Special Knowledge and Skills Required

• Good organizational and planning skills
• Good Communication skills
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
• Ability to take direction
• Ability to operate and service various rotating equipment
• Ability to work with computers
• Ability to work independently but follow specific detailed instructions
• Ability to interface with various levels of personnel in a multi-cultural, team- oriented environment

Physical Requirements

• Lift minimum of 50 pound load up from the ground frequently
• Walk six hours per day
• Bend and stoop six hours per day
• Work overhead with minimum 20 pound load
• Push and pull frequently throughout the day
• Walk up/down stairs frequently
• Stand seven hours per day
• Climb ladders and scaffolding
• Wear PPE gear six hours continuously (steel toe shoes, safety glasses, hard hat, gloves)
• Tolerate extreme cold/heat for three hours continuously

Preferences

• Prior knowledge of NASA site, experienced with working on government installations preferred.  

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE, CHANGE OR AMEND JOB DESCRIPTIONS FROM TIME-TO-TIME TO CORRESPOND TO DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE POSITION.

Syncom Space Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.