What are the responsibilities and job description for the Welder position at Smithsonian Institution?
The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Facilities Management and Reliability. The Office of Facilities Management and Reliability provides the full range of building services through maintenance and operational zones.
Qualifications:
In order to be rated qualified, an applicant's overall experience and training must indicate possession of the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Responsibilities:
The Welder serves under the general supervision of the Crafts Shops Supervisor and performs a variety of duties in a zone.
In this position, you will:
- Perform welding duties using electric, acetylene and/ or inert gas shielded welding processes.
- Repair, modify, or fabricate metal items for equipment, including repair of light or intricately made mechanical parts, which must fit in assemblies where close tolerances are required.
- Perform difficult welding tasks to include having the ability required to perform overhead welding, lay cluster, and fillet and tube cluster joints.
- Work with light, heavy gauge, and hardened metals, welding the items using flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions.
- Weld in hard-to-reach areas, welding aluminum, brass, and copper and non-ferrous metals by employing the use of hi-frequency heliarc.
