Tarrant Regional Water District Jobs (1)

Salary : $18.00 $24.48 per hour

Location : Fort Worth, TX

Position Summary :

The Welder Assistant is responsible for safely performing welding techniques on various TRWD projects, assisting Welder I, II on more complex welding projects and keeping the equipment and work areas in clean and in good working order.

The Welder Assistant works as part of a team to assist with other duties such as vegetation maintenance, structure inspection and repair, and manual labor.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

• Weld components in flat and vertical positions
• Operate safety equipment, use safe work habits and maintain a clean, organized work environment
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals
• Operate a oxy-acetylene torch, plasma cutter, or carbon arc gouger
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.
• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter
• Position and secure work pieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools
• Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors
• Clean or degrease parts, using wire brushes, portable grinders, or chemical baths
• Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments
• Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work
• Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies
• Mix and apply protective coatings to products
• Perform data entry on work orders and for time-keeping
• Interact and coordinate with other TRWD personnel
• Perform maintenance and inspections of floodgates, dam and spillway structures
• Perform general maintenance of TRWD structures and grounds including pipeline and floodway
• Assist operations crew with special events
• After hours Emergency Response
• Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service
• Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts
• Perform other duties as required

Required Experience :

• One (1) year of experience using a cutting torch, grinding, and basic welding
• Painting experience
• Knowledge of basic welding safety and Hot Work permit

Desired Experience :

General construction knowledge

Required Education / Certification / License :

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid Texas driver’s license

Desired Education / Certification / License :

None

Success Factors / Job Competencies :

• Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations
• Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude
• Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations
• Concern for Others Job requires being sensitive to others’ needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job
• Independence Job requires developing one’s own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done
• Self-Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations
• Adaptability / Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace
• Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges
• Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles
• Innovation Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems
• Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical
• Achievement / Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands : While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls;

reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. Employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment : While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically resides out in the field exposing the employee to weather conditions prevalent at the time.

This position will also work in confined spaces, on water ways such as lakes or rivers, and at various heights.

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