Maintenance Trades Helper - WELDER Trainee

Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
SCA

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Blueprints, Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
Certifications:
None
Experience:
0 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Maintenance Trades Helper - WELDER Trainee

Job Qualifications/Skills:

Blueprints, Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Hand Tools, Welding Machines, Sandblasting

Job Description Summary:

Applies basic welding processes with pulse MIG and/or TIG to aluminum, stainless and carbon steel to join, surface, fabricate or repair parts of metal or other weldable materials.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

May lay out and mark points on parts or subassemblies using rulers, squares, scribes, or templates.

May position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures, guides and steps using measuring instruments and hand tools.

Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures.

Read blueprints and drawings and take or read measurements to plan layout and procedures.

Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.

Set up components for welding according to specifications (e.g. cut material with powered saws to match measurements.

Operate angle grinders to prepare the parts that must be welded.

Align components using calipers, rulers, etc. and clamp pieces.

Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions (vertical, horizontal, or overhead).

Repair machinery and other components by welding pieces and filling gaps.

Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety.

Education and Experience:

0-2 years of related experience

Requires a High School Diploma or GED.

Technical or Vocations Training preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to following written and verbal instructions.

Knowledge of basic welding procedures.

Knowledge of geometry, weld shrinkage, welding techniques, and physical properties of metal.

Willing to invest and shows initiative and quality craftsmanship.

Subject to testing of welding quals.

Willing to invest and shows initiative and quality craftsmanship.

• US Citizenship Required

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The likely hourly rate for this position is between $15.06 - $20.38. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

T elecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA CT Pawcatuck

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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