Welder-Fabricator

The County of Riverside's Transportation Department has an opportunity for a Welder-Fabricator in Riverside.

Under general supervision, the Welder-Fabricator (Machinist-Welder per the classification) performs welding and metal fabrication work related to equipment repair, alteration and installation; reads and interprets layouts, work orders and blueprints; fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs sheet metal products; and performs other related duties as required, such as light mechanical preparation.

The Machinist-Welder is the journey level classification in the Machinist-Welder series and reports to an appropriate supervisor or manager level position. The Machinist-Welder series is distinguished from other related classes by the fact that it requires skill in three fields - machinist, welding and sheet metal fabrication. Work is performed independently, and supervision received consists of general and specific job assignments and inspection of finished work.

The Machinist-Welder is distinguished from the Senior Machinist-Welder by the latter’s responsibility to perform the most complex welding and metal fabrication projects.

The Transportation Department is responsible for planning, designing, funding, building, operating and maintaining all roads, bridges, and transportation facilities within the unincorporated County territory.

• Perform precision machine operations to produce the parts needed in the repair or alteration of commercial vehicles and construction equipment; operate machine tools, following dimension and tolerance information obtained from the review of blueprints, drawings, or study of sample parts; test completed parts for defects and conformance to specifications.
• Perform a variety of skilled welding and metal cutting operations in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions in order to fabricate or repair structures, commercial vehicles, and construction equipment; review layouts, blueprints, diagrams, or work orders in preparation for welding or cutting metal components; inspect finished work for conformance to specifications.
• Determine project requirements, scope, assembly sequences, methods, appropriate tools, and types of sheet metal or non-metallic material needed, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions.
• Maintain tools and equipment using appropriate maintenance methods for the specific tool or type of equipment, in accordance with department or manufacturer's specifications.

Experience: Four years of performing skilled work as a machinist, welder and sheet metal fabricator.

Knowledge of: Raw material, production processes and quality control in order to effectively and efficiently produce parts and make equipment repairs; machines, tools and welding equipment, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance; the practical application of engineering technology as used in the design and production of needed items; mathematics including computations using arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, and their applications to shop projects and inventory control;

design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints and drawings.

Ability to: Operate welding and metal fabrication tools and machines; inspect equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of problems or defects; determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job; arrange work elements or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific procedure or set of procedures; watch gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly;

control the operation of welding equipment and systems used for fabrication and repair; conduct tests and inspections of products, or processes to evaluate quality or performance; oversee or perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

• Manual Dexterity - ability to quickly move the hand, the hand together with the arm, or both hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects.
• Control Precision - ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine to exact positions.
• Perform General Physical Activities - physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving the whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• Static Strength - ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Near Vision - ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

License: A valid Class B California Driver's License is desired. A Class C California Driver's License is required at minimum.

A practical Test may be required during second interviews.

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