Welder Fabricator

JOB SUMMARY

To perform skilled welding and metal fabricating work involving the shaping, fabrication and repair of various types of equipment in support of the district maintenance program.

Receives general supervision from the Maintenance and Operations Plumbing Supervisor. Exercises no supervision.

• Welds, brazes, rivets and cuts metal.
• Uses electric and gas welding outfits, cutting torch and shaping tools.
• Fabricates metal parts and equipment such as racks, benches, boxes, hoists, machine supports and special auto, truck and other vehicular body equipment by cutting, shaping, assembling and welding metal members.
• Works from blueprints, sketches and oral directions.
• Performs simple layout and design work for equipment to be fabricated.
• Constructs or makes welding repairs to metal equipment such as handrails, fences, metal door and window frames, drain grates, HVAC stands, coil guards, security cages, down spouts, and playground equipment.
• Prepares estimates of labor and material requirements and maintains a small inventory of supplies and materials.
• Operates district vehicle to travel to job sites.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

These are the minimum experience and education/training standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for examination, as approved on April 28, 1999.

(Substitution: A Welding Technology Certificate awarded by an accredited college and consisting of at least 24 semester units may be substituted for one of the three years of experience indicated above.)

• An appropriate, valid California driver's license.
• An unexpired American Welding Society (AWS) Certificate for Structural Steel 1" Unlimited Manual Process.

* Must be presented upon offer of employment and maintained throughout employment in this position.

Must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. of the last day of the current recruitment period and kept current throughout employment in this classification.

THE JOB DESCRIPTION and online application access:
The complete job description is available online. Only online applications are accepted via the recruitment portal listed after the text.

Computer access is available in the Personnel Commission Office.

Following closing of recruitment, no additional application material or information will be accepted.

OPEN & PROMOTIONAL (Anyone may apply for this position).

This is a non-exempt position, Regular Classified Salary Range 41A. Most positions in this class work 8hours/12months. The probationary period for employees in this classification is six (6) months (or 130 working days of paid service).

Health, Vision, Dental and PERS (retirement). Benefits are available to full-time and part-time employees.

For complete details visit the Employee Benefits page.

• Written Examination. WEIGHT: 100%

• Performance Examination. WEIGHT:
  Pass/Fail

• Only qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the examination process.

• Successful candidates who pass all parts of the examination process will be placed on the eligibility list in order of their relative merit.

• Candidates will be notified in accordance with the Personnel Commission Rules.

• This eligibility list will be active for a period of 1 year.

The Person nel Commission will make every effort possible to ensure that all applicants compete on an equal level. At any time in the employment process, applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations if required. To give district staff adequate time to evaluate each case, and to arrange for accommodations, applicants must submit their request to the Affirmative Action Office at  as soon as possible.

Failure to do so may result in the inability to provide the necessary reasonable accommodations in a timely manner.

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