Welder/Fabricator

City-of-Safety-Harbor,-F; Florida; On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Safety Harbor is seeking a skilled welder to perform electrical welding and fabricate, modify, and repair various automotive and mechanical equipment. The role requires reading blueprints, following work orders, and adhering to safety practices.

Overtime, holiday work, and on-call duties may be required. Valid Class B CDL with air brake endorsement is part of the training/experience requirements, and progression may involve cross-department welding support as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with two years welding experience.
• Valid Class B CDL with air brake endorsement required.
• Experience reading sketches and blueprints is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs electrical welding and related fabrication duties.
• Fabricates, modifies, repairs automotive and mechanical equipment.
• Heats, brazes, cuts, resurfaces and fits metals per orders or blueprints.
• Overtime, holidays and on-call may be required.
• Orders supplies and maintains material usage records.
• May support other divisions with welding/fabrication tasks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical welding

Metals knowledge

Welding tools

Blueprint reading

Safety awareness

Mechanical systems

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The hiring rate for this position is $22.28/hr.

• Performs electrical welding.
• Performs fabrication, modification, and repair of automotive, mechanical, and related equipment.
• Heats, brazes, cuts, resurfaces, and fits ferrous and non-ferrous metals on heavy and light equipment according to work orders, sketches, or blueprints.
• Mandatory overtime, holiday work, and call-outs may be required.
• Orders supplies and materials; and keeps records of material usage.
• Work may include fabrication and welding for other Divisions/Departments within the City.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will perform other job-related marginal duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES. AND SKILLS

• Considerable knowledge in the techniques in using electrical welding equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of the properties of various ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
• Knowledge of the practices, materials, and tools of the welding trade.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and appropriate safety precautions of the trade.
• Knowledge of hydraulic pumps, cylinders, valves, and electrical wiring harnesses related to the mechanics trade.
• Ability to fabricate and repair equipment using electrical welding equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret sketches and blueprints.
• Knowledge of the mechanics trade.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to access input and retrieve information and data from a computer.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Graduation from high school; or GED, supplemented by two (2) years’ experience as a welder; or an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License, with air brake endorsement.

No Valid CDL with proper endorsement(s)

– CDL Permit within six (6) months from date of hire, and valid CDL with proper endorsements within eighteen (18) months from date of hire. Employees without a valid CDL and appropriate endorsements on their date of hire will serve an extended probation until the valid CDL and endorsements are obtained, to include necessary training and classroom time and will not exceed eighteen (18) months from date of hire.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Acceptable eyesight (with or without correction).
• Acceptable hearing (with or without hearing aid).
• Reaching, bending, heavy lifting.
• Use of hands and fingers.
• Standing, climbing, walking, running.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Works is primarily in a non-air-conditioned workshop environment with some outside work under various weather conditions.

The City of Safety Harbor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the employer will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.