Overview
The Transportation Worker 4 Welder will report to the Equipment Division in Upshur County, working as a professional welder in the construction and maintenance of highways and bridges. This role involves advanced-level welding tasks, mentoring lower-level employees, and maintaining welding equipment while adhering to safety protocols.
Responsibilities
- Repair or construct bridges with fabricated steel using metal arc welding equipment.
- Weld metal rebar or piling together to strengthen concrete forms or extend pilings in the construction of new bridges.
- Cut and grind structural steel.
- Separate weld seams.
- Maintain welding equipment, including periodic inspection and adherence to safety protocols.
- Repair equipment in the field by welding components, if necessary.
- Re-machine universal joints and gears that are rebuilt with welds.
- Maintain and operate machines, including lathes, horizontal and vertical milling machines, drill presses, sharpeners, threader machines, and wheel lathes.
- Read and work from blueprints and drawings.
- Machine parts.
- Lead or train lower-level transportation workers.
- Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver’s license is required.
Requirements
- No formal education required.
- Five (5) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in welding.
- Must hold an Iron Worker’s Card or, within six (6) months of hire, pass the DOT Welding Certification in the area of Welding.
- Five (5) years of combined experience in Bridge Construction/Repair and/or Welding may substitute for required experience.
- Certification as a welder by the Department of Transportation may substitute for the required five (5) years of welding experience.
Benefits
Additional Information
- The selected applicant will be placed in a U.S. Department of Labor apprenticeship program.
- Progression through the apprenticeship program is dependent upon hours completed, proficiency in work, training completed, and maintaining/obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
- Employees may work irregular hours, shifts, weekends, and more than 40 hours per week, occasionally without prior notice.
- A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) will be required within six (6) months of employment.
