Army National Guard Units

Overview

This National Guard position is for a WELDER (Title 32) and is part of the AR ARNG CSMS, National Guard. National Guard membership is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Performs welding duties using electric, acetylene, and/or inert gas shielded welding processes, pre-heating, brazing, head welding, tack welding, flame cutting, pressure welding, and heat treating.
• Uses templates, jigs, blueprints, and other guides to repair, modify, or fabricate metal items including intricate mechanical parts.
• Makes numerous types of joints using flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions on light and heavy equipment.
• Welds or reinforces heavy armor plate and performs precision welding on jigs, dies, engineering and automotive equipment.
• Brazes dissimilar metals and flame cuts metal to size for fabrication.
• Utilizes basic sheet metal tools and equipment to repair and/or fabricate a variety of equipment.
• Reads and interprets blueprints and sketches, lays out and positions work, and selects appropriate welding equipment.
• Manually maintains proper speed, flame motion, tip and angle, and position of the welding flame.
• Performs other duties as assigned.