Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc.

Overview

Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. is seeking a full-time Welder I in National City, CA. This position involves welding metal components together to design specifications or repair products, using various welding and brazing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provides welding support certified in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG), Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) and Gas Metal Arc Welding Pulse (GMAW-P) using 5356 filler wire.
• Uses hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
• Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Ignites torches or starts power supplies and strikes arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded.
• Clamps, holds, tack-welds, heat-bends, grinds or bolts component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Detects faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notifies supervisors.
• Operates manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments using various welding processes.
• Ensures shop safety and housekeeping are followed.
• Ensures all materials and equipment are properly and safely stored, protected, and maintained.
• Reports the status and progress of all work to the government supervisor.
• Alerts the government supervisor of the causes of work delays.
• Monitors the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping.
• Examines work pieces for defects and measures work pieces with straight edges or templates.
• Recognizes, sets up, and operates hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
• Lays out, positions, aligns, and secures parts and assemblies prior to assembly.
• Performs welding methods using a mirror.
• Performs work outside of trade if necessary.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 - 2 years’ work-related experience.
• Minimum 1 - 2 years’ specific experience as a qualified production welder.
• Ability to obtain and maintain access to military and government installations and private shipyards.
• Ability to communicate verbally and electronically.
• Ability to read schematics, follow detailed instructions and be self-motivated.
• Ability to read, interpret, and follow detailed oral and written instructions, schematics or drawings.
• Ability to see details at close range.
• Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Ability to qualify to approved welding and brazing procedures.
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Qualify Craftsman 301 for civilians.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.