United States Fleet Forces Command

Overview

You will serve as a Welder in the Hulls Division of FWD DEPLOYED REG MAINT CTR DET ROTA, responsible for various welding tasks onboard ships and in production shops.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, fabricate, assemble, modify, repair and install ferrous and nonferrous metals, plates, shapes, sheet metal, hatches, scuttles, water tight doors and pipe.
• Work onboard ships, boats, craft and in production shops.
• Manufacture and install interior and exterior items including bulwarks, structures, coamings, doors, foundations, gratings, hatches, pipes, bulkheads, racks, railings, sea chests, trunks, yardarms, and sheet metal assemblies.
• Prepare surfaces for welding, burning, sheet metal riveting and lay out/templates for holes to be drilled.
• Use precision tools such as micrometers, depth gauges, and calipers for tolerance work.
• Mix coatings in accordance with material safety data sheet instructions for paints, activators, solvents, thinners and additives.
• Set up jigs, fixtures, bolts, clamps, blocks, tack welds and otherwise secure parts in proper alignment for welding.
• Use arc welding equipment, correctly connect power cables, grounds, tanks properly to machines, generators and transformers.