Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

Overview

The Welder position at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport involves using gas and electric welding equipment to maintain and repair the Airport’s infrastructure. The role requires analyzing work orders, coordinating with other departments, and training employees in welding techniques.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes work orders and drawings to determine need for supplies and to establish shop priorities.
• Coordinates work with other shops and departments to clarify scope and criticality of work to be performed.
• Works from blueprints and working drawings to lay out, fabricate, modify or repair a variety of products such as gates, signs, trailer hitches, racks, ducts and cages.
• Lays out reference points and dimensions on sheets, plates, tubes and other structural metal objects.
• Uses measuring instruments to determine dimensions of objects to be fabricated modified or repaired.
• Uses electric and gas welding equipment to weld, cut and braze metal materials.
• Uses sheet metal machines, tools and measuring instruments to lay out and fabricate, modify or repair structures or equipment.
• Inventories and maintains appropriate levels of supplies for the efficient operation of the shop.
• Estimates requirement and records actual time and materials expended on projects; maintains related records.
• Evaluates the work of employees assigned or being instructed in welding and cutting.
• Assists the Environmental Affairs Department in performing field observations of Airport activities with respect to potential environmental issues.

Requirements

• Completion of high school curriculum or equivalent.
• Two years of layout and welding experience using Mig, Tig, gas and electric welding and cutting equipment.
• Experience in pipefitting, millwright work and industrial mechanics.
• Possession of a valid Class B driver's license or ability to obtain one within a designated probation period.
• Knowledge of sheet metal layout and fabrication techniques and practices.
• Knowledge of hazards and safety precautions associated with the welding trade.
• Skill in the use of electric and gas welding equipment and the operation of heavy equipment.
• Ability to work from blueprints and working drawings and to take dimensions and lay out reference points.
• Ability to estimate material and labor costs for welding and sheet metal assignments.
• Ability to communicate clearly over a two-way radio.
• Ability to operate computer-controlled equipment; ability to perform work in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Oracle applications.
• Ability to pass a medical physical examination.

Additional Information

• Must have a good private driving record: no more than two convictions of moving violations in the last 36 months and no DWI convictions in the last 60 months.
• This is a DOT-designated and Airport-designated safety sensitive position.
• Applicants selected for this position will be required to pass drug and alcohol tests prior to employment and to submit to drug and alcohol screening on a random basis during the length of their employment.