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WELDER (Title 32)
Army National Guard Units · Posted 34 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within the J4 at MATES, Gatesville, TX. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of welding in support of maintenance activities. Texas is one of 9 states with NO state income tax.
What You'll Do
- →As a WELDER (Title 32) with the Texas National Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to: 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 repair of light or intricately made mechanical parts, which must fit in assemblies where close tolerances are required.
- →Makes numerous types of joints using flat, vertical, horizontal, and overheadpositions on light and heavy equipment such as axles, frames, gun mounts and components, carriers,tanks, metal decks constructed of a variety of weldable metals.
- →Welds or reinforces heavy armorplate.
- →Performs precision welding on jigs, dies, engineering and automotive equipment.
- →Brazes dissimilar metals; flame cuts metal to size for fabrication, using regular welding equipment.
- →Utilizes basic sheet metal tools and equipment such as a bender, press, roller, shear, and band saw to repair and/or fabricate a variety of equipment air conditioning and heater duct units, storage cabinets, and components for armored personnel carriers.
- →Reads and interprets blueprints and sketches.
- →Lays out, positions, and clamps work; selects type of rod and size of tip to accomplish weld.
- →Determines heat necessary; adjusts equipment accordingly.
- →Manually maintains proper speed, flame motion, tip and angle, and position of the welding flame to produce desired pattern.
- →Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓Appointment Factor(s): This is an Excepted Service position that requires active membership in a compatible military assignment in the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) and wear of the military uniform.
- ✓Applicants must be a current member of the National Guard or be on Active Duty and be eligible and willing for immediate transfer to the Texas Army National Guard.
- ✓Areas of Consideration: Nationwide Excepted.
- ✓This includes: All currently employed full-time permanent, indefinite and temporary personnel of the Texas Army National Guard.
- ✓All current members of the Texas National Guard and individuals eligible for membership in the Texas Army National Guard.
- ✓Incentives: Acceptance of a military Federal technician position may result in termination and / or repayment of military incentives.
- ✓Please check your contract and contact your servicing Education Services (Incentives) office or the Recruiting/Retention office.
- ✓Remarks: Trial period required (see additional information) Veterans' preference is not applicable to this position.
- ✓Direct deposit is mandatory.
- ✓Texas Army National Guard Membership is required.
- ✓Military Requirements: For Dual-Status Technician positions service affiliation under Title 32 USC 709 is required.
- ✓Military skill set is determined by AFSC/MOS requirements.
- ✓For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.
- ✓There is not an educational requirement for this position.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 3657be96-053e-42b0-a1ca-f07dcd89ef7d
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