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USAJOBS · 17 hours ago

METAL FORGER AND WELDER

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$39.95/hr - $46.60/hr

USAJOBS is seeking a Metal Forger and Welder for the Naval History and Heritage Command. The role involves producing heavy forgings and utilizing welding machinery, while adhering to blueprints and performing various forging operations.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

You will produce various types of heavy forgings occasionally exceeding 500 pounds using stock with a cross-sectional area of 28 square inches or more

You will produce forgings of all forgeable material, ferrous and non-ferrous, using power hammers, presses or hand tools, as needed

You will perform forging operations such as drawing; upsetting, bending, twisting, scoring, backing, rolling, beveling, and punching billets and ingots of metal

You will utilize welding machinery to weld various types of metal

You will work from blueprints, sample parts, templates, sketches or verbal instructions, to lay out metal to be forged

You will select appropriate stock and cut it to size by sawing, shearing or hacking

You will bring stock to forging temperature at proper rate without impairing the stock

You will decide when stock is ready for forging, remove stock from furnace and place it on hammer block

You will handle and manipulate the workpiece using forging tools to produce the required dimensions and contours

You will use measure devices to ensure correct dimensions

You will make your own forging tools and dies

You will assemble forged parts, as needed

You will assist crafts persons from other trades, as directed

Qualification

Metal ForgingWeldingBlueprint ReadingPower Hammer OperationMathematicsProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Must be a US Citizen

Must be determined suitable for federal employment

Must participate in the direct deposit pay program

New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service

You may be required perform occasional travel

You will be required to work outdoors in all weather conditions

You will be exposed to high heat, toxic fumes, smoke, dust, and dirt

You will handle tools up to 100 lbs

You must be able to distinguish colors and shades of colors

Your resume must show that you have the ability to perform the work of a WG-3801-11 Metal Forger and Welder as demonstrated by experience performing using sound knowledge of forging and welding to perform metal forging and welding work

Producing forgings of all forgeable material, ferrous and non-ferrous, using power hammers, presses or hand tools, as needed

Performing forging operations such as drawing; upsetting, bending, twisting, scoring, backing, rolling, beveling, and punching billets and ingots of metal

Reading blueprints, specifications, sketches and templates

Using arithmetic, solid geometry and other practical mathematics

Laying out work, make templates, jigs, fixtures and forge tools, and measuring devices

Operating shears, saws, trimming press, and power hammers

Choosing the best method for the job at hand, solve work problems by manipulating the work piece and tools to achieve the desired shape to the work piece

Showing the ability to forge/manufacture of a historic nature such as cutlasses and other historical period pieces