Welder

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in Specialty Services (TFHS) organization of Construction & Maintenance Services (TFH), Transmission Field Services (TF), Transmission Services (T). A successful candidate in the Welder position will lay out and fabricate welded products in the shop or at other installations in the BPA system.

As a Welder, you will: From drawings and verbal instructions, fabricates, assembles and repairs all types of bus fittings from copper or aluminum. From work sheets or drawings, fabricates and pre-stresses all types of bus, consisting of copper or aluminum. Erect copper or aluminum bus in switchyards From drawings and verbal instructions, fabricates and installs at proper elevations, oil lines on transformers and breakers. Perform all types of general welding on shop fabrications, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and chromium structures, trucks, dozers, cranes, booms, shovel buckets, etc. Select proper electrode alloys for the type of metal to be worked. Uses electric and diesel generator welding machines, including heliarc, mig, and stick process. Silver solder, plasma, and oxy-fuel cutting, carbon arc gouging. Uses various heavy machine tools as required, such as power saws, cut off saws, CNC guided plasma & oxy/fuel cutting machine, drill press, pipe bending machine, etc. From written or oral instructions, blueprints or sketches, the Welder plans own work, makes templates when necessary, and selects methods, materials and machines appropriate for the project.

When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully. Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. You will be required to report in person to the official duty location. Conditions of Employment: This position requires a valid driver's license as a condition of employment. Possess or obtain within 6 months of employment, and maintain continuously thereafter, an interstate Class B Driver's License. Good Driving Record: traffic citations indicating poor driving habits may disqualify applicants. Failure to obtain within 6 months of employment, or to maintain, a valid Class B driver's license, or maintain an Operator authorization, may be cause for removal from Federal service. This position requires an initial drug test prior to appointment and random drug or drug and alcohol testing thereafter. Failure to test or a positive result on random drug or drug and alcohol tests conducted after appointment may result in removal from Federal employment. This position requires a preemployment medical exam, at BPA expense, prior to appointment due to the physical requirements of the position. After employment, this position may be subject to periodic physical examinations, as prescribed by competent medical authority and at BPA expense, if exposed to health hazards. Obtain a BPA Welder Certificate. Operate motor vehicles including sedans, pick-up trucks, 4 x 4s, vans, flatbed trucks, forklifts and/or aerial manlifts. 100% travel to field sites may be required. Subject to call for emergency work outside normal duty hours. Be able to wear protective apparel such as respirators, welder safety equipment, steel toe boots and hard hats for worker safety. Become familiar with and follow the safety practices of the BPA Accident Prevention Manual. Obtain and maintain a valid non-electrical worker's permit within 30 days of hire. Obtain and maintain authorized unescorted access to BPA energized and non-energized facilities. Possess and maintain a valid First Aid Card. Take First Aid refresher training. Be certified on aerial lift equipment or other equipment when assigned to use or operate within 90 days of appointment.