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METAL FABRICATOR/WELDER
King County METAL FABRICATOR/WELDER(Multiple positions available)
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS SOLID WASTE DIVISION
Hourly Rate Range (2005 Rates): $21.8657 to $26.4340
Job Announcement No.: 07RW6548
OPEN: 1/17/2007 CLOSE: Open Till Filled
WHO MAY APPLY: This position is open to all qualified applicants. Consideration will be given to career service members of Local 104A first, then all other qualified applicants. This recruitment will be used to fill vacancies starting February 2007 and to establish a qualified applicant list for future vacancies.
WHERE TO APPLY: Required forms and materials must be sent to:
King County Solid Waste Division
201 South Jackson Street, Suite 701, MS: KSC-NR-0701
Seattle WA 98104
ATTN: Welder Recruitment
Application materials must be received on the closing date. (Postmarks are NOT ACCEPTED.) Interoffice mail stop KSC-NR-0701. You may fax your application materials to (206) 296-4473; we are not responsible for incomplete fax transmissions. You can e-mail your application to HR.SWD@metrokc.gov.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications not received at the location specified above may not be processed.
FORMS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED:
(1) King County application, available at http://www.metrokc.gov/ohrm/jobs/JobApplications.htm
WORK LOCATION: Cedar Hills Landfill, Maple Valley-WA.
WORK SCHEDULE: This full time position is overtime eligible. It works a 40-hour workweek. Final shift assignment is based upon a shift bid process.
EMPLOYEE PAY OPPORTUNITIES: Qualified applicants who are selected for this position may qualify for the following in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement:
· Elevated starting pay and accelerated pay scale movement
· Elevated starting pay for employees who have successfully completed a State Apprenticeship Program
PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS: This position provides maintenance service support to the division’s transfer stations, transportation and landfills. Primary duties relate to welding and fabricating materials for repairs or building new items.
· Implement repairs on Solid Waste facilities and equipment to include Transfer Stations, bulldozers, compactors, refuse trailers, scrapers and related equipment
· Fabricate parts to replace or improve Solid Waste structures or equipment.
· Provide support services to other job classifications, primarily Auto Machinists.
· Interpret blue prints, sketches and other instructions.
· Monitor supplies and re-order as necessary.
· Perform disassembly and assembly of equipment for access to weld areas.
· Design special jigs and fixtures.
· Design, lay out, assemble and weld complex repairs and specialized modifications.
· Repair defective or damaged metal parts. Work with light, heavy-gauge and hardened metals.
· Ability to drive Heavy Equipment which requires possession of Class B CDL.
· Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
· Ability to work in a team environment.
· Ability to add information to a windows based computer program – training will be provided
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Journey level experience in metal fabrication/welding supporting heavy duty equipment fleet, or equivalent level experience
· Customer service experience
· Experience with computerized maintenance scheduling systems or equivalent
· Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) Welder certification
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
· Candidates must possess a valid Washington State driver’s license.
· Candidates must possess a Class “B” CDL within 90 days of hire.
· Applicants for positions defined as safety sensitive are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment and, subsequent to commencement of employment, will be subject to random, post accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty, and follow up testing.
· A copy of WABO Welder certification and driver’s license will be required upon hire.
NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants for positions defined as safety sensitive are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment and, subsequent to commencement of employment, will be subject to random, post accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty, and follow up testing. The selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment physical examination.
Offers of employment will be contingent on the successful completion of a physical exam and upon verification of a valid Washington State Drivers License.
UNION MEMBERSHIP: Positions in this classification are represented International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Local 104.
Posted by Tradeswomen at February 1, 2007 02:05 PM