Description

Welder

Regular, Full-Time; Non-Exempt

Chatsworth, CA.

AllClear Aerospace & Defense (AllClear) is the military aftermarket industry's leading provider of mission ready solutions, providing excellence in sustainment to U.S. militaries and its allies. Headquartered in Miramar, FL, AllClear's sustainment solutions cover the most utilized military aircraft platforms, supported with distribution agreements from leading OEMs, in-house and managed repair services, engineered products, manufacturing capabilities, and logistics solutions.

AllClear represents more than many years of defense aerospace sustainment experience and expertise. Our focus is on the bigger mission mindset of keeping militaries mission ready. AllClear locations include Abu Dhabi, UAE; Camarillo, CA; Chatsworth, CA; Greenville, SC; Macon, GA; Miramar, FL; Seoul, S. Korea; Singapore, South San Francisco, CA; and Tokyo, Japan.

To learn more, visit GoAllClear.com .

Summary

The Welder will perform certified flash, spot, seam, and/or stud welding on aerospace parts and components per the requirements of specifications as prescribed by engineering drawings and work orders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

Following specific instructions using spot, seam, and flash, welders will clean, tack and weld test coupons and production assemblies using weld machines.

Fabricate manufacture-welded parts from engineering drawing without direct instruction.

Apply knowledge of the materials and processes to help with development of Weld Schedules and use existing and new Weld Schedules to produce flight critical welds.

Verify all work to ensure that quality standards are maintained and adhered to all specifications and procedures involving company and customer practices.

Collaborate with engineering team to resolve problems and develop new processes and/or procedures.

Perform welding on aircraft and ground support equipment to a qualified Welding Schedule.

Perform certified welding on aerospace parts and components per specifications.

Perform daily preventative maintenance of equipment in adherence with a predefined schedule.

Maintain weld records.

Select, position, and secure welding tips in machine tool holder.

Select and position work piece in holding device or fixtures.

Adjusts machine controls to follow and develop weld schedules to get proper weld strength and cosmetic finish.

Observe operation of machine and verify conformance of welded work piece to specifications.

Perform other duties as assigned.

In addition to the above, Welders are to maintain an organized, clean, and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. AllClear is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

High School Degree or General Education Degree; or 3-5 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Minimum of 3 years of aerospace experience.

Experience welding base metal groups, Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum in accordance with AWS certification C1.1, and D17.2 for any spot, seam, and flash welding

Required Skills:

Language: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply a general understanding to carry out detailed, written and oral instructions. Ability to deal with and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Mathematical Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Other Abilities: Must be able to inspect tensile test coupons produced during weld setup. Must have a thorough understanding of machine functions, weld process, and variables which may impact the process in a positive or negative manner. Must be able to interpret welding symbols and specifications prescribed in engineering drawings. Must be able to read blueprints and job orders for product specifications to determine things such as, dimensions, tolerances, tooling instructions, and sequence of operations.

Physical Demands/ Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to stand and sit 6 to 8 hours a day. Must be able to work with their hands, arms and be extremely accurate. Must be able to walk, sit, stoop, or kneel on a regular basis. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds on an occasional basis.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving high-speed machinery and mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. outside weather conditions, machine oils, metal fillings, acetone, paints, solvents, grease, cutting fluids, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock or vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.