Welder II: Grounds and Landscaping

Position Type:
Supporting District Operations/Maintenance - General
Date Posted:
12/20/2023
Location:
GROUNDS AND LANDSCAPING
Closing Date:
01/17/2024Welder II: Grounds and Landscaping
Reports to: Foreperson: Grounds and Landscaping
PC#20375
Pay Grade 805
244 Duty Days
Salary Range: $45,872 - $55,261
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Position Purpose
Performs skilled welding in the cutting, repairing, and constructing of metal fixtures and components.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Welding

• Assembles metals preparatory to welding.
• Preheats, cleans, lays out, cuts, and fits material for welding.
• Welds sections of pipes and fittings, truck frames, brackets, boilers, beams, and structural members.
• Repairs and fabricates fixtures for playGrounds and athletic fields.
• Repairs and welds desks, chairs.
• Fabricates ornamental ironwork and does other combination welding; brazes various nonferrous metals.
• Hard-faces grader blades and other parts requiring a high degree of hardness.
• Sets up, regulates, maintains, and makes minor repairs on welding equipment, both acetylene and electric.

Safety

• Performs preventive maintenance on tools and equipment and ensures equipment is in safe operating condition.
• Follows established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting and climbing; operates tools and equipment according to established safety procedures.
• Corrects unsafe conditions in work area and promptly reports any conditions that are not immediately correctable to supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None.

Personal Work Relationships

• All Fort Worth ISD employees must maintain a commitment to the District's mission, vision, and strategic goals.
• Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct and work ethic.
• Demonstrates high quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with the consumer.
• Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co-workers; communicates and acts as a team player; promotes teamwork; responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.

Other Duties as Assigned

• Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance to the Board rules, policies and regulations. All employees are expected to comply with lawful directives in rare situations driven by need where a team effort is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of the tools, materials, methods, and standard practices of the welding trade.
• Knowledge of the properties of various ferrous and nonferrous metals in relation to welding and brazing, such as their reaction to heat and fusing qualities.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards of the trade and of appropriate precautionary measures.
• Ability to work from blueprints, sketches and manuals.
• Ability to lay out welding work and to make simple estimates of material requirements.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to use software to access databases, email, create spreadsheets, and do word processing.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written forms.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Travel Requirements

• Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Physical & Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Tools/Equipment Used: Welding tools; small hand tools; power tools; heavy equipment.
• Posture: Frequent standing, stooping, squatting, kneeling, bending, pushing/pulling, and twisting; work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
• Motion: Frequent walking, grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, and overhead reaching; frequent driving.
• Lifting: Heavy lifting and carrying (45 pounds and over) on a daily basis.
• Environment: Works outside, on slippery or uneven walking surfaces; frequent exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, dust, noise, vibration; exposure to chemical (herbicides and fertilizer) and electrical hazards; work around machinery with moving parts; may work alone; regularly work irregular hours; occasional prolonged hours; frequent districtwide travel.
• Attendance: Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
• Mental Demands: Maintains emotional control under stress.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Education: Accredited High School diploma, GED, or Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency.

• Certification/License:
  • Clear and valid Texas Driver's License required;
  • Insurable by the District's insurance carrier required;
• Experience: 5 years' experience as a welder.
• Language: Bilingual (English/Spanish) working proficiency preferred in some settings.

INSURABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DRIVERS

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• NO positive drug or alcohol tests including pre-employment, random, post-accident or reasonable suspicion.
• Driving and accident record:

Valid Texas Department of Public Safety Driver Record Check Type 3A-Certified list of all crashes and violations http://dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/driverrecords.htm

• NO more than 2 violations during previous 36 months including:
  • moving traffic violations (including no more than 1 preventable accident);
  • failure to provide proof of valid driver's license or proof of insurance;
  • equipment violations.
• NO Driving Under the Influence (DUI) for drug or alcohol.
• NO leaving scene of an accident (bodily injury or physical damage).
• NO vehicular assault, manslaughter, or homicide.
• NO operating a vehicle with suspended or revoked driver's license.
• NO reckless driving, speed contests, drag racing, or highway racing.
• NO use of a vehicle in commission of a felony.
• NO operating a vehicle without owner's permission (unauthorized use or grand theft).
• NO permitting an unlicensed person to drive.
• NO speeding more than 20 mph over the posted speed limit.
• NO history of a conviction in a commercial or personal motor vehicle.

• Additional restrictions may apply if directed by FWISD's Fleet Insurance Carrier.

This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.