Welder Student
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Job Description
About the Company:
General Dynamics NASSCO is a shipyard within the Marine Systems group of General Dynamics Corporation. It’s the largest full-service shipyard on the West Coast of the United States, designing and building ships in San Diego since 1960.
Job Description:
This is a student position involving 8 weeks of paid, hands-on training in welding, designed to prepare individuals for a career in shipbuilding. After successful completion of the training program, the student will progressively advance based on their ability, toward Journeyman status.
Key Responsibilities:
• Training: Participate in an 8-week paid training program focused on welding techniques.
• Welding: Weld assembly plating as specified by NASSCO and Navy standards.
• Instruction Following: Follow written and oral instructions effectively.
• Component Welding: Weld fabricated, cast, or forged components according to specifications, utilizing knowledge of metal welding characteristics.
• Material Knowledge: Develop a working knowledge of various metals, alloys, electrode types, and welding procedures.
• Process Improvement: Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to safety, quality, cycle time, and cost reduction.
• Welding Positions: Learn to weld in horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Metal Preparation: Be able to use carbon electrodes to cut, shape, and groove metal.
• Workplace Preparation: May prepare the workplace for welding by cleaning and/or preheating.
• Examination: Examine weld sizes of weld beads.
• Tasks: Performs other related tasks as assigned, some of which may become essential to the position.
• Program Completion: Successful completion of NASSCO training program.
Essential Job Tasks:
• Welds parts in position for fabrication of vessels, tanks or other structural assemblies.
• Uses carbon electrodes to cut, shape, and groove metal.
• May prepare workplace for welding by cleaning and/or preheating.
• Examines weld sizes of weld beads.
• Actively participates in continuous improvement initiatives to improve safety, improve quality, reduce cycle time, and reduce costs.
• Students will learn to weld in horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
• Successful completion of NASSCO training program.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned, some of which may become essential to the position.
