Supplemental Information

51/50393066/WLDR/05.23.24-DT
BRIDGE AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

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For further information about this vacancy contact:

Name: VINCENT VARISCO

Job Title: TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS MANAGER

Phone Number: 225-219-3405

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years of experience in the welding trade.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
Training in the welding trade will substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis.

Completion of a Technical Diploma or Associate of Applied Science welding program from a Louisiana Technical or Community College or equivalent program from other institutions will substitute for the two years of required experience.

NOTE:
The Technical Diploma and Associate of Applied Science welding programs offered by Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) schools consist of 45-75 credit hours of coursework. Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS) and Technical Competency Area (TCA) credentials offered by LCTCS schools are not equivalent programs and will be credited under the first substitution.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:
To weld, braze, cut, grind and otherwise fit various metals to specific uses using gas and electric welding techniques and related metal working tools.

Level of Work:
Experienced.

Supervision Received:
General from a Welder Foreman or maintenance supervisor of higher level.

Supervision Exercised:
None

Location of Work:
All agencies; statewide.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from the apprentice and other lower level maintenance jobs by its performance of journeyman level welding work and from Welder Foreman jobs by its lack of required supervisory duties.

Examples of Work

Casts metal and preheats and cleans metals; lays out, cuts and fits materials for welding, welds (sheets, machinery and equipment) using gas or electric arc welding equipment.

Performs cutting and welding operations on structural steel.

Brazes various ferrous and nonferrous metals.

Inspects, brushes, and as necessary grinds welds.

Tempers tools and does general repair work as needed.

Directs and trains helpers and apprentices as assigned.

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