Operations & Maintenance Technician III - Welder/Fabricator - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - La Verne, CA
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Job Information:
Company: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
As an Operations & Maintenance Technician III – Welder/Fabricator, you will utilize your skills, experience and knowledge in the practices, procedures, and methods of design and welding/fabrication including the repair of pipelines, feeders, equipment, assets, appurtenances and parts used in Metropolitan's large-scale water treatment, distribution, and hydroelectric systems, design, and perform the general and advanced practices and procedures of laying out and completing welded/fabricated equipment and parts to repair and maintain a wide variety of water utility assemblies, parts and equipment ranging from large gates, valves, pipelines, shafts, impellers and housings to structures, cabinets, vaults, catwalks, guard rails, drain covers, and similar equipment.
In this role you will build, maintain, and improve a variety of equipment and fixtures composed of metal and metal alloys or other related materials. You will support the operational core of water and power reliability by effectively meeting or exceeding internal and external customer expectations through general and advanced welding and fabrication practices applied to creating, maintaining repairing and improving equipment and parts essential to operating and supporting systems within the conveyance and distribution system, treatment and hydroelectric plants as well as other Metropolitan facilities. Additionally, you will perform welder/fabricator tasks to support the operational core of water and power through welding and fabrication practices applied to creating, maintaining, repairing and improving equipment and parts essential to operating and supporting systems within the conveyance and distribution system, treatment and hydroelectric plants as well as other Metropolitan facilities.
This opening for the Operations & Maintenance Technician III Welder/Fabricator is located in the Manufacturing Services Unit of our Operations Support Services Section at our Weymouth Facility in La Verne, CA.
To view the full job description click here: O&M Tech III - Welder / Fabricator
Qualifications
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:High school diploma or high school equivalency certificate in addition to 3 years of experience as demonstrated by practical application of general and advanced techniques and practices specific to welder/fabricator.
OR
High school diploma or high school equivalency certificate and attainment of skills through a recognized welder/fabricator trade training program within an industrial environment.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Employees in this position may be required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing and registrations:
• Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.
• Forklift Certification
• Manlift Certification
• Respirator Certification
• Welding Certification
JOB-RELATED SELECTION CRITERIA
45% Technical Knowledge (knowledge of basic welding processes, fabrication techniques and mathematics)
20% Job Preparation (education, experience & training relevant to the position)
15% Teamwork Skills
10% Problem Solving
05% Oral Communication Skills
05% Written Communication Skills
100% Total
CLOSING
Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)
ABOUT MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of 26 cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan’s mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan’s facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 830 miles of pipeline, and 15 hydroelectric power plants.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email [email protected].MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.
Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).
Job Status:
This job is currently active.
