DWM Welder (D) (OLIO - Operations) at City of Atlanta

Posting expires: September 19, 2025

Salary: 

General Description and Classification Standards: 

Performs journey-level welding, machining, and fabrication of metals and special alloys. Duties may include, but are not limited to: maintaining, repairing, designing, and modifying vehicles and construction related equipment; and constructs specialized devices, parts and structures. 

Supervision Received: 
Works under direct supervision and follows standard procedures and written instructions to accomplish assigned tasks. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 
These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. 

•    Uses plans, diagrams, blueprints, and work requests to determine project design, and works with requester to insure needs are met.
•    Fabricates and modifies parts, equipment, and any item needed in shop operations to satisfy work request.
•    Determines metals needed, welding methods, and all particulars of requested jobs; heats and tempers metals; designs, lays-out, and cuts special parts or designs jigs to develop items from ferrous and non­ferrous metals; figures angle, length, diameter, and weight of metals for specific jobs and calculates extremely close tolerances to machine work.
•    Prepares and cleans surfaces and special parts for welding and machining; selects, positions, aligns, and bolts parts or fixtures to be welded or machined.
•    Repairs heavy equipment such as graders, loaders, crawlers, and fabricates repair parts using lathes, milling machines, shavers, and various welders, torches, metal shears, presses, benders and rollers, air tools, saws, and drill presses; uses micrometers and precision measuring tools and all related hand and power tools.
•    Cleans, lubricates, and repairs tools and shop equipment.
•    Completes and maintains records and reports of materials, and time and costs involved in completing projects.
•    Inventories and maintains supplies.
•    May instruct and/or supervise others in the use of welding and machining equipment.
•    Selects from multiple procedures and methods to accomplish tasks.
•    May oversee temporary or contract workers as needed.
•    May perform other duties as assigned.

The above statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. COA may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization. 

Knowledge Skills and Abilities: 
This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully, it is not an exhaustive list. 

•    Knowledge of the methods and standard practices of the welding and machinist trades. Knowledge of various metals and alloys.
•    Skill in the use of appropriate tools and equipment in a manner consistent with safety principles.
•    Skill in effective communication.
•    Ability to determine procedures or equipment needed to accomplish the task.

Minimum Qualifications: 
Education and Experience -
High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED). 
Up to three years of responsible journeyman-level experience in the welding trade using various welding methods, machining, and fabrication of metals and special alloys. 

Licensures and Certifications - American Welding Society Welding Certification 

Preferred Requirements -

1.    Technical trade certification and 7 years' of responsible journeyman-level experience in the welding trade using various welding methods, machining, and fabrication of metals and special alloys.
2.    State of Georgia issued CDL driver's license.
3.    Water Distribution or Wastewater Collection System Operators License

Work Environment: 
Required physical, lifting, and sensory capabilities are requirements to perform the job successfully. Typical environmental conditions associated with the job. 

Lifting Requirements: 
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of 
force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the 
human body. 

Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to 
move objects.

Medium work: Exerting up to SO pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force 
frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. 

Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to SO pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. 

Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of SO 
pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. 

It is the policy of the City of Atlanta ("COA'') that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of the COA to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. The COA is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Director for your department.