HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.310 HEAVY AUTOMOTIVE AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WELDER 20220208PART I DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY OF KAUAI 8.310
Class Specifications for the Class:
HEAVY AUTOMOTIVE AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WELDER
BC-11, BU-01
Duties Summary:
Performs skilled welding and fabrication work on a variety of heavy automotive and
construction equipment as a substantially full-time assignment; and performs other related
duties as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This class is distinguished by its responsibility This class is distinguished by its
responsibility to perform welding and fabrication work on a variety of heavy equipment such
as power shovels, cranes, caterpillars, loaders, graders, refuse trucks, and other similar
equipment as a substantially full-time assignment.
Examples of Duties: (The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily
descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does
not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical
assignment for the position).
• Repairs, modifies, or fabricates metal installations and equipment for heavy
automotive and construction equipment by heating, welding, cutting, and brazing
a variety of ferrous and non-ferrous metals;
• Lays out work details such as locating holes, marking plates, and making
patterns;
• Assembles metal preparatory to welding;
• Welds radiators, truck frames, tanks, automotive bodies, and fabricated metal
parts;
• Hard-faces special parts such as shovel bucket teeth, grader blades, and other
parts requiring a high degree of hardness;
• Inspects welds;
• Operates oxyacetylene and electric welding and cutting equipment, drill press,
power saw, power pipe threading machine, power iron work, power roller, finger
lift, crane car, and other related tools, and equipment;
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• Utilizes truck-mounted welding equipment to perform welding and repair work at
rural baseyard and other job sites;
• Performs welding and related tasks in the construction and maintenance of such
structures as bridges, guard rails, and overhead roofs;
• Removes, repairs, and replaces component parts of equipment and buildings
related to welding work;
• Maintains and makes minor repairs on welding equipment;
• Reads and interprets blueprints, plans, and sketches;
• Estimates time and material needs; performs work in other trades as required;
• May operate a motor vehicle; and
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge of:
Practices, tools, equipment, and materials used in oxyacetylene and electric welding
and brazing; properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in relation to welding and brazing;
operating details of oxyacetylene and electric welding equipment; basic structures and
characteristics of heavy automotive and construction equipment; occupational hazards and
safety practices and procedures.
Ability to:
Plan, lay out, and set up work; estimate time and material requirements; read
blueprints and working drawings; tell temperature by the color heated metal; operate
oxyacetylene and electric welding equipment to heat, cut, weld, and braze a variety of
metals; do mechanical work; work with dexterity and safety on heavy automotive and
construction equipment; understand and follow oral and written instructions; maintain good
working relationships with others; handle weights and loads.
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This is an amendment to the specification for the class HEAVY AUTOMOTIVE AND
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WELDER, which was approved on September 28, 1976, and is
to be substituted for that specification.
Approved: February 7, 2022
(date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources
PART II DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY OF KAUAI 8.310
Minimum Qualification Specifications
for the Class:
HEAVY AUTOMOTIVE AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WELDER
BC-11, BU-01
Training and Experience:
A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation
from high school; and
• Three (3) years of welding experience as an apprentice or helper under a journey
level welder, and
• one (1) year of work experience in welding and fabricating metal installations and
equipment for heavy automotive and construction equipment.
Substitutions Allowed:
The following may be substituted for education:
A. Four (4) years of full-time general work experience may be substituted for a high
school diploma.
B. Successful completion of semester credits leading towards a degree or diploma from
an accredited community college, college or university, trades school, etc., may be
substituted up to four (4) years of the education requirement (15 semester credits =
6 months).
C. An Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree from an accredited community
college, college or university, trades school, etc., may be substituted for the
education requirement.
The following may be substituted for experience:
A. Successful completion of semester credits leading towards a degree or diploma in
welding, fabrication or a related field from an accredited community college, trades
school, may be substituted up to two (2) years of the work experience requirement
(15 semester credits = 6 months).
B. An Associate’s degree in welding, fabrication or related field from an accredited
community college, business, or technical school, may be substituted for two (2)
years of the work experience requirement.
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C. A Bachelor’s degree in welding, fabrication or a related field from an accredited
college or university may be substituted for up four (4) years of the work experience
requirement.
If a degree is used to substitute for the education requirement, it may not be used
again towards the experience requirement. If work experience is used to substitute for
education, it may not be used again to meet the experience requirement. If the applicant
holds more than one degree, transcripts must be provided, and a thorough review will be
conducted by the DHR staff in order for more than one degree to be credited towards the
minimum qualification requirements. Additional degrees can be considered if obtained
independently through mutually exclusive classes from another degree being considered.
Substitutions will be used to the advantage of the applicant.
Quality of Experience:
Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be
accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must
have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that
he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being
considered.
License Requirement:
Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license (Hawaii type 3 or equivalent)
and any appropriate licenses or certificates as required of the position.
Selective Certification:
Specialized knowledge, skills and abilities may be required to perform the duties of
some positions. For such positions, Selective Certification Requirements may be
established, and certification may be restricted to eligibles who possess the pertinent
experience and/or training required to perform the duties of the position.
Agencies requesting Selective Certification must show the connection between the
kind of training and/or experience on which they wish to base selective certification and the
duties of the position to be filled.
Tests:
Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.
Health and Physical Condition Requirements:
Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and
physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential
functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
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Physical Effort Grouping: Heavy
This is an amendment to the specification for the class HEAVY AUTOMOTIVE AND
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WELDER, which was approved on September 28, 1976, and is
to be substituted for that specification.
Approved: February 7, 2022
(date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources