Production Technician: Welding Concentration - 2020
Competency-based
ONET: 17-3029.09
3
Years
15
Skills
774h
Related instructions
Classroom instruction topics
- Welding Work Experience (WEL-200)
- Blueprint Reading for Welders (WEL-20)
- Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (WEL-75A)
- Introduction to Gas Tungten Arc Welding (WEL-95A)
- Metal Joining Processes (WEL-34)
- Beginning Shielded Metal Arc Welding (WEL-65A)
- Flux Cored Arc Welding (WEL-75B)
- Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- SMAW/GMAW Pipe Welding Fundamentals
On-the-job training
- Occupational Skills
- Blueprint Reading/Welding Symbols – Develop the skills necessary to interpret working drawings common to the metalworking field. Focus on orthographic projection drawings and interpreting specified welding information and symbols.
- Welding Math and Measuring – Knowledge to apply basic math skills, make accurate measurements and use measuring tools in regards to various aspects of the welding process.
- Material Inventory Control – Training in how to manage stock materials as well as track and purchase necessary items in order to seamlessly support the overall manufacturing process.
- Machine Maintenance – Know how to complete appropriate and thorough maintenance procedures to keep welding machines running safely and dependably.
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing – Knowledge of the symbolic way that specific tolerances on blueprint drawings are referenced and how this impacts the manufactured part.
- Basic Fabrication –Understanding of metal fabrication by cutting, altering and shaping steel or other materials through the use of different tools, techniques and processes prior to welding.
- Metallurgy – Ability to select the appropriate welding process for a particular application, choose or adjust welding parameters and techniques to optimize weldment properties and know the cause of and avoid weld defects.
- Metal Finishing – Able to refine welds without compromising the integrity of the part and welded joint.
- Welding Inspection – Demonstrate how to identify weld defects, confirm product is up to customer welding standards, and use appropriate tools to accomplish weld inspections.
- Oxyfuel Cutting – Aptitude to produce good quality cuts on a variety materials using the correct procedures. Practice safe working procedures for handling the equipment and cylinders in the Oxyfuel process.
- Plasma Arc Cutting - Aptitude to produce good quality cuts on a variety materials using the correct procedures. Practice safe working procedures for handling the equipment and cylinders in the Plasma Arc process.
- GMAW/GMAW-P – Demonstrate welding using gas metal arc welding or pulsed gas metal arc welding (GMAW-P) safely and correctly.
- GTAW/GTAW-P - Demonstrate welding using gas Tungsten arc welding or pulsed gas Tungsten arc welding (GTAW-P) safely and correctly.
- FCAW - Demonstrate welding using flux cored arc welding (FCAW) safely and correctly.
- SMAW - Demonstrate welding using shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) safely and correctly.
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