Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

Here are a few things you should know:
  • This site is mobile friendly. You do not need a log-in or password to access information.
  • Jobs on this site are original and unduplicated and come from three sources: the Federal government, state workforce agency job banks, and corporate career websites. All jobs are vetted to ensure there are no scams, training schemes, or phishing.
  • The site is refreshed daily to remove out-of-date content.
  • The newest jobs are listed first, so use the search features to match your interests. You can look for jobs in a specific geographical location, by title or keyword, or you can use the military crosswalk. You may want to do something different from your military career, but you undoubtedly have skills from that occupation that match to a civilian job.

Job Information

Valmont Newmark Fitter/Welder in El Dorado, Kansas

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12933246

The Fitter/Welder is an Individual Contributor responsible for welding metal components together to fabricate or repair products according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders, using brazing and a variety of arc and gas welding equipment.

Essential Functions:

  • Lay out, align and assemble fabricated metal products used in electrical poles, substations and other structures
  • Work from blueprints and layouts to accurately fit structural parts or components together in shop, preparation to welding or riveting
  • Assemble structural units; repetitive types of assembling operations according to procedures established by others; and use hand tools and measuring devices in the performance of work
  • Perform repetitive types of assembling operations according to procedures established by others; and use hand tools and measuring devices in the performance of work
  • Fuse (weld)metal structural components together by means of arc welding using one process in the fabrication of steel electrical poles, substations, and other structures
  • Perform welding operations requiring a limited amount of planning and laying out of work from blueprints or other written specifications and determining operation sequence
  • Lay out guidelines or marks on metal parts and cut metal with a cutting torch
  • In addition to performing hand welding, the welder may also layout guidelines or marks on metal parts and may cut metal with a cutting torch or plasma cutter
  • Move pole shafts using an overhead crane and the gather parts and materials to complete the project
  • Actively participate in department safety, demonstrate excellent safety practices and behaviors which conform to all Valmont safety policies and procedures
  • Maintain the cleanliness of work area including all equipment and machinery
  • Ability to wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE) and work both in a non-temperature controlled environment and outdoors
  • Other duties as directed by leaders and management

Important Details about the Role:

  • Setup, operate, and perform general maintenance of equipment without difficulty
  • Make mathematical calculations in preparing product or setting up the machinery
  • Read and decipher blue prints and flat sheets correctly and without assistance
  • The employee must maintain a safe and productive work environment producing a quality product which is shipped complete and on time to satisfy the needs of the customer
  • The employee has a direct impact on safety, quality, productivity, and delivery
  • This position reports to the Production Supervisor
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