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WELDER (Title 32) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for a WELDER (Title 32), Position Description Number D1215000 and is part of the AR ARNG CSMS, Nional Guard.
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS
REQURED- If you are not currently a member of any military service (Branch/Stus), please provide a letter sting intent to join. Learn more about this agency Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for a WELDER (Title 32), Position Description Number D1215000 and is part of the AR ARNG CSMS, Nional Guard.
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS
REQURED- If you are not currently a member of any military service (Branch/Stus), please provide a letter sting intent to join. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply by 07/17/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 17, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Camp J T Robinson, AR 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $29.39 - $34.28 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 3703 Welding Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
AR-26-181-12965944
Control number 873391500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency (1) Arkansas Army Nional Guard (AR ARNG) Technicians; (2) All members of the AR ARNG, (3) Individuals who are not members of the Nional Guard but who are eligible to acquire membership in an available and compible military grade for excepted technician positions. (Upon selection, must be a member of the AR Army Nional Guard). Duties Help (1) Performs welding duties using electric, acetylene, and/or inert gas shielded welding processes, pre-heing, brazing, head welding, tack welding, flame cutting, pressure welding, and he treing. (2) Uses temples, jigs, blueprints, and other guides to repair, modify, or fabrice metal items including repair of light or intricely made mechanical parts, which must fit in assemblies where close tolerances are required. Makes numerous types of joints using fl, vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions on light and heavy equipment such as axles, frames, gun mounts and components, carriers, tanks, metal decks constructed of a variety of weldable metals. Welds or reinforces heavy armor ple. Performs precision welding on jigs, dies, engineering and automotive equipment. (3) Brazes dissimilar metals; flame cuts metal to size for fabricion, using regular welding equipment. Utilizes basic sheet metal tools and equipment such as a bender, press, roller, shear, and band saw to repair and/or fabrice a variety of equipment air conditioning and heer duct units, storage cabinets, and components for armored personnel carriers. (4) Reads and interprets blueprints and sketches. Lays out, positions, and clamps work; selects type of rod and size of tip to accomplish weld. Determines he necessary; adjusts equipment accordingly. Manually maintains proper speed, flame motion, tip and angle, and position of the welding flame to produce desired ptern. (5) Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.
If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. Compible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective de of placement . This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership in the military grade listed below. Selectee required to wear the military uniform.
Military Grades :
Enlisted/Officer Minimum Grade - E-5/SGT Maximum Grade - E-8/
MSG Compible Military Assignments :
Selectee must be a member of the Arkansas Army Nional Guard.
IMPORTANT NOTES
(AS
APPLICABLE
): Upon selection for this position, individual must possess or initie a Nional Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background investigion. A favorable determinion based upon investigive results is mandory for this position. Failure to meet these requirements will result in terminion of employment. A pre-placement physical is required if not already current. Upon selection, must complete mandory Full-Time Support (FTS) Training the Professional Educion Center (PEC) within six months of assignment (if applicable, training coordined by the supervisor). Individual must meet all military requirements of the position without creing a grade inversion, as determined by the Human Resources Office (HRO). Technicians will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor or wage leader (Grade Inversion). Enlisted members currently a higher grade than allowed by the position (see Military Grade Requirement above) may apply; however, they must administrively reduce prior to appointment and provide confirmion of the reduction to
HRO. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED UNDER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Qualificions
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Experience or training th has provided the candide with the basic knowledge of welding processes. Must have knowledge of technical orders, blueprints, and specificions.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
: Experience or training demonstring the applicion of a variety of electric resistance welding processes and equipment. Experience in using accepted trade methods and a variety of manual welding processes to weld all types of commonly used metals in various shapes, sizes, and thicknesses. Experience using a wider range of metal welding processes to make more difficult welds meeting close tolerance, strength, and other requirements. These welds may be in hard-to-reach places. Experience which allows the welder to devise special jigs and fixtures to hold the parts to be welded. Experience which demonstres knowledge of several reled trade procedures. Experience which enables the lay out and planning of work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specificions, and work orders. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( Register |
Selective Service System :
Selective Service System (sss.gov) ).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Must be able to obtain/maintain approprie security clearance This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dicted by legal and regulory requirements, your organizion, and its changing mission. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the above general and specialized experience, to include following competencies- knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs): -- Knowledge of a variety of manual welding processes (e.g., several different gas torches, various electric arcs including inert gas-shielded arcs or a number of both kinds of processes) to weld all types of commonly used metals and alloys. -- Knowledge of a wide range of manual welding processes to accomplish difficult welds. This includes welds in hard to reach places th must meet close tolerances, strength, and other requirements; gas welding torch processes th involve oxyacetylene, oxyhydrogen, and other industrial gases; and arc and inert gas shielded processes using methods such as metal-arc, gas tungsten-arc. -- Skill in making welds th require complete penetrion and fusion of base and filler metals. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.
Resume :
showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.
DO NOT COPY THE GENERAL, SPECIALIZED
EXPERIENCE, KSAs
AND DUTIES WORD FOR WORD AND PLACE INTO YOUR RESUME
;
YOU MUST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS IT PERTAINS TO EACH STATEMENT. 2.
Current Military Branch Career Da Brief:
Air- Career Da Brief:
can be obtained through vMPF using the following steps: Navige to https://vmpf.us.af.mil/vMPFNet40/Hub.aspx > Login > Career Da Brief (CDB) > View CDB > Print to Microsoft PDF > Save as a PDF.
Army- Soldier Talent Profile:
can be obtained through IPPS-A using the following steps: Navige to https://ipps-a.army.mil Login > PKI Login > (login with CAC) > OK > My Soldier Talent Profile > Print. From here, you save the document as a PDF. If you are not currently serving in a Military compacity (any Branch or Service), please provide a letter of intent to join the Nional Guard. Failure to provide proper documents may result in disqualificion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion AR HRO Customer Service ng.ar.ararng.mbx.hro-qa@army.mil Address
AR ARNG CSMS
Bldg 7300-Camp Robinson North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position once the announcement has closed. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.
Resume :
showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.
DO NOT COPY THE GENERAL, SPECIALIZED
EXPERIENCE, KSAs
AND DUTIES WORD FOR WORD AND PLACE INTO YOUR RESUME
;
YOU MUST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS IT PERTAINS TO EACH STATEMENT. 2.
Current Military Branch Career Da Brief:
Air- Career Da Brief:
can be obtained through vMPF using the following steps: Navige to https://vmpf.us.af.mil/vMPFNet40/Hub.aspx > Login > Career Da Brief (CDB) > View CDB > Print to Microsoft PDF > Save as a PDF.
Army- Soldier Talent Profile:
can be obtained through IPPS-A using the following steps: Navige to https://ipps-a.army.mil Login > PKI Login > (login with CAC) > OK > My Soldier Talent Profile > Print. From here, you save the document as a PDF. If you are not currently serving in a Military compacity (any Branch or Service), please provide a letter of intent to join the Nional Guard. Failure to provide proper documents may result in disqualificion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion AR HRO Customer Service ng.ar.ararng.mbx.hro-qa@army.mil Address
AR ARNG CSMS
Bldg 7300-Camp Robinson North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position once the announcement has closed. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply by 07/17/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 17, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Camp J T Robinson, AR 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $29.39 - $34.28 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
