WELDERS

Qualifications

• Qualifications High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• At least one year welding experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Successful completion of an internal welding test
• Knowledge of welding equipment and tools, including their design, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Knowledge of basic math skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents like blueprints, welding symbols safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to communicate with co-workers, supervisors and vendors
• Must be dependable. PM17 PI277881575 #J-18808-Ljbffr

Responsibilities

• Lifts work piece manually or using hoist and secures work piece in fixture or loads automatic feeding device
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machine factors, such as wire feed speed, amperage, polarity, type of gas, and type of weld rod
• Starts machine, engages feed, and observes operation
• Inspects and measures machined work pieces to verify conformance to specifications
• Moves machine controls and guides to adjust machine
• Unload welded frames from robotic welder and place on appropriate containers
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding
• Remove rough spots from workpieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
• Replaces worn machine accessories such as cutting tools or brushes
• Files, sands, or shapes machined parts
• Maintains accurate counts of parts; attaches labels or tags to finished part containers identifying customer, part number, quantity and shop order information
• Performs basic MIG and TIG welding techniques as needed
• Maintains company quality, efficiency, and productivity standards
• Reads job specifications (e.g. blueprints, quality control plans and/or traveler notes) to determine type of welding and material requirements
• Uses equipment and supplies to perform work in accordance with operational standards
• Examines finished work pieces to verify conformance with spec according to operator inspection sheet, quality control plans and/or customer notes using instruments such as gauges
• Reports defective materials or questionable conditions to the Robotic Welding Manager
• Performs prescribed preventative maintenance on equipment and machines
• Maintains the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition