About Lake Air Products
Lake Air Products is a fast-growing contract manufacturer serving medical, aerospace & defense, industrial markets and more. We are committed to quality, performance, and building strong teams while proudly living by our Core Values: Customer Focus, Passion for Performance, and Right People – Best Teams.
Position Summary
We are seeking a 1st shift Spot Welder Operator set up. The Spot Welder is responsible for operating spot welding equipment to join metal components according to customer specifications, blueprints, and production requirements. This role performs weld setup, inspections, quality checks, and equipment adjustments while ensuring products meet safety and quality standards. Spot Welders work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment supporting production goals, maintaining equipment, and following company procedures for safety, accuracy, and efficiency.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Use Spot Welding equipment; apply two shaped copper alloy electrodes to concentrate welding current into a small "spot" and to simultaneously clamp the sheets together. Force a large current through the spot to melt the metal and form the weld.
- Install proper electrodes on the spot-welding machine.
- Adjusts control for proper heat, pressure settings, and timing of current.
- Use the proper amount of heat to match the sheet's material properties, thickness, and type of electrodes.
- Work from routings, prints, or instructions.
- Inspect work using a micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments.
- Examines welded components for any defects.
- Deliver the first piece to inspection for verification of dimensions and weld accuracy.
- Responsible for producing the highest level of quality, utilizing control plans, customer drawings, and appropriate work instructions.
- Supervising and identifying any fault in operating the equipment or in relation to any material or equipment, then notifying the supervisors
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 2+ years’ experience in Spot Welding preferred
- Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with the leadership team
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to the mission
- Flexible and able to multi-task; can work with an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, while also driving toward clarity and solutions; demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities and guiding investment in people and systems
- Bend and lift, loading and unloading work pieces into the machine, and move from one workstation to another, alternately sitting and standing
Lake Air Products Offers:
- Competitive Pay
- Full Benefits
- 401(k) Employer Match
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
- Gym Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement
Apply Today!
Join a company where your hard work, dedication, and growth matter. We look forward to meeting you!