Job Description

Purpose
Under limited supervision, operate all welding equipment and perform all-position welding functions with a high degree of proficiency.

Essential Job Functions

• Review the daily welding production schedule with the Production Lead to ensure awareness of requirements and expected output.
• Read blueprints to determine required weld locations, components, and layouts.
• Perform highly skilled weldments with little to no supervision.
• Operate all-position stick and wire welding equipment used in the department.
• Weld component parts as required, referring to prints or product books as necessary.
• Perform grinding, deburring, and polishing duties required to produce finished, high-quality weldments.
• Immediately report any issues that may affect safety, equipment, tooling, or quality to the supervisor.
• Inspect work periodically to ensure welds meet company standards for quantity and quality.
• Manufacture prototype brackets for new, changed, or proposed products as requested.
• Perform repairs and re-welds to German DIN and AWS standards, including field welding as needed.
• Operate barcode scanner/computer equipment.
• Create new and prototype fixtures as required to ensure proper alignment during new welding processes.
• Perform complex, high-tolerance weld tasks without fixtures when needed.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Physical Demands

• Must pass an annual Jaeger eye examination.
• Perform work in the plant facility 100% of the time.
• Lift up to 50 pounds as needed.

Education / Skills / Experience

• Technical degree in Welding required.
• Minimum of 10 years of skilled welding experience.
• Must pass Schwing America welding tests and maintain welding certification through periodic testing conducted by the Quality Control Department.
• Knowledge of German and American weld symbols required.
• Qualified to required German and American welding standards in all positions.
• Qualified to German DIN EN welding standards.
• Qualified to Table 4.11 in the AWS D1.1 codebook.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read blueprints.