JOB SUMMARY

The Welder is responsible for production welding a variety of assemblies, and setup, operating and light maintenance of production equipment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work from instructions and prints to arrange parts into welding fixtures, clamp pieces into position and tack weld and/or apply finished weld. Select proper equipment, set voltage and wire feed settings to obtain proper strength and appearance.
• Safely operate forklift to load and unload raw material and completed parts.
• Handle assorted raw materials, steel parts, and steel scrap.
• Maintain work area and production equipment in clean and orderly condition. Follow all safety work rules.
• Perform work in a manner that all products conform to prescribed quality standards.
• Perform incoming inspection, sorting, receiving of bar stock, pipe, rod material and welding supplies.
• Perform light maintenance on plant equipment where needed, i.e., startup/shutdown, maintain inspection records and keep work environment clean.
• Use and understand online ERP system for data collection, work instructions, routers, and prints.
• Operate small electric/air hand tools.
• On occasion, cross-train and operate some or all of the following production equipment: welding robot, press brake, spot welder, turret, rivet gun, Stud gun, and sander.
• Participate in and support continuous process improvements.
• Other duties may be assigned that pertain to the classification.