SAW Welder

Job Details

Job Location: GRI Towers Texas Inc - Amarillo, TX 79108

Position Type: Full-Time

Education Level: Not Specified

Travel Percentage: None

Job Category: Manufacturing

The activities require reasonable care and caution to avoid possible losses and moderate damage in materials, supplies and products or avoidable delays in the process.

• Perform welding type SAW per AWS, WPS, and/or work instructions, using specific equipment to join the cans.
• Join the pieces of metal leagues, performing the proper finishes by submerged welding machine, or others.
• Use crane.
• Perform the check-list of the machine, making the exchange of the submerged arc wire whenever necessary.
• Ensure the quality of processed products according to the standards of control.
• Optimize the means and tools placed at their disposal.
• Avoid unnecessary downtime in the process; ensuring productivity and daily targets are achieved.
• Filling in all inspection and production forms associated with operations as required.
• Attend training program when called.
• Perform other tasks related with the requirements for the exercise of the function.
• Perform other tasks per supervisors instructions.
• Respect Safety Standards and use of PPE.
• Clock-in and clock-out (mark attendance with the punch card) at the beginning and at the end of the shift.
• Execute clock-in and barcode reading in the SAP stations at the beginning and at the end of each task in production.
• Carry out activities related to 5S in the area.

These roles and tasks are only enunciative but not limitative. Additional work-related tasks and responsibilities can be assigned to this position as per job content requirement and/or Supervisors request.

• High School or equivalent (GED), or
• Elementary education plus minimum experience required.

• Knowledge of at least one of the following:
  Operating machinery; standards and safety procedures; standard operating procedures

• Able to communicate and/or to read and understand instructions in English

• Basic computer knowledge

• Six months on manufacturing, assembly or industrial process.

Internal Candidates and/or Employees from other GRI factories, are considered competent for this job if they have at least 2 years of experience on similar processes.

• SAP
• Bilingual (English-Spanish)
• Operations of MIG weld and weld in submerged-arc.
• Interpersonal Relationships, focused attention, flexibility, initiative, organization and commitment.

GRI Towers Texas, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer!