Production Welder

Objectives

Qualified individual will work as a team for welding fabricated metal products. Position requires successful completion of a welding test administered according to company guidelines.

• This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
• Must be personally responsible and committed to the quality of one's own work.
• Must be able to work above production standards.
• Welds or tack welds metal parts together, using MIG (GMAW) welding equipment.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Must be able to use grinders or sanders as needed to metal finish parts and or assemblies prior to paint.
• Positions and secures work piece, using hoist, wire and banding machine, or hand tools.
• Corrects minor malformations in parts.
• Examines work piece for defects and measures work piece with straightedge or template to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Must be able to operate overhead crane or hoist to move parts.
• Ensure accuracy in maintaining production records such as quantities and types produced.
• Must be able to check parts to Quality Control Documents.
• Must participate in all required training programs to maintain skill levels for continuous improvement. Must successfully complete training program.
• Must maintain good housekeeping practices in the work area and comply with all safety rules and procedures.
• Must wear and maintain the required protective clothing and equipment including: safety glasses, steel toe safety shoes, hearing protection, welding helmet, welding gloves, welding jackets.

• Must be able to comprehend blueprints and weld symbols and their application to the production part.
• Equipment Selection
  - Determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do the required job.
• Operation and Control
  - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Quality Control Analysis
  - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

• Must be capable of occasional horizontal lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be capable of frequent horizontal lift up to 25 pounds.
• Must be capable of occasional floor to waist lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be capable of occasional waist to crown lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to stand for the duration of the shift. Work schedule may be over 8 hours a day.
• May be required to kneel, bend, crouch,   forward bend stand in order to complete job assignment.
• May be required to work overhead.
• Must be able to work during hot or cold temperatures. Summertime temperatures can reach or exceed 100 degrees.

• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate).
• Requires a minimum of 6 months experience in production in MIG welding or certification of successful completion of a welding course.
• Must be capable of passing an AWS 1.1 and 1.3 weld test.