2nd Shift Band Weld Operator

Monday - Friday, 5:00pm - 3:30am Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make the World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of 54,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.

As a Band Weld Operator, you’ll be part of our East Longmeadow team located in East Longmeadow MA. You’ll get to:

• Perform various duties to set up, operate and maintain equipment to automatic band cutter automatic welders, grind and anneal a variety of sizes and types if Bi-Metal, Carbide, Carbon and other types of bands saw blade material of various widths, thicknesses, and tooth configurations to produce finished band saw blades; following standard, established methods, practices and procedures.
• Receive coil stock and cut to proper size based on cut tags for welding on multiply weld lines.
• Adjust welding machine clamps for blade width, thickness and tooth spacing.
• Set time and temperature controls as required, clamp ends of blade in machine, position flash guard and actuate cycle.
• After welding, and preliminary anneal depending on size and type of blade, transfer welded blades to grinder.
• Perform periodic visual checks for proper weld, alignment and tooth spacing at weld.
• Use grinding wheel and/or belt grinder to remove welding flash from both sides and back of welded blade.
• Check back of blade as required with dial indicator.
• Move blade to gullet grinder and grind flash from gullet and shape welded gullet to match original shape.
• Maintain welder jaws clean and free from flash.
• Periodically reverse jaws or remove and replace as required.
• Dress abrasive wheel and remove and replace as necessary.
• Complete required documentation.
• Perform regularly scheduled daily, weekly and monthly maintenance of all machines and equipment.
• Disassemble, clean, lubricate and repair as required.
• Post required information to maintenance log sheet.
• Some operators calibrate, adjust or repair gauges and precision measuring instruments used on the job.
• Observe and obey all safety rules, regulations and practices and employ all safety equipment and devices.
• Perform other similar or related duties as required or directed.

Climate:
Demanding, fast-paced position resulting from deadline pressures, simultaneous competing demands and changing priorities. You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation.

In fact, you embrace it. You also have: (this position requires you to run a wide width band weld line)

• Knowledge of charts, specifications, and micrometers
• 1-2 years' experience preferred
• Use of numbers including decimals
• Light physical effort required, equivalent to lifting, pushing, pulling 5 to 25 pounds
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:
Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement. Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs. What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors and everyday heroes all over the world.

We’re more than the #1 tools and storage company, with a leading presence in engineered fastening. We’re visionaries. Industry 4.0…