Hand Welder - Converter

Job Summary

Lays out, fits, and welds various components to assemble mufflers, pipes and catalytic converters to meet production schedules efficiently.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Selects equipment and plans layout, assembly, and welding according to blueprint and route card specifications.
• Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits components together according to blueprint and route card specifications.
• Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.
• Sets up equipment and welds parts, using arc, gas-shielded arc, mig, tig, or gas welding equipment.
• Repairs products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
• Inspects parts, measuring as needed, to ensure that all products meet or exceed quality standards. Follows quality procedures to meet QS/TS guidelines including those listed in Station Control Plan.
• Completes annual reviews of OSHA required training classes as assigned by supervisor.
• Reports all safety malfunctions as well as any near hits or injuries immediately to supervisor.
• Maintains a high standard of housekeeping in the department. Performs clean up duties in work area as assigned.
• Completes all necessary paperwork such as job cards, production and inventory tickets, and other data as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a mig welder preferred.
• Must complete Walker in-house certification process.
• Ability to read and comprehend blueprints, simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos or other written documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to interact cooperatively with supervision and co-workers.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Ability to use and interpret measuring gauges.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to interpret blueprint drawings to determine proper type, placement, and amount of weld.
• Welding Certification (periodic re-certification may be required).

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.