Welding Specialist - Furnace Operations

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain operational automatic welding and heat treatment equipment.
• Aid Welding Engineer with testing, development projects, and technical duties.
• Train and evaluate operators for weld acceptance and qualifications.
• Conduct tests on production welds and new welding processes.
• Support installation, programming, and start-up of new welding and heat treatment equipment.
• Lead projects to improve welding and heat treatment processes, including specification writing and equipment procurement.
• Oversee maintenance and repair activities, directing hourly personnel as needed.
• Set up shop welds and heat treatment operations per engineering direction.
• Manage ownership of specific welding processes and equipment to ensure proper training and functionality.
• Assist in metallographic sample preparation and laboratory testing.
• Perform additional investigations and test programs as required.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Associates degree in technical field plus 2 years of experience or a minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience.
• A good understanding/working knowledge of manual, semi-automatic, and mechanized/automatic welding processes.
• Hand-on welding experience is desirable to aid in training of shop personnel.
• Ability to work on a PC, using Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work well with various departments.
• Availability of working overtime, some daily and occasional weekend support.

Pay

The base salary range for this position in Ohio (US-OH) at the start of employment is expected to be between $65 and $102,300 per year. However, the base salary offered is based on local job market factors, and may vary further depending on factors specific to the selected job candidate, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to these considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, such as an annual cash incentive in addition to a full range of medical, retirement, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided at such time the selected job candidate receives an offer of employment.

Benefits

BWX Technologies, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (BWXT) is not responsible for and does not accept any liability for fees or other costs associated with resumes or candidates presented by recruiters or employment agencies, unless a binding, written recruitment agreement between BWXT and the recruiter or agency exists prior to the presentation of candidates or resumes to BWXT and includes the specific services, job openings, and fees to be paid (“Agreement”). BWXT may consider any candidate for whom a recruiter or agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire such candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency unless an Agreement is in place prior to presentation and such Agreement explicitly encompasses the job opening for which such fees or costs are sought. An email, verbal or other informal contact with any person within BWXT will not create a binding agreement. Agencies or recruiters without an Agreement are directed not to contact any hiring managers of BWXT with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Recruiters and agencies interested in partnering with BWXT may contact BWXT’s Talent Acquisition team at talent_acquisition@bwxt.com.