Welding Tech (Welding Experience required)

At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services, powering the movement of products around the world. Our heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization, supporting teams that deliver innovative solutions while positively impacting the world.

About the role

The Weld Tech provides on-the-job training of welders, coaches quality welding, adjusts welding machines, troubleshoots welding equipment, performs production welds when needed, and assists in assessing weld procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provides on-the-job training of welders, particularly when they are initially employed or assigned to a new job.
• Coaches welders on quality welding skills and practices to ensure welds remain structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, and within tolerances.
• Adjusts welding machines using calibrated instruments to measure gas flow, wire speed, and voltage.
• Troubleshoots welding equipment, both manual and semi-automatic, and repairs welding guns and leads.
• Performs production welding when required by production supervision.
• Assesses welding procedures and methodologies in the plant.
• Ensures safety and housekeeping standards are met and maintained.
• Audits welding processes.
• Monitors welding equipment setup and assists maintenance during equipment breakdowns.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to accurately demonstrate visual inspections for safety, equipment, processes, parts, and welding processes.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions, including mechanical drawings, blueprints, and schematics.
• Ability to work both alone and in a team environment.
• Professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to receive, interpret, and communicate information effectively.
• Ability to make quick, effective judgments to resolve problems or navigate challenges.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: As listed under Requirements.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • High school diploma or equivalency test/GED.
  • 2+ years experience in welding in a manufacturing environment.

Work Environment

The work environment involves exposure to heat, cold, noise, moving machinery, and trip hazards. Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as head, eye, hearing, and foot protection, including composite-toed safety shoes, is required. Additional PPE may be necessary depending on the environment, including exposure to welding, machining, forming, metal surface treatment, laser cutting, plasma cutting, and other metalworking and assembly processes.

Physical Requirements

• Working Postures:
  • Sit: Occasionally
  • Stand: Frequently
  • Walk: Frequently
  • Bend: Occasionally
  • Kneel/Squat: Occasionally
  • Crawl: Occasionally
  • Climb: Occasionally
  • Reach Forward: Occasionally
  • Reach Upward: Occasionally
  • Handling/Fingering: Frequently
• Lift/Carry Requirements:
  • 5-10 lbs: Occasionally
  • 10-25 lbs: Occasionally
  • 25-50 lbs: Occasionally
  • 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
  • 75+ lbs: Not Applicable
• Push/Pull Requirements:
  • Up to 10 lbs: Occasionally
  • 10-25 lbs: Occasionally
  • 25-50 lbs: Occasionally
  • 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
  • 75+ lbs: Not Applicable