2nd Shift Carbide Weld Operator –$21.75/hour

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. • East Longmeadow, MA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Carbide Weld Operator, you’ll be part of our Stanley Black & Decker team located in East Longmeadow, MA. You’ll get to set up and operate multiple machines and equipment including welders and grinders to produce a variety of Carbide Tipped Saw products following established practices and procedures. This role requires proficiency gained through job-related training and on-the-job experience to perform a range of tasks. The position has no supervisory responsibilities, but the individual manages their own workload and regularly provides guidance to less experienced employees. They are expected to provide solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or infrequently occurring based on practice and existing precedents or procedure, taking a broad perspective on problems and spotting new, less obvious solutions. The role impacts the quality, timeliness, and effectiveness of the team and may use discretion to modify work practices and processes to achieve results or improve efficiency. Communication skills are used to exchange very detailed, complex information, typically within own team or closely related team.

Requirements

• Knowledge of charts, specifications, and micrometers
• Use of numbers including decimals
• Light physical effort required, equivalent to lifting, pushing, pulling 5 to 25 pounds
• High School diploma or GED equivalent

Nice To Haves

• 1-2 years preferred experience

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate automatic welding machine to weld carbide tips to pre-milled band stock materials.
• Set up welding equipment, including alignment and adjustment of electrodes, gap setting, stop adjustments, roller guides, and control panel operations for preheat and weld cycle.
• Regulate nitrogen flow and air pressure to piston.
• Make various adjustments to guides, vise, and payoff, including singular and multiple grinding head units.
• Set up grinding equipment, including setting and aligning grinding wheels to achieve proper rake angles, chamfer, and height.
• Set and adjust indexing cams, roller drives, and guides.
• Change wheels and belts; oil, grease, and lube equipment as required.
• Check and maintain coolant system and fluid levels.
• Set and adjust speeds and feeds to maximize operating efficiency.
• Use overhead electric hoist to load and unload coils from equipment.
• Use hydraulic and hand truck to move materials and products.
• Monitor the operation of multiple machines and assure product quality.
• Perform first piece and ongoing inspections using optical comparator and other instruments to check profile and dimensions.
• Check micrometers at the start of each shift and post findings.
• Keep and maintain required records, counts, information, and data.
• Perform routine maintenance on machines and post maintenance checks.
• Detect and report defective and unsafe equipment and materials, as well as unusual situations to the supervisor.
• Observe and obey all safety rules, practices, and procedures.
• Wear and employ all required safety equipment and devices.
• Clean and maintain equipment in a neat and orderly manner.
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of the job and apply skills and knowledge in a range of processes, procedures, and systems or require deep skills in a single area.
• Completes work with a limited degree of supervision.
• Provides guidance to other employees with less experience.
• Understands how the team integrates with others to accomplish team objectives.
• Provides solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or infrequently occurring based on practice and existing precedents or procedure.
• Takes a broad perspective on problems and spots new, less obvious solutions.
• Impacts the quality, timeliness and effectiveness of the team.
• May use discretion to modify work practices and processes to achieve results or improve efficiency.
• Use communication skills to exchange very detailed, complex information. Typically, within own team or closely related team.

Benefits

• 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.
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Retirement benefits
• Paid vacation, holidays & personal days
• Access to learning resources, including Lean Academy and online university
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED