Field Technician "Welding"

Clayton • Maryville, TN

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About The Position

The Field Technician assists with the design and fabrication of facility fixtures and tooling, supporting the Facilities & Operations Department. The role requires welding and fabrication experience, including custom MIG/TIG welding and work with stainless steel and other metals. The technician prepares, aligns, measures, cleans, fabricates, and assembles parts and equipment; reads blueprints and drawings; repairs tooling and equipment; and helps improve existing equipment and designs. Other duties include operating forklifts and overhead cranes, driving company vehicles as required, painting materials, preparing fabricated items for shipment to plants, and communicating needs for parts, equipment, and upcoming orders.

The technician must work independently with minimal supervision, follow instructions, meet daily production goals and critical shipping windows, and perform all work safely. Flexible hours and travel are mandatory. The job involves regular standing, walking, handling objects, and lifting or moving up to 50 pounds, along with other physical activities such as climbing, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.

Requirements

• Welding and fabrication experience is required.
• A technical school degree in welding, or equivalent experience/testing.
• Five or more years of welding and fabrication experience, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated mechanical ability.
• Knowledge of welding and shop safety.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Average communication skills and ability to follow directives effectively.
• Ability to meet daily production goals and critical shipping windows.
• Flexible hours and travel are mandatory.
• Ability to read and comprehend welding blueprints and drawings.
• Ability to read and comprehend English-language materials and communicate effectively in English with company employees and vendors/suppliers.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals as required by blueprints and engineering notes.
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Ability to stand, walk, handle objects, reach above the shoulders, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, lift or move up to 50 pounds, and use foot/feet to operate machinery.
• Vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and fabricating facility fixtures and tooling.
• Perform custom MIG/TIG welding and weld stainless steel and other types of steel, metals, and materials.
• Position, align, and set pieces in preparation for welding, and measure dimensions for conformance to specifications.
• Clean and degrease parts using wire brushes, grinders, or solvents.
• Under supervision, fabricate and assemble devices or equipment using metal-forming and cutting tools, including presses, punches, brakes, pipe benders and threaders, and drills.
• Read blueprints and drawings to fabricate designs.
• Repair tooling, equipment, and parts.
• Process improvements to existing equipment and designs.
• Operate forklifts and overhead cranes.
• Drive company vehicles as required.
• Paint materials.
• Prepare fabricated designs and materials for shipment to plants.
• Communicate needs for parts, equipment, and upcoming orders.
• Perform other tasks as requested.
• Perform all responsibilities safely and responsibly.

Benefits

• Flexible health, dental, and vision benefits package for full-time team members.
• Competitive 401(k) programs with investment options and company matching for full- and part-time team members after one year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Paid time for volunteering through the Clayton Impact program.
• Physical, nutritional, social, financial, spiritual, and occupational wellness programs, online or in person.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree