Pipe Welder Fabricator

Victaulic•Cookeville, TN

About The Position

This role involves executing defined manufacturing processes to produce conforming parts while meeting safety, quality, and production expectations. The core responsibilities include executing assigned manufacturing processes per standard work, following documented work instructions and inspection plans, and verifying part conformance at the point of use. Maintaining safe work conditions, proper PPE usage, and accurate data recording are also key aspects of this position. The role requires reporting to work during assigned schedules, following call-in protocols, and remaining at the workstation during working times. Adherence to Victaulic’s Code of Conduct, safety rules, and the use of required PPE are mandatory. Employees are empowered to stop work for safety or quality concerns and must escalate issues immediately. Producing conforming parts, meeting production targets, accurately recording output, and following known cycle times are essential for success. Decision authority includes stopping work for safety or quality concerns and escalating issues. Progression is signaled by consistent attendance, cross-training effectiveness, quality performance, safe operation of equipment, meeting daily attainment metrics, proper system utilization, skill growth, and positive supervisor assessment. Success is indicated by consistent attendance, low rework, safe behavior, and cross-training engagement. Progression blockers include rework trends, safety issues, poor attendance, resistance to learning, and low engagement. Performance is evaluated through a combination of documented system data and direct leadership validation, including Mendix data for productivity and supervisor feedback for safety, quality, and skill application.

Requirements

  • Qualified in one Welder / Fabricator role (Level 1).
  • All Level 1 Requirements (Level 2).
  • Qualified in two Welder / Fabricator roles (Level 2).
  • At minimum, holds Level 2 in both roles (Level 2).
  • All Level 2 Requirements (Level 3).
  • Qualified in three or more Welder Fabricator roles (Level 3).
  • At minimum, holds Level 3 in three or more roles (Level 3).
  • All Level 3 Requirements (Lead).
  • Consistent attendance.
  • Cross training effectiveness.
  • Quality Performance.
  • Safe operation of equipment.
  • Meeting daily attainment metrics.
  • Proper Mendix utilization.
  • Skill growth.
  • Positive supervisor assessment.
  • Low rework.
  • Safe behavior.
  • Cross-training engagement.

Nice To Haves

  • Provide floor support to production teams.
  • Support Victaulic Safety initiatives as an area representative.
  • Support Victaulic FEM initiatives as an area representative.
  • Assist Production supervisor’s day-to-day activities when needed.
  • Balance production when required.
  • Providing guidance / training to new welders.
  • Reinforce knowledge / best practices to welders.
  • Track training and reinforcement efforts.
  • Weekly touchpoints with employees and observations reported to supervisors.

Responsibilities

  • Execute assigned manufacturing processes per standard work.
  • Follow documented work instructions and inspection plans.
  • Verify part conformance at point of use.
  • Maintain safe work conditions and proper PPE usage.
  • Record production, scrap, and downtime data in required systems.
  • Escalate safety, quality, or process concerns immediately.
  • Maintain an organized and clean work area.
  • Report to work during assigned schedule.
  • Follow call-in protocol.
  • Remain at workstation during working times.
  • Follow Victaulic’s Code of Conduct.
  • Follow safety rules.
  • Use required PPE.
  • Stop work for safety concerns.
  • Follow inspection plans.
  • Produce conforming parts.
  • Stop work for defects.
  • Meet production targets.
  • Accurately record output in Mendix.
  • Follow known cycle times.
  • Provide floor support to production teams (Lead role).
  • Support Victaulic Safety initiatives as an area representative (Lead role).
  • Support Victaulic FEM initiatives as an area representative (Lead role).
  • Assist Production supervisor’s day-to-day activities when needed (Lead role).
  • Balance production when required (Lead role).
  • Providing guidance / training to new welders (Lead role).
  • Reinforce knowledge / best practices to welders (Lead role).
  • Track training and reinforcement efforts (Lead role).
  • Weekly touchpoints with employees and observations reported to supervisors (Lead role).
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