Welding Technician - Multiple Shifts

Ameron Pole Products•Lancaster, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Meyer Utility Structures (MUS), an Arcosa subsidiary, is seeking a Plant Welding Technician to provide welding and technical support to its Lancaster, South Carolina utility pole manufacturing plant. The position supports production through welding-process troubleshooting, process improvement, and conformance with welding procedures and codes. It requires hands-on welding skills, visual weld inspection experience, and experience using welding procedure specifications. As the welding subject matter expert, the technician supports production welders, supervisors, and other plant personnel; delivers hands-on and classroom training; assists with welding procedure qualifications; and oversees daily pole school operations. The role also maintains welder training, testing, and qualification records and participates in improvement projects. The position works one of two specified schedules: 9:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., Monday–Thursday, or 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., Friday–Sunday. The work environment includes production and non-production areas and plant grounds, with exposure to high and low temperatures and typical manufacturing-plant noise. Coverage beyond normal hours and work on weekends or holidays may be required.

Requirements

Have 3–5 years of FCAW, SAW, and SMAW welding experience.
Be proficient with weld inspection tools such as amp/volt/wire-feed/gas-flow meters, fillet-weld gauges, and undercut gauges.
Be able to read and comprehend welding symbols, welding procedure specifications, work instructions, drawings, and bills of materials.
Have working knowledge of AWS D1.1 welding procedure specifications.
Have working knowledge of weld filler materials and base materials.
Possess written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrate regular and predictable attendance, a positive attitude, and the ability to work well with a team toward a common goal.
Be able to work either 9:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., Monday–Thursday, or 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., Friday–Sunday.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and/or AWS Certified Welding Educator (CWE) certification.
Welding-related associate degree.

Responsibilities

Provide welding support as the subject matter expert to production welders, supervisors, and other plant personnel.
Troubleshoot welding techniques and routine equipment issues.
Maintain welder continuity, welding-equipment calibration, and flux-oven logs.
Evaluate, propose, and implement welding-process improvements to increase efficiency and quality.
Provide welding training on the shop floor and in a classroom setting as required.
Assist in qualifying welding procedure specifications.
Participate in internal improvement teams, welding improvement projects, and other duties as required.
Oversee daily pole school operations.
Maintain welder-candidate training, testing, and qualification records.
Provide hands-on welder-candidate training in FCAW, SAW, SMAW, plasma/oxyfuel cutting, and air-carbon-arc gouging.
Conduct classroom training on welding safety, welding and cutting processes, visual weld acceptance criteria, welding symbols, and drawings.
Provide hands-on pole layout and fit-up training.
Provide additional on-the-job training to production welders as required.