Robotic Welder Operator

Central States•Springdale, AR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Robotic Welder Operator sets up, operates, and maintains robotic welding equipment. This position is responsible for robot designing/programming, welding robots, maintaining and troubleshooting, and implementing robotic welding for production. Provides “Right. On Time. Every Time.” products and customer service, both to external and internal customers, within company standards.

Requirements

High School diploma
2 Years of welding experience
Welder Qualification (will need to pass a qualification test as per AWS D1.1 for unlimited thickness in the 2G position).
Certified Robotic Arc Welder Operator
Current Certification on Crane and Forklift (if applicable)
Ability to operate assigned task and cross-train in at least two additional work tasks.
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
Customer and detailed oriented.
Exhibits a continuous improvement mindset with ability to verbalize ideas for process and workflow improvements.
Ability to use/read common measuring tools in the welding trade such as tape measures, squares, protractors, fillet weld gauges, v-wac gauges, cam-bridge gauges, do basic mathematical calculations, and use a calculator.
Ability to interpret welding symbols.
Ability to learn production operations.
Consistently exhibits and displays the company’s values of “Own It. Can Do. Act in Love.”

Responsibilities

Follows all plant safety procedures and uses all applicable personal protective equipment (PPE).
Holds other team members accountable for following all safety procedures, environmental control, process control and quality control practices.
Follows all setup procedures and work instructions as documented in the Operations System.
Reports all machinery issues to Maintenance promptly.
Cleans and resets work area at the end of each shift, including but not limited to sweeping the floor, placing items in the proper storage area, stacking pallets, restocking packaging, and dumping trash.
Accurately updates all records and visual tracking, whether written or electronic.
Cross-trains as directed and is willing to work at any production position in the plant, on a as needed basis.
Completes work as directed by plant management.
Uses/Operates hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as welding machine power sources, wire feeders, welding guns, air carbon arc gouging, oxy-fuel equipment, plasma cutters, angle grinders, needle guns, plate clamps, etc.
Interprets engineering shop fabrication drawings, fabrication standards, sketches and other specifications to plan layout, assembly and welding operations.
Inspects subassemblies and accessories visually and dimensionally to verify these meet the required specifications.
Uses tape measures, squares, protractors, rulers, and other measuring tools to lay-out, position and align accessories and subassemblies in preparation for the robotic welding process.
Loads and offloads the robotic welding cell.
Inspects weld applied in the robotic process and applies all required welds the robot couldn’t apply.
Uses the proper sequence of operations to execute assembly and welding of the parts as effective as possible, also to maintain/obtain the required geometry and to prevent distortion of weldments; when needed, uses jacks, turnbuckles, wedges and other tools to correct distortions.
Prepares joints and applies weds as per applicable WPS and fabrication shop drawings.
Cleans welds and adjacent areas removing spatter, slag, silicon islands as per welding code, applicable standards and customer specifications.
Visually inspects welds to ensure compliance with shop fabrication drawing and acceptance criteria in applicable welding codes.
Marks or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks.
Lift or move materials and finished products, manually or with hoists or cranes.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities are not limited to the list above and may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
401K Match
Education assistance available – Up to $5,250 each year
Profit-Sharing bonus or own it bonus
Medical – 100% employer-paid coverage available
Dental
Vision
Holiday pay
Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Program providing Confidential Emotional Support, Work and Lifestyle Support, Legal Guidance, Financial Resources and Digital Support
Care Guides to help employees navigate the complex healthcare system
Life insurance – 1.5x annual salary – 100% employer paid
Wellness Program – earn up to $1,200 annually when enrolling in a medical plan!
Health Savings Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability – 100% employer paid
Performance based merit increases
SHINE program – Employee Financial Assistance and Dependent Scholarships!