Robotic Welding Programmer - Fabrication

JCB•Pooler, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

With over 80 years of innovation, JCB is the world’s largest privately owned manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. Operating 23 manufacturing facilities across four continents—including the United States, the United Kingdom, India, and Brazil—JCB produces a diverse portfolio of more than 300 products. These include telescopic handlers, backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, compact excavators, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, access aerial work platforms, rough terrain forklifts, and tractors. At the heart of JCB’s success are its people. As a family-owned business, we are accountable to our customers—not shareholders—which gives us the flexibility to focus on long-term innovation and delivering real value. This independence allows us to continuously develop advanced technologies and integrate them into equipment designed to perform in the toughest environments while maximizing customer productivity. At JCB, we stand behind our products—and our name—with pride and commitment to quality. The Robot Programmer develops, maintains and improves robotic welding programmes across the Fabrication team, including FANUC, IGM and KUKA systems. The role supports production, new-product introduction, fault recovery and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Minimum three years’ experience programming and troubleshooting industrial robots within a manufacturing environment.
Practical experience with robotic welding systems, preferably including FANUC, IGM or KUKA equipment.
Working knowledge of welding processes, robot safety, fault recovery and programme optimization.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, welding symbols and technical documentation.
Ability to support Fabrication production across shifts, including planned weekend or shutdown work when required.
Must pass any drug screens, background checks, and any pre-employment tests, which will be conducted in accordance with applicable law.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in robotics, automation, welding, electrical engineering or a related technical field.
Five or more years’ experience programming industrial robots within a fabrication or welding environment.
Experience programming multiple robot platforms, particularly FANUC, IGM and KUKA.
Experience commissioning robotic welding cells and supporting new-product introduction.
Knowledge of offline programming, PLC interfaces, industrial networks and robotic vision systems.

Responsibilities

Develop, modify and optimize robotic welding programmes across FANUC, IGM and KUKA systems.
Provide programming and technical support for robotic welding equipment throughout the Fabrication department.
Troubleshoot robot faults and production issues to minimize downtime and restore equipment safely.
Create and improve weld paths, sequences, touch-sensing routines and robot movements.
Support robot programming and process validation for new-product introductions and engineering changes.
Improve welding quality, cycle time, equipment reliability and process consistency.
Maintain controlled programme backups, revision records and supporting technical documentation.
Work with Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Maintenance and Quality to resolve robotic welding and fabrication issues.
Support the commissioning and production launch of new robotic welding cells and automation equipment.
Train Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance personnel in programme recovery, fault finding and controlled adjustments.