Weld Engineer

ACEMCO Incorporated•Spring Lake, MI

1d•$22 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

ACEMCO, a leading metal stamping manufacturer in Spring Lake, Michigan, has been in business since 1946 and is currently seeking a first-shift welding technician. A career at ACEMCO provides exciting opportunities to develop professionally. We strive to keep pace with our ever-changing world. Now is the time to define and own your future while helping shape ours.

Requirements

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
A technical and mechanical person who can troubleshoot robotic or resistance welding equipment.
Should be able to replace consumables on the robotic welders, such as contact tips, diffusers, libels, drive rolls, weld wire, and gas change over.
Resistance machine consumables would consist of electrodes, shanks, copper backing, weld nut locating pins, etc.
Able to change or replace weld fixtures, locating pins, proximity switches, air lines, air fittings, air cylinders, and clamping mechanisms when needed.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
Occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Able to lift to 40 lbs.
Perform the job safely while adhering to company safety standards.
Eighteen (18) years of age or older.

Responsibilities

Set up new and existing fixtures in the weld department.
Complete assignments established by the Production Management.
Work with the Engineering department on new fixtures and equipment.
Perform changeovers on weld equipment and weld schedules and obtain quality approval of submitted samples for production run approval.
Perform "in-process" adjustments on weld equipment as necessary.
Perform preventative maintenance on weld fixtures and accessory equipment in the weld department daily.
Built, installed, or repaired sensor or part detecting equipment on the weld machines in the weld department, assuring cable protection was in place.
Remove and replace weld consumables and components on given weld fixtures or machines.
Involvement in the continuous improvement of the welding processes.
Capable of performing all weld machine operations and running production equipment if deemed necessary to meet customer demands.
Perform maintenance on weld cells (pneumatic, electrical, etc).
Troubleshooted robotic and resistance machine problems, which would consist of wire feed problems, arc failures, torch contact, and sensor and gas flow problems for the robotic welders. Resistance troubleshooting areas would consist of air pressure problems, water flow problems, sensor problems, and weld-gun indexing problems.