Weld Lead

Neighbors and Associates•Baxter Springs, KS

About The Position

Established in 2003, Tank Connection was founded on a need for superior customer service in the storage tank industry. Built on excellence and small town pride, Tank Connection is the international leader for bolted storage tanks. After transitioning into a 100% employee owned company, Tank Connection became a thriving organization thanks to dedicated employees with a relentless pursuit to outperform. See what Tank Connection has in store for your future! Position Summary: The Weld Lead successfully leads and instructs members of a welding team as well as performs standardized welding techniques, practices, and procedures to ensure quality fabrication of company products while following all safety guidelines.

Requirements

Certified to train welding procedures, practices, symbols, and techniques required to weld and/or fuse metals together.
Highly skilled ability to use hand and power tools associated with welding, such as chipping hammer, grinder, arc welder, and oxygen/acetylene torch including setup or connection of hoses, cords, and regulators.
Accomplished ability to read and comprehend blue prints and/or sketches.
Knowledge and ability to use common measuring instruments and hand tools such as tape measure, level, square, file or rasp.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Solid problem-solving skills.
Ability to contribute and work in a team environment.
Ability to demonstrate and inspect work for accuracy and thoroughness to ensure first quality of work.
Ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with people in course of work.
Willingness to work additional hours in order to meet tight deadlines.
High School diploma or equivalent (GED).
Certified in welding proficiencies through Visual & Fillet break or Radiography testing, Flux Core, Sub Arc, Tungsten Inert Gas and Gas Metal Arc welds in 1 through 6 Groove positions as well as welds in the 1 through 2 Fillet positions.

Nice To Haves

Certification from a trade or welding institute is preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads production employees in the welding department.
Trains staff in a variety of welding processes and methods to weld all types of metals to perform complete part fabrication in compliance with company quality standards.
Completes performance evaluations on department employees.
Maintains the welding schedule.
Exercise independent judgment in the layout, fabrication and selection of tools, materials, supplies, and equipment required to complete an assigned task.
Completes fit-up of structure, pipe, accessories and tanks.
Welds in flat, horizontal, and vertical positions.
Identify various metals and alloys such as mild & high strength steel, aluminum, and stainless as well as identify structural shapes.
Use measuring devices and gauges to determine thickness and size of metal.
Use an oxygen/acetylene torch for cutting metals.
Use a grinder and other hand or power tools required to grind, bevel, fit metals together, or remove slag.
Read and follow blueprints to determine structure or fit of parts that are being welded and are in compliance with the Method of Production Standard.
Maintain work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follow prescribed safety procedures.
Follow and instruct MOP, SWI, MES Station and Epicor.
Ability to safely operate and train to operate forklift.
May perform other duties as assigned.