Weld Teardown

Midway Products•Monroe Township, OH

9h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 2nd shift position responsible for performing weld teardown inspections to ensure weld and assembly quality at defined intervals. The role involves documenting inspection results, communicating findings to production management, and initiating corrective actions for defective products. The position also plays a role in preventive actions to maintain quality systems and may perform related tasks such as LECO analysis and sample board preparation.

Requirements

Proficiency with tools such as Plasma cutter, vice, pliers, torque wrench, push-out tester, thread gages, calipers, micrometers.
Ability to evaluate welds per required frequency to verify thickness and degree of fracture.
Ability to perform weld nut push out to determine > specified minimum strength.
Knowledge of part inspection check sheet requirements for determining weld/nugget acceptance criteria.
Familiarity with documenting results on applicable work order inspection check sheets and SPC data entry.
Understanding and compliance with procedures, work instructions, and controlled postings including: Push-Out Destructive Testing Work Instruction, Rejected Material & Product Containment Work Instructions, Product Identification & Traceability Work Instructions, Visual SPC Operation Work Instruction, Weld Tear-Down Process Flow Chart / Weld Tear-Down Tool Box Training, and Beyond Minimum Customer Requirements Controlled Posting (Ford Customer Specifics).

Responsibilities

Performs all required Weld Tear-Down inspections for weld & assembly at defined intervals.
Documents all results on the inspection check sheet and SPC data entry where required.
Communicates with production area managers, team leaders and production team members of Weld Tear-Down inspection test status results.
Initiates nonconforming product reaction activities when product is found to be defective.
Initiates preventive actions to prevent potential nonconformity from data results indicating any trend which may compromise the quality of product, process, and/or quality systems.
Performs other essential functions related to WTD as assigned, inclusive of: LECO, the preparation of sample boards, and providing data for WTD / LECO charts.
Perform all required weld tear-down requirements utilizing appropriate tools.
Perform the evaluation of welds per required frequency to verify thickness and degree of fracture.
Perform weld nut push out to determine > specified minimum strength.
Determine welds / nugget acceptance criteria per part inspection check sheet requirement.
Document all results on the applicable work order inspection check sheet and SPC data entry where required.
Maintain awareness, working knowledge and compliance to relevant procedures, work instructions, controlled postings and other job-specific information.