Weld Technician I - 3rd shift

Challenge Manufacturing•Spartanburg, SC

78d•Onsite

About The Position

The Weld Technician I provides production support by setting up, troubleshooting, and operating automated welding cells in a production facility. The role also implements best practices and proactively assesses welding and robotic applications. Technicians follow safety procedures, maintain and service equipment, support weld technician trainees, and help keep production cells operating effectively.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to safely and effectively perform job duties, including following work instructions, safety procedures, and company communications.
Industrial truck and aerial platform licenses.
Excellent verbal communication skills.
Experience with Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Successful completion of the Weld Tech curriculum with a passing grade; applies to external candidates.
Successful completion of the Weld Tech trainee period; does not apply to external candidates.
Weld Tech trainees must successfully complete a probationary period and corresponding qualification card.
Ability to read and interpret job element sheets.
Ability to navigate a teach pendant or flex pendant.
Ability to manually manipulate a robot or external axes.
Ability to use functional and go/no-go gages, hand tools, and hand measuring tools such as volt meters, micrometers, calipers, and tape measures.
Ability to practice and follow Challenge’s safety policies and procedures.
Ability to locate and troubleshoot the root cause of issues.
Understanding of welding processes.
Ability to lift or move material weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to contribute as a member of a team.
Demonstrates high performance standards, accountability, thoroughness, accuracy, reliability, honesty, and integrity.
Resolves conflict objectively and constructively, uses feedback to improve, works collaboratively, shares knowledge, and adapts constructively to change.
Works with urgency, rotates through job responsibilities, maintains the skills needed to perform the job, and attends work as scheduled.

Responsibilities

Follow safety procedures and protocols while servicing or maintaining equipment.
Mentor and support Weld Technician trainees.
Clean machines.
Perform weld tip and cap changes and weld gun maintenance.
Perform changeovers of stationary welders and automated cells.
Perform preventive maintenance on fixtures and cells, including proper lubrication of components.
Run the Red Rabbit process and troubleshoot failures, including adjusting sensors or switches as needed.
Adjust weld fixtures and understand the types, uses, replacement, and setup of common sensors.
Troubleshoot welding technology, including resistance spot welding applications, weld tips, tip force, shunt cables, and GMAW components such as nozzles, tips, diffusers, goosenecks, and welding torches.
Use Plex to document work, locate parts and components, access work orders and setup documentation, and find downtime codes.
Perform basic welding work involving resistance welding, projection welding, GMAW welding, and acetylene torch use.
Perform basic dispense-system tasks, including changing barrels and inspecting or replacing nozzles, fittings, and components.
Monitor and adjust nut feeders as needed, including checking nut levels and spear alignment and clearing jams.
Perform basic cell resets, including homing cells, robots, and tooling.
Touch up programmed robotic points.
Use hand measurement tools and gages and understand how to use a multimeter.
Update and relay pertinent information to the oncoming shift.
Move within or between work areas to support plant flow and customer needs.