Weld Engineer

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts research to develop and test new fabrication processes and procedures.


• Improve existing or develop new welding equipment.


• Develop new or modify current welding, robotic, and assembly methods, techniques and procedures.


• Discover new patterns of welding and robotic technology.


• Prepares technical reports as a result of research, development and preventative maintenance investigations.


• Establish weld procedures to guide production team relating to specifications/processes.


• Evaluate new developments in the welding and robotic field for possible application to current welding and robotic problems or production processes.


• Coordinated technical personnel in performing inspections to ensure worker’s compliance with established welding procedures, restrictions, and standards; in testing weld for compliance with national code requirements; or testing welding personnel for certification.


• Performs experimental welding to evaluate new equipment, techniques, and materials.


• Assist in development and maintenance of work instructions in compliance with QMS requirements.


• Responsible to interface with internal/external customers


• Leads team members in problem solving with regard to production, customer, and supplier concerns.


• Authorized to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality system.


• Ability to troubleshoot shop floor weld, robotic, and assembly issues and quickly identify necessary countermeasures.


• Enforce safety and sanitary regulations


• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities including maintenance and production personnel to quickly resolve tooling issues for Welding emergency conditions


• Performs other essential functions as assigned.