Welding Robot Operator - 1st & 3rd shift

Job Opportunity At The Rogers Group

The Rogers Group is a family-owned network of dynamic businesses, including StageRight and Rogers Athletics, creating solutions for markets from sports and entertainment to home food preservation. We thrive on creativity, collaboration, and delivering excellence.

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our team in Clare, Michigan. If you're ready to make an impact, we want to hear from you!

Inspect incoming material for quality specification and quantities. Receives and issues raw material to and from saws, trucks and storage area by operation of an overhead crane. Primary focus would be working on the robotic welder and fabrication of products utilizing other CNC machines. This would include programming, machine setup, operation and adjustment of process variables to meet quality demands.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The responsibilities listed below are not intended to be all-inclusive.

• Lifts work piece manually or using hoist and secures work piece in fixture or loads automatic feeding device.
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machine factors, such as wire feed speed, amperage, polarity, type of gas, and type of weld rod.
• Starts machine, engages feed, and observes operation.
• Inspects and measures machined work pieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Moves machine controls and guides to adjust machine.
• Unload welded parts from robotic welder and place on appropriate containers.
• Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
• Maintains accurate counts of parts; attaches labels or tags to finished part containers identifying customer, part number, quantity and shop order information.
• Maintains company quality, efficiency, and productivity standards.
• Reads job specifications (e.g. blueprints) to determine type of welding and material requirements.
• Examines finished work pieces to verify conformance with specifications according to operator inspection sheet, quality control plans and/or customer notes using instruments such as gauges.
• Reports defective materials or questionable conditions to the Crew Leader.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment and follows safety regulations.
• Additional duties may be assigned as required.

Qualification Requirements:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess basic math skills and ability to accurately read a tape measure.
• Knowledge of basic welding is preferred.
• Working with robotic machinery is preferred.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret the English language.
• Associates must have the ability to communicate internally and externally effectively and efficiently.

Reasoning Ability:

• Must have the ability to concentrate on tasks for long periods of time and be able to observe and receive information from all relevant sources.

Physical Demands:

• Frequent manual and finger dexterity required by the daily use of hand tools.
• Must be able to stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to bend, stretch, twist, reach, crouch, or kneel.
• Capable of lifting 50 pounds regularly.
• Position requires manual dexterity, arm-hand steadiness and a safety-minded individual.

Additional Job Information:

• The environment is active and fast-paced, with fabrication and production operating throughout the day. Requires the ability to stand for long periods of time.

All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination. Rogers Group is a drug-free workplace. We also conduct thorough background checks on all candidates as part of our hiring process.