Welding Engineer

Welding Engineer Needed - Belleville, Michigan

A leading automotive supplier near Belleville, Michigan needs a welding engineer. This is a full time, permanent, direct hire position offering competitive compensation, bonus potential, good benefits, paid holidays, and paid vacation.

Responsibilities

• Perform, recommend, and develop preventative maintenance procedures for all plant welding equipment including robotic systems.
• Evaluate processes and procedures to maintain or improve weld parameters and weld efficiency.
• Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Take lead on new job startup and engineering changes. This involves all aspects from PPAP run, setting up spare parts inventory, PM program, documentation, and training.
• Support new model launches and improvement teams.
• Ensures process capability by setting up preventative maintenance programs.
• Works with quality and tooling engineers on FMEA's and control plans.
• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and adjust.
• Generate process parameter sheets (work standard and weld parameter sheets) for all new incoming programs.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems. Participate in solving chronic process and quality issues. (corrective action, 8Ds etc.)
• Detect faulty operations, defective material, and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Perform weld inspection methods (cut & etch, ultrasonic and destructive testing).
• Ensure utilization of continuous improvement of current processes.
• Weld power source, wire feeder, torch, and reamer.
• Plasma cutting, grinding and rework application.
• Weld shielding gas technologies.
• Electrical enclosures and power requirements for welding.

Education & Experience:

• Previous welding engineering experience in a manufacturing plant setting is required.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; five years plus related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education & experience.
• Strong electrical maintenance troubleshooting skills.
• Metal stamping manufacturing maintenance experience is preferred.
• Technical, hands-on experience in manual & automated welding processes.
• Working knowledge of MIG welding processes.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, product design, safety, quality, and workflow.
• Excellent “hands-on” welding & training skills.
• Knowledge in robotic welding and material handling applications.
• Knowledge in robotic programming - Motoman and Fanuc robots.
• Understanding of electrical/controls circuitry and schematics.
• Computer literacy and good knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and weld drawings.

To apply: If you are a high performer and would like to work for an equally high performing company and you think the above opportunity is appropriate for you, we invite you to submit your resume in Microsoft Word format to: View email address on click.appcast.io

We treat all resumes with strict confidentiality. We will always contact you first before submitting your resume to our client(s) for review. If you do not receive correspondence, you are not a fit for this position.

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