Robotic Welder

Job Position: Robotic Welder

Location: TEMPLE, TX 76501

Pay Rate: $18.00/hr

Shift: 5:30am-4pm

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Welding Robot Operator sets up and operates ABB robotic welding equipment and related automated welding cells to produce metal components according to blueprints, work instructions, and quality standards. The operator loads and fixtures parts, selects approved programs, monitors welding cycles, inspects completed welds, makes authorized routine adjustments, and documents production results. This position works with Welding, Quality, Maintenance, and supervision to maintain safe, consistent, and efficient operation.

JOB COMPETENCIES:

• Personal Effectiveness - Meets established timelines; follows through to ensure completion of assigned objectives, seeks feedback to improve performance, and demonstrates a positive, "can do" attitude
  • Innovation and change - Looks for opportunities to improve processes and learns and develops new skills, and is resourceful and enthusiastic in responding to new challenges
  • Fostering Teamwork - Is open and honest in dealing with others, demonstrates commitment to team objectives, and helps the team to address them
  • Quality Services - Accept responsibility, and takes action to address quality issues
  • Integrity - Adheres to a standard of ethical conduct that promotes trust and open communication, earns trust by living up to commitments, and can be counted on to keep confidences

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Maintains punctual attendance and notifies supervisors in advance of absences or tardiness
• Reviews blueprints, work instructions, and specifications; verifies the correct material, parts, fixtures, and revision before production
• Performs required pre-start safety and equipment checks and reports damaged guards, interlocks, fixtures, cables, or other unsafe conditions before operating the cell
• Loads, unloads, orients, and securely clamps components in fixtures using approved lifting and material-handling methods
• Selects the approved part program through the ABB controller or teach pendant and verifies the fixture, consumables, and authorized settings before starting the cycle
• Starts, stops, and monitors automated welding cycles for correct sequence, torch position, wire feed, shielding-gas flow, and equipment operation
• Remains outside the safeguarded area during automatic operation; never bypasses guards or interlocks and follows authorized entry and lockout/tagout procedures
• Inspects completed welds and part dimensions using approved visual criteria, gauges, and measuring tools; recognizes common weld defects and process variation
• Segregates and identifies nonconforming parts, notifies the supervisor or Quality, and follows approved rework or scrap instructions
• Makes only authorized routine adjustments, replaces approved consumables, and cleans torches, nozzles, sensors, and fixtures; escalates program, teach-point, or repair changes
• Performs manual tack welding or weld touch-up only when trained, qualified, and instructed to do so