Senior Welder

Welding Technician

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Under limited supervision, welds metal components together with brazing and variety of arc and gas welding equipment to fabricate or repair products such as machine parts, plant equipment, motors, and generators and performs manual and/or automated welding using resistance, electrical arc and open flame welding in natural or artificial atmosphere on all materials by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Other duties may be assigned.

• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions by using TIG, MIG, ARC, brazing, and/or soldering as appropriate and any combination of arc welding processes.
• Performs precision welding of metal components using electron beam welding equipment. Reads and interprets technical drawings, sets up and operates welding systems, inspects weld quality, and maintains compliance with safety and manufacturing specification.
• Performs related tasks such as thermal cutting and grinding.
• Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts.
• Reads and interprets design drawings, sketches and verbal instructions and specifications.
• Exercises judgment, ingenuity and initiative. Demonstrates ability to advise design and engineering personnel in up to the minute developments, new techniques and procedures and materials.
• Performs precision welding using the highest quality of workmanship.
• Demonstrates ability to accomplish all required layout, set up, clamping, fixturing and measuring necessary within assigned tasks without seeking higher technical assistance.
• Performs all mathematical calculations necessary to complete assigned work.
• Performs routine repetitive high production tasks as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities but may provide technical leadership to lower-level welders including carrying out lead responsibilities in accordance with applicable regulations and laws and the organization's policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to training employees, planning, assigning, directing work and resolving technically related work problems.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Oral/Written Communication – Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Records data; Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information. Able to communicate orally and in writing to all levels of the organization.
• Teamwork – Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Ethics – Treats people with respect; Works with integrity and ethically.
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values.
• Planning/Organizing – Uses time efficiently and effectively.
• Professionalism – Approaches other in a tactful manner; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in a timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures including using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required and wearing company issued badge when on company property; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and material properly.
• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment.
• Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction.
• Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time.
• Initiative – Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 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.

• Must have recent experience operating Electron Beam Weld Equipment.

Education and/or Experience:

Technical Diploma or specialized welding certification required such as CRAW, CWI or CWS. Minimum of 8 years of welding experience required.

Demonstrated ability to read and understand all drawings, written instructions, shop math and measuring equipment required to perform the job.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry and perform complex calculations.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and comprehend work and safety instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Requires demonstrated ability to read, comprehend and interpret highly technical publications, specifications, orders, sketches, and design drawings.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to enter time and data into a computer system.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Basic Knowledge of ISO and/or AS9100Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/6 Sigma/KaizenKnowledge of specific software (design, analysis, ERP…)

Other Qualifications

• US Citizenship with ability to attain/maintain government security clearance.

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.