Welder

Eaton's ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Welder - 2nd Shift at our Hodges, SC facility.

The core hours are 3:30 pm - 11:30 pm, Monday - Friday.

The rate for this position is $22.83 per hour + $1 per hour shift premium.


This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.


What you'll do:

The Welder will set-up and perform metal joining and cutting operations, with ferrous and nonferrous metals such as (steel, stainless steel, aluminum, galvanized steel, and cast metals), with or without fixtures, using a variety of welding and brazing equipment, robot welders and housing saw.

In this function you will:

• Comply with the environment, health, and safety guidelines.
• Sustainment of 5S+ in area.
• Receive work assignments from supervisor or production control system.
• Input information into data collection system as required.
• Work from manufacturing information, sketches, drawings, oral and written instructions.
• Weld parts using proper machine settings and rod or wire and gas selections.
• Manually locate details on complex assemblies in welding sequence for a variety of non-repetitive structural assembly fabrication, with or without fixtures.
• Design and fabricate fixtures to aid in the welding process.
• Measure and align material, insuring dimensions conform to sketches and or drawings.
• Weld, grind, and chip parts as required insuring a clean and quality part.
• Perform routine maintenance on machinery such as oiling, manual clamp adjustments, and clamp/finger replacement.
• Frequently pushing or pulling up to 100 lbs; frequently lifting up to 50 lbs. In addition, use material handling equipment to load, unload, transport, and position heavy loads.
• Be familiar with all materials used to perform job functions. Follow material safety data sheet instructions.
• Utilize calipers, gauges, or other measuring devices to assure engineering standards to the .001 precision level.
• Perform statistical process control on machinery, as required.
• Flex to fabrication work areas as needed, including braze weld, robot weld, housing weld, Geka shear, coil machine, housing saw, accessory bend, press brake, downdraft, masking, and housing punch.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Must have a Welding Certification/Diploma in Basic Welding from an accredited institution. (i.e., Piedmont Technical College Basic Welding Certificate)

• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment, immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation

Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous experience of welding in a manufacturing environment
• Previous experience in sheet metal fabrication including experience with standard punch and bend tooling and processes.
• Previous experience reading blueprints, manufacturing diagrams or drawings, and/or operating instructions.
• Previous experience with measuring devices (i.e., tape measure and calipers)
• Previous experience with ERP systems including DMM and AS-400.
• Welding certification in MIG (i.e., Piedmont Technical College Basic Welding Certificate)
• AWS welding certification

Position Criteria/Skills:

• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Pushing and/or pulling up to 100 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Fine motor skills, typing, pushing buttons, etc.
• Proven problem-solving skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills as well as planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage by influence through solid relationships and process focus


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