Welding Technician Job Description
Welding technician
provides CNC programming support to multi-axis milling machines.
Welding Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Assess welding processes suitable for high volume automotive body construction applications
Procure materials, conduct weldability assessments, and develop weld schedules
Operate manual, automated, and robotic welding cells and prototype welding equipment
Manufacture and tear down welds and characterize attributes per specifications · Conduct non-destructive evaluation and destructive teardown of welded assemblies
Characterize mechanical and metallurgical properties of welded joints
Support plant trials, equipment life testing, and prototype builds
Assess welding process robustness to key manufacturing variables
Conduct welding trials to evaluate novel supplier welding capability
Performs sets up, operates and adjusts numerically controlled drilling and boring machines (with or without milling capabilities), grinding equipment or lathes to machine or smooth parts
Work from various instructions such as specifications, sketches, technical orders, blueprints and other written and verbal instructions within established methods and procedures
Welding Technician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Welding Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ASME, AWS, CWB, CSA, TIG, W59, II, W178.2, SNT-TC-1A, ASNT
Education for Welding Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the welding technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Welding, Education, Technical, Associates, Engineering, Technology, Manufacturing, Welding Technology, The College, Reading
Skills for Welding Technician
Desired skills for welding technician include:
Automotive fabrication technology
Basic math
Ariel lifts
Auto Desk Inventor
BobCAD CNC programming
CNC milling
CNC plasma
Forklifts
Pneumatics
Skid steer
Desired experience for welding technician includes:
Perform fusion welding, salt braze torch braze, plasma cutting, electric-arc, heli-arc and acetylene welding processes
Ensure that all documentation including specifications, blueprints and applicable tools, gages and fixtures are quality compliant and traceable
Participate in audits of processes, procedures and work areas
Move parts and materials to designate locations in accordance with normal material flow procedures
Keep equipment and surroundings neat, clean and organized
Perform related duties as required within the scope and skill level of this job function
Welding Technician Examples
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Welding Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of welding technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for welding technician
- Maintain welding machine & oven certifications
- Mentor welders/operators on their welding skills and knowledge, including WPS compliance
- Identify & correct welding personnel technical issues
- Identify & correct welding equipment issues
- Evaluate welder candidates and administer weld tests
- Train and qualify new welders in the weld school
- Lead / support teams to find root causes & corrections of welding issues
- Conduct documented, welding related classroom training of plant personnel
- Develop and implement welding process cost / quality improvements
- Interpret engineering prints to develop robotic welding processes and process documentation
Qualifications for welding technician
- To perform tasks as assigned by Team leaders, Facilitators, Engineers, per operation sheets, SOPs, EIs or instructions
- Able to read & understand operation sheet in English
- Minimum of 1 year of manufacturing experience OR 1 year of military experience in lieu of manufacturing experience
- Associates Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Technology
- Assembly or Test experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
- Experience operating laser machine, weld machine or bottle cleaning system a plus
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Welding Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a welding technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for welding technician
- Manufacturing Design Review of engineering drawings for manufacturability for welding processes
- Supports the welding department in development of tooling and fixturing
- Assist in the training of operators on all weld cell operations
- Work with Quality Engineering to develop capable processes to support and maintain a continuous flow of quality products to our customer
- Identify, support, and lead actions for implementing cost improvements/lean projects
- Support the research, justify and successful implementation for capital improvements
- Create and maintain accurate process documentation within all welding processes
- Assist the management of projects to develop new technologies and processes
- Shop floor engagement to exceed 60% of total time
- Conducts standardized tests to evaluate product performance and conformance to specifications
Qualifications for welding technician
- Previous welding experience or metal joining experience a plus
- Experience with hand tools, power tools, welding and metal cutting techniques with minimum of (5) years of relevant experience in the welding skills/trades are required
- Setup and operation of various welding equipment (MIG & TIG)
- Material prep utilizing metal cutting equipment (saw, oxy/acetylene torch/plasma cutting, ), operation of metal forming equipment (rolls, brakes, shears, punches, ) and basic machine shop equipment (lathes and drill presses) for preparation of project materials
- Able to follow instructions, read and interpret blue prints or other technical documentation, and take direction from others to fabricate/assemble various piping, pressure vessels and structural systems
- Observe guidelines and regulations to ensure a safe work environment for self and others
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Welding Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a welding technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for welding technician
- Must understand all lockout procedures
- Perform other basic welding and fabrication tasks as directed by maintenance supervisor
- Safely use hoists and hand & power tools
- Make up "Bill of Materials" as required
- Maintain records of racks repaired
- Maintain the area, tools and problems that may need attention
- Team player - must be willing to communicate and cooperate with co-worker for job and/or job duties
- Follow all general safety precautions procedures stated in the JSA (Job Safety Analysis)
- Work performed in a plant environment subject to GMP’s, Dress and grooming
- Prepares wires, electrodes, fluxes, and materials for test and evaluation
Qualifications for welding technician
- Coaching/mentor others to help increase both their skills and experiences in the welding field
- Certify on all welding processes in all positions used in the plant
- Displays technical competence, must understand the objectives of professional staff but requires some direction from engineers
- Strong automation background is an asset
- Familiarity with the ASME code is an asset
- Extensive site work/travel
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Welding Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a welding technician. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for welding technician
- Fabricate pipe in horizontal (fixed - 5G and rolled - 1G), inclined (fixed - 6G) and vertical (fixed - 2G) positions
- Read, interpret and troubleshoot engineering drawings
- Determine project requirements - scope, assembly sequences, and bill of materials according to engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions
- Calculate the quantity, size, and quality of material required
- Create various ad-hoc reports which may include querying multiple datasets and compiling results in a presentable format
- Bid and quote projects and order all welding materials needed to perform duties
- Also must be able to read and interpret PFD's, P&ID, and be able to draw project diagrams
- Will respond to emergency maintenance requests as required by supervisor
- Demonstrated knowledge of basic electrical
- Provides support to the production inspection requirements
Qualifications for welding technician
- Field projects will require shift work and extended work hours
- Previous work experience in associated field
- Ability to perform extremely detailed work with a high degree of accuracy in an individual and team environment
- Understanding and knowledge of industry standard for engineering and quality, applicable codes and specifications
- Completion of the gas technician apprenticeship and pass the final position qualification examination
- Ability to weld preferred
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Welding Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of welding technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for welding technician
- Performs the mechanical and basic electrical and basic instrument and control troubleshooting, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, inspecting and constructing of equipment and systems for the generation facility
- Performs various welding activities
- Work performed under the supervision of the hourly supervisor, as assigned
- Maintains all automatic welding equipment operational in production shops, assists Welding Engineer in performance of duties
- Must be able to operation and qualify on all automatic welding equipment
- May be responsible for the direction of hourly classifications utilized in maintenance and repair of equipment
- This position is on 3rd shift
- High School graduate, or equivalent, formal welding technical education (Trade School for example) is a plus but not mandatory
- Candidate should be proficient with AGTA welding and have a good working knowledge of SMAW, GMAW (automatic and semi-automatic), some SAW knowledge is a plus
- Experience with robotic welding is a plus but not mandatory
Qualifications for welding technician
- Ability to perform the physical duties of the position
- Associates degree in welding through a certified welding program or 7+ years experience with high school diploma
- 3+ years robotic offline programming
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship
- Knowledgeable in blueprint reading of all weld symbols, ability to interpret GD&T preferred
- Program welding robots using teach mode and offline software, Fanuc robotic and Weldpro experience highly preferred