2nd Shift Robotic Weld Operator

Schutt Industries, Inc.; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Schutt Industries, Inc. is seeking a skilled Robotic Welding Technician in Wisconsin to support and maintain our robotic welding cells.

You will power up robots, service welding torches, and ensure safe operation, while coordinating multiple weld jobs to maximize throughput.

Candidates should have hands-on welding and robot experience, and be able to follow WPS variables with strong communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years GMAW (gas metal arc welding) experience OR 1 year experience with weld-related degree.
• Have good mechanical aptitude.
• Experience with AWS visual weld inspection acceptance criteria.
• Strong desire to drive productivity and quality.
• Have good written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Power up the robot and peripheral equipment such as power sources, coolant pumps, torch cleaners, and fume extraction units.
• Be capable of servicing the robotic welding torch and wire feeding system.
• Reset safety circuits and bring the robot back to operation after work in the work cell.
• Perform routine and preventative maintenance on torch cleaners, wire drives, torches, fixtures, and fume collection equipment.
• Load parts into fixtures, tack weld components, stack finished products.
• Follow all WPS variables.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area for optimal part/product flow.
• Manage the progression of multiple weld jobs while keeping the system running efficiently and maximizing productivity.
• Visually inspect finished welds, touch up discontinuities, clean and grind spatter as needed.
• Manually add welds where the robot can’t reach as needed.
• Document system problems and communicate them to the weld engineer or appropriate technician.
• Have a deep understanding of system safety, this includes in and around the work cell.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Ability to power up the robot and peripheral equipment such as power sources, coolant pumps, torch cleaners, and fume extraction units.

Be capable of servicing the robotic welding torch and wire feeding system. This includes servicing the torch, contact tips,liners,gas diffusers, insulators, nozzles, and changing the welding wire.

Have a basic understanding of the robot control panelso the robot can be brought back to operation after work has been performed inside the work cell. This includes resetting safety circuits and making sure the robot is in a safeposition.

Have the ability toperform routine and preventative maintenance on torch cleaners, wire drives, torches, fixtures, and fume collection equipment

Ability to callproperweld programsandaunderstanding ofprogram data/details

Load parts into fixtures, tack weld components, stack finished products

Follow all WPS variables

Maintain a clean and organized work area foroptimalpart/productflow

Manage the progression of multiple weld jobs while keeping the systemrunningefficientlyandmaximizingproductivity(applicants’ current efficiency will be reviewed and considered)

Ability to visually inspect finished welds, touch up discontinuities, clean and grind spatter as needed

Manually add welds where the robotcan’treach as needed

Capability to document system problems and communicate them to the weld engineer orappropriate technician

Have a deep understanding of system safety, this includes in and around the work cell

Other duties as assigned

Experience requirements:

Minimum of5 yearsGMAW (gas metal arc welding)experience OR 1 year experience with weld related degree

Have good mechanical aptitude

Experience with AWSvisualweld inspectionacceptancecriteria

Strong desireto drive productivity and quality

Havegood written and oral communication skills

TrainingRequired:

CompleteYaskawa basicoperationfor arc weldingwhich covers(offsite)

Robot safety

System power up/down

Tool Center Point

Motion types and control

Coordinate system

Obtain on the job instructionfor all robotic peripheral equipment

Continued education in robotic arc welding disciplines