Braze Auditor & Coach — In Training

Trane Technologies; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K match

Paid time off

Job summary

Trane Technologies seeks a quality braze auditor to inspect brazing joints and processes, write reports, and develop QC monitoring protocols. The role offers on-site work and a path from braze auditor to braze coach, requiring attention to nonconformances and collaboration across teams.

Expect hands-on brazing tasks, training, and responsibility for quality records. Strong problem-solving and teamwork are essential in this hands-on manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• At least one year of brazing or welding experience.
• 3-5 years of brazing different cupper pipe sizes PP01, PP02 & PP03 a plus.
• Hands on production using small hand tools and shop equipment.
• Must have working knowledge in the use of MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, and Outlook).
• Active involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Must have demonstrated creativity and solid problem-solving skills.
• While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand; walk; bend, squat, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The team member may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Must be a team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to effectively build relationships with employees at all levels.
• Must have excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills.
• Must be flexible and able to work all hours.

Responsibilities

• Identify any nonconformance condition on the product.
• Process audits along the production lines.
• Review defective parts.
• Enter nonconforming material (NCM) data into electronic system.
• Assist with containment actions from customer warranty claims.
• Write report with evidence for each unit and report findings.
• Attend daily meeting to report findings MDI.
• Brazes together components to assemble metal parts as specified by layout, work order, or blueprints, using hand torch.
• Cleans joints of workpieces, using wire brush or by dipping them into cleaning solution.
• Selects torch tip, flux, and brazing alloy from data charts or work order.
• Connects hoses from torch to regulator valves and cylinders of oxygen and specified fuel gas, acetylene or natural.
• Turns valves to start flow of gases, lights flame, and adjusts pressure and mixture of gases to obtain desired color and size of flame.
• Brushes flux onto joint of workpiece or dips braze rod into flux to prevent oxidation of metal.
• Guide's torch and rod along joint or seam of workpiece to heat to brazing temperature and melt braze alloy to bond workpieces together.
• Examines seam and rebrazes defective joints.
• May braze together broken parts and cover holes to repair leaks.
• May melt and separate brazed joints, using hand torch, remove and straighten components, and rebraze joints to repair misaligned or damaged assemblies and be designated Brazer, Repair and Salvage.
• Complete classroom and DOJO training (copper to copper brazing, copper to brass brazing, copper to steel brazing and know the five stages of flux) Read, understand, and work from blueprints, schematics, bills of material
• Use measuring and testing devices as well as visual inspection to ensure the quality products and conformity to all prints, work instructions and Quality standards. Maintain required records including but not limited to quality checklists, inputs into specified electronic systems and reporting of all line issues into the appropriate data collection systems
• Adhere to all procedures and properly prepare and maintain records, in either written or electronic form, regarding safety, quality, productivity, preventive maintenance.
• Additional tasks as required by your supervisor or manager

Skills

Brazing experience

Team player

Problem solving

Communication

Reading engineering drawings

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Trane Technologies seeks a quality braze auditor to inspect brazing joints and processes, write reports, and develop QC monitoring protocols. The role offers on-site work and a path from braze auditor to braze coach, requiring attention to nonconformances and collaboration across teams.

Expect hands-on brazing tasks, training, and responsibility for quality records. Strong problem-solving and teamwork are essential in this hands-on manufacturing environment.