Senior TIG Welder 2nd Shift

Ametek, Inc.; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. seeks a Senior TIG Welder in Alaska to lay out, measure, and align metal pieces for welding, and to cut and deburr components. The role emphasizes ensuring welds meet codes, continuous learning, and maintaining high standards of safety and organization.

Responsibilities include following standard work, identifying nonconformities, reducing waste, and training others in efficient execution. Proficiency with TIG welding and reading blueprints is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of TIG welding experience.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Basic computer literacy using Windows.
• Ability to read measurements with ruler and calipers.
• Ability to use basic hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Follow Standard Work with excellence and ensure quality.
• Identify nonconforming conditions and alert supervisor for remediation.
• Eliminate waste in workflow with team leads.
• Suggest ideas to improve safety, quality, throughput, and teamwork.
• Keep work area clean and organized using 5S.

Skills

TIG welding proficiency

Quality awareness

Safety mindset

Troubleshooting

Measurement interpretation

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Calipers

Measuring tools

Windows OS

Job description

The responsibilities of the Senior TIG Welder are: Layout, measure, and align metal work pieces prior to welding using straightedges, rules, and calipers. Cut and deburr metal components, assess welds to ensure they are clean, free of error and in accordance with relevant welding codes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Follow current Standard Work with excellence, including accountability for quality of work performed.
• Identify all out-of-standard and nonconforming conditions; alert Team Lead and/or Supervisor for remediation.
• Understand and identify sources of waste in the workflow and work with Team Lead / Supervisor to eliminate.
• Identify and propose ideas to improve safety, quality, throughput, and teamwork.
• Execute and maintain a clean and organized work area following 5S methods.
• Continuously learn new job skills within the workflow / plant to improve overall effectiveness of the organization.
• Perform all work according to area and AMETEK procedures and code of conduct.
• Able to execute standard work with support from others on complex tasks.
• Expert status in all aspects of Standard Work; setup, operate, troubleshoot.
• Fit, setup and operate all tools and equipment necessary to execute standard work. Proficient with TIG welding.
• All standard weld qualifications (SST, CS, Hastelloy, Monel, and other exotic metals alone or to others).
• Able to train others. Able to execute standard work with a high degree of efficiency and able to train others to improve their efficiency.
• Able to assess and resolve problems in execution of standard work with suggestions on improvement involved in A3 process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5-7 years’ experience,
• Ability to read and write in English
• Basic computer literacy using Microsoft Windows
• Basic math skills and ability to use basic measurement equipment (ruler, scale, calipers, tape measure).
• Ability to use various hand tools (wire strippers, pliers, wrenches, etc.)
• Stooping, kneeling, standing for long periods of time.
• Lifting (regularly up to 50 lbs.).
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision and depth perception.

Salary Range and Benefits:

Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance.

• health insurance coverage
• an employee assistance program
• life and disability insurance
• a retirement savings plan
• paid holidays
• paid time off