Senior Welding Process Leader (Manufacturing)

GE Appliances; Camden (SC); In loco; USD 100.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

GE Appliances, a Haier company, Camden, SC, seeks a Principal Manufacturing Welding Engineer to lead MIG and resistance welding processes for water heater tanks. You will own process standards, qualification, and continuous improvement to deliver safe, reliable production while collaborating with Quality, Maintenance, and Product Engineering.

You will drive weld integrity, first-pass yield, equipment performance, and cost savings, with leadership in root-cause analysis and change control.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or an associate’s degree plus significant automated welding engineering experience.
• 7+ years of experience in metal fabrication and welding engineering in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Preferred: Degree in Welding Engineering.
• Knowledge of PFMEA/FMEA and linkage to Master Control Plans (MCPs).
• Six Sigma or Lean Certification or significant related experience.

Mansioni

• Lead development and optimization of MIG and resistance projection welding processes, including weld parameters, joint fit-up, fixtures, tooling, consumables, and process repeatability.
• Establish and document approved process windows, set-up standards, weld schedules, and parameter change controls.
• Coordinate required process qualification and validation with Quality and Manufacturing.
• Lead investigation of weld defects, tank leaks, and recurring welding losses.
• Troubleshoot robotic welding applications with Controls and Maintenance, addressing weld paths, torch position, part presentation, clamping, and process timing.
• Own welding-related process failure mode and effects analyses and control plans. Define critical process characteristics, monitoring methods, reaction plans, and escalation requirements.
• Partner with Quality to establish weld inspection and testing methods, acceptance criteria, and measurement capability consistent with engineering requirements.
• Use statistical process control to detect and respond to variation.
• Lead welding-related changes through the established change control process.
• Support new product introductions, equipment specifications, supplier reviews, installation, and acceptance trials.
• Confirm welding capability, quality, and cycle time against agreed requirements.

Conoscenze

MIG welding

Resistance welding

Process optimization

Root cause analysis

Statistical process control

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Strumenti

Robotic welding systems

Quality control tools

Descrizione del lavoro

GE Appliances, a Haier company, Camden, SC, seeks a Principal Manufacturing Welding Engineer to lead MIG and resistance welding processes for water heater tanks. You will own process standards, qualification, and continuous improvement to deliver safe, reliable production while collaborating with Quality, Maintenance, and Product Engineering.

You will drive weld integrity, first-pass yield, equipment performance, and cost savings, with leadership in root-cause analysis and change control.