Team Lead Robot Weld Tech

Stoughton Trailers; Stoughton (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Stoughton Trailers in Stoughton, Wisconsin, is seeking a qualified candidate to manage day-to-day operations in the robotic weld area. This role includes ensuring team efficiency, conducting quality checks, and enforcing safety policies.

The ideal candidate should have experience in both manual and robotic welding processes and hold a High School Diploma with a Level II Certification. The company values team communication, problem-solving abilities, and a strong commitment to producing quality work.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in a manufacturing environment with welding operations.
• Ability to train others and positively influence the team.
• Understanding of welding and cutting processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations in robotic weld area.
• Ensure team efficiency and compliance with safety policies.
• Perform quality checks and inspections of welds.

Skills

Manual welding

Robotic welding

Team communication

Problem-solving

Basic to intermediate math skills

Basic to intermediate computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Level II Certification in welding operations

Tools

Calipers

Height gauges

Inspection equipment

Job description

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations in robotic weld area.
• Ensure team efficiency.
• Understand and enforce safety policies and other company rules.
• Critically think to solve conflicts that may arise.
• Communicate with other plants and/or departments on materials.
• Complete quality checks.
• Responsible for inspection of road safety components within the cell in which he/she is working, ensuring that all welds are present and correct per the drawing.
• Responsible for reworking (or having another welder within the cell rework) any weldments that do not meet the requirements.
• Responsible for feedback to other welders on acceptable weld quality and reporting any issues with other welders to the Takt Lead. NOT responsible for reprimanding other welders for poor workmanship or other issues.
• Producing assemblies of metal work pieces to quality and efficiency standards, including repetitively lifting and placing metal work pieces and sheets into fixtures manually and repetitively, removing completed assemblies
• Reading check sheets and prints to determine specifications, such as parts and fixtures to be used, placement of parts, dimensions and tolerances, proper labeling of parts, etc., and accurately completing all required functions to ensure only quality product is produced and shipped to customers.
• Understanding and application of all assembly techniques used in weld, torch, plasma, etc.
• Thorough understanding and application of welding and cutting processes required in manufacturing of product.
• Understanding and application of robotic welding including but not limited to: basic programming, clearing faults, troubleshooting faults, basic computer programming for robotic weld cells, ability to train new employees on robot.
• Thorough understanding of welding and cutting gases and welding electrodes.
• Change over product verification and first article inspection.
• Troubleshoot errors with the assistance of maintenance or programmer.
• Performing maintenance and/or 5S housekeeping per established schedules
• Hand tool usage is required, but not limited to: calipers, height gauges, and other inspection equipment as required.
• Work and communicate in a team environment.
• Preform all assigned tasks in a safe, efficient, timely, accurate, and highly productive manner according to company policy.
• Contribute to the team effort to produce a quality product.
• Attend scheduled work hours on a regular and timely basis. Maintain good attendance.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.

Above is a list of the most important responsibilities and functions, which are essential to the position. Employees must be able to perform these essential functions satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Accommodations will be evaluated and provided to eligible employees on a case by case basis, depending on the employee's medical restrictions, work availability, the nature of the position, the position's essential functions and other relevant factors.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent courses in welding operations (manual and/or robotic) with a Level II Certification
• Minimum of 1 year experience working in a manufacturing environment with manual or robotic weld operation and set-up
• Licenses/Certifications: N/A
• Basic to intermediate math skills to analyze information and measuring equipment.
• Basic to intermediate computer skills
• Ability to train others
• Leading and positively influencing others

Training:

• Orientation
• Crane

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