Team Lead Robot Weld Tech

Stoughton Parts Sales; Stoughton (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Stoughton Parts Sales is seeking a Robotic Welding Operator to manage daily operations in a robotic weld area in Stoughton, Wisconsin. The successful candidate will ensure team efficiency, adhere to safety policies, and perform quality checks on welding components. A High School Diploma with a Level II Certification and at least one year of manufacturing experience are required. The position involves mentorship responsibilities and contributing to a team-oriented environment. Basic to intermediate math and computer skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in manufacturing with manual or robotic weld operation.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations in robotic weld area.
• Ensure team efficiency.
• Understand and enforce safety policies.
• Communicate with other departments on materials.
• Complete quality checks.
• Inspect road safety components and ensure welds are correct.
• Rework weldments that don't meet requirements.
• Produce assemblies to quality standards.
• Read check sheets and prints for specifications.
• Understand robotic welding and basic programming.
• Perform maintenance and 5S housekeeping.

Skills

Basic to intermediate math skills

Basic to intermediate computer skills

Ability to train others

Leading and positively influencing others

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent with Level II Certification

Job description

• 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

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• 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

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