Welder

Tenneco Inc.; Kansas City, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco Inc. in Missouri is seeking a skilled welder to join our production team. You will apply MIG welding to assemble exhaust components and inspect welds to ensure quality while supporting production targets in a fast-paced environment.

This role requires following specifications, operating and tending to welding machines and robots, and maintaining a safe, efficient work flow. Strong attention to detail and reliable attendance are essential for success.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Successfully pass MIG welding test.
• Effective communication skills required, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Apply welding processes to meet specifications.
• Inspect and repair welds to support the production and assembly of exhaust pipe components.
• Tends to one or more machine tools, special purpose machines, industrial robots, or hand welder to machine metal work pieces to specifications.
• Meets and exceeds production rate.
• Lifts, positions, and secures work pieces for welding.
• Replaces worn machine accessories such as cutting tools or brushes.

Skills

MIG welding

Reading manuals

Troubleshooting

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

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At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

How do we make it happen?Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

Apply appropriate welding processes to meet specifications. Inspect and repair welds to support the production and assembly of exhaust pipe components. Perform as an active team member in performing other tasks within the cell. Tends to one or more machine tools, special purpose machines, industrial robots, or hand welder to machine metal work pieces to specifications. Meets and exceeds production rate.

Duties and/or Responsibilities

• Lifts work piece manually or using hoist and secures work piece in fixture or loads automatic feeding device.
• Starts machine, engages feed, and observes operation.
• Mig welds product parts to specification either by machine or manually.
• Inspects and measures machined work pieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Moves machine controls and guides to adjust machine.
• Replaces worn machine accessories such as cutting tools or brushes.
• Adds coolant to machine reservoir and turns valve to start flow of coolant.
• Files, sands, or shapes machined parts.
• Cleans machined parts.
• Tends machines and equipment other than machine tools.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or G.E.D. preferred.
• Successfully pass MIG welding test.
• Effective communication skills required, both verbal and written.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Successful proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and follow all manuals and standardized work instructions.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively multi-task.
• Follow all negotiated changes, projects, and orders through to completion.
• Solid organizational skills.
• Possess a strong work ethic.
• Possess a satisfactory work record and acceptable attendance record.
• Quality minded individual.
• Possess ability to work independently.
• Ability to adapt to frequent changes, delays or unexpected events.

Other Information

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The employee is regularly required to stand in place for long periods and uses dexterity of hands to handle and feel materials.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Fast-paced, results-oriented work environment.
• May encounter extreme heat, fumes, odors, dirt, dust, noise, and moving objects.
• Shall be in environments that sometimes are over 100o F.

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Will be exposed to Weld Dust which contains CrIII and trace elements of CrVI, while being provided Tyvek full suit, N95/N100 Compliant Full-Face Respirator, and other PPE.
• Possible skin exposure to Weld Dust, Paints, Chemicals, Cleaners, and other industrial fluids, all registered in the on-site MSDS.

Need For Driving or Travel

N/A

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities