Welder Equipment Repair

stellantisexternalcx; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

stellantisexternalcx in Warren, MI is seeking a Welder Equipment Repair professional to perform preventative and corrective maintenance on welding and robotic equipment. This role requires strong diagnostic skills with PLCs, HMIs, and robot programming, and the ability to work from blueprints, layouts, and specifications.

The position involves setting up and maintaining welding machines, jigs, fixtures, and related components, with focus on ensuring reliable production welding operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Apprenticeship certificate as Welder Equipment Repair, or 4 years of related training/experience.
• 8 years of Welder Equipment Repair experience accepted in lieu of apprenticeship.
• Experience with mechanical and electrical equipment and blueprints/drawings.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on welding and robotic equipment.
• Set up, test, and maintain welding machines, jigs, fixtures, and related controls.
• Diagnose electro-mechanical systems using instrumentation and troubleshoot welding equipment.
• Read layouts and specifications to support production welding operations.

Job description

The Welder Equipment Repair role is responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance, layout, installation, diagnostics and repair of all welding and robotic equipment. The Welder Equipment Repair will utilize skills and knowledge of pneumatic design, hydraulic design, electrical circuits, Controls Hardware design, electrical panel design, PLCs (Programmable Logic Controller), HMIs (Human Machine Interface), robot programming, and device communication networks (DNET, ENET, and Profibus) to support the manufacturing operations.

Additional responsibilities include setting up, testing and maintaining all equipment used in production welding operations such as welding machines and equipment, jigs, fixtures, mechanical devices such as ejection and material handling devices, safety devices, electrical components and controls, hydraulic components and controls, and pneumatic components and controls. Candidate must be able to perform incidental tasks as required to complete the larger task.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to work any shift and work some overtime, including daily, weekend and holidays
• A U.S. Department of Labor Completion of Apprenticeship Certificate as a Welder Equipment Repair or a minimum of 4 years of combined experience and training similar to that required in a bona fide apprenticeship program as Welder Equipment Repair or 8 years of experience as Welder Equipment Repair.
• Experience as Welder Equipment Repair in a manufacturing or automation environment
• Experience with mechanical and electrical equipment
• Experience working from blueprints, drawings, layouts or other specifications
• Controls experience supporting manufacturing operations including knowledge and troubleshooting experience to locate and diagnose trouble in welding systems or equipment
• Capable of using instrumentation, both mechanical and electrical, to perform diagnostics of the systems electro-mechanical functions
• Experience in preventative maintenance including replacing broken or defective components in robotic equipment or machines, and tooling

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience replacing, adjusting, altering and maintaining welding guns, cylinders, cables, tips, holders, adaptors, transformers and any electrical or mechanical devices pertaining to welding operations either automatic or manual
• Strong mechanical aptitude including knowledge and troubleshooting experience with pneumatics and hydraulics
• Experience working with AC and DC electrical
• Strong computer skills
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems

This position offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Relocation and travel expenses will be the responsibility of the applicant.