Welder - Level 3

Swagelok; Ohio; On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Swagelok in Solon, Ohio, is hiring an associate welder for 1st shift. The role involves performing complex welding duties with guidance, troubleshooting welds, and meeting production targets.

Strong ability to interpret manufacturing prints and follow process sheets is required. Ideal candidates have a high school diploma, basic math, and mechanical aptitude, with a willingness to learn and improve continuously.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing prints and products.
• Basic computer skills.
• Basic shop math - simple stackups.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Troubleshooting skills.
• Understanding of gauges: calipers, go/no-go, comparator.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates lean participation when possible.
• Lead shift start-up meetings when required.
• Perform monthly or yearly preventative maintenance.
• Troubleshoot weld issues and ensure quality of welds.
• Understand and can weld process sheets.
• Complete set-up within target times to meet production goals.
• Assist supervisor and on-the-job training.
• Identify visual criteria for all parts.
• Use schedule to make decisions.
• Weld full range of exotic materials and apply welding principles.

Skills

Customer focus

Reliability

Integrity

Flexibility

Teamwork

Communication

Accountability

Education

High school or equivalent

Job description

Shift: 1st shift

City: Solon

Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between. That same dedication spans to our customers.

Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills-you'll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development.

We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging.

Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.

We hope you'll consider joining our team.

Position Summary:

At this level, the associate shall perform more complex duties per standard work including process changeovers and troubleshooting with minimal guidance or help from a trainer or supervisor. They can recognize and solve some non-routine problems.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• - Demonstrates effective participation in lean events when given the opportunity
• - Capable of leading shift start up meetings
• - Performs monthly or yearly PM (Preventative Maintenance)
• - Troubleshoots weld issues including external finish, internal / external dimensions, concentricity / alignment / angularity and material defects
• - Understands and can weld common process sheets
• - Demonstrates the competency to successfully complete the set-up within the targeted time and successfully achieves production target times
• - Able to assist supervisor and OJT (On the Job Training) in training
• - Able to identify visual criteria and features for all applicable parts
• - Can use the schedule to make decisions
• - Demonstrates ability to weld full range of exotic materials
• - Understands and applies the proper welding principal relationships.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

Required:

• - High school or equivalent

Preferred:

• - Basic understanding of manufacturing prints and products.
• - Basic computer skills.
• - Basic shop math - ability to do simple calculations such as stack-ups
• - Mechanical aptitude.
• - Troubleshooting skills.
• - Understanding of gages including calipers, go/ no-go, and comparator

Critical Competencies:

Customer Focus

• - Takes personal responsibility for quality and getting orders fulfilled on time

Reliability and Integrity

• - Looks for ways to improve daily
• - Consistently makes a positive impact on plant metrics
• - Will admit their own mistakes

Flexibility

• - Acquire new skills continuously when given the opportunity
• - Willing to work in other departments or sites when there is a need
• - Displays a positive attitude when changes are made

Teamwork

• - Works together with others to meet customer needs
• - Helps new associates adjust to the environment
• - Defines success in terms of the whole team

Communication

• - Shares ideas and information with others who might find them useful
• - Uses the continuous improvement system to get results
• - Listens with an open mind and gives reactions and opinions in a non-defensive, non-judgmental way.

Accountability

• - Accepts responsibility for good and bad results
• - Makes decisions that support the business without waiting for guidance when appropriate
• - Shows insight into how to achieve business goals

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

• - Good vision: Must be able to sustain effective visual inspection over an 8-hour shift.
• - Must be able to pass pre-employment and annual Vision Acuity tests
• - Lifting: