Welding Robot Operator

Kinney Manufacturing, LLC; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinney Manufacturing, LLC in Lincoln, Nebraska, seeks an experienced welder to lay out, fit, and weld fabricated metal components using arc and gas welding equipment. The role emphasizes reading blueprints and achieving quality welds in a safe, productive manner.

Ideal candidates have 6 months to 1 year of related experience, good English reading/writing skills, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. The team collaborates across departments to meet production goals with a strong commitment to

Qualifications

• Six months to one year related experience and/or training.
• Must be able to read, write and comprehend the English language.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• This is strenuous work requiring standing for extended periods and repetitive motions.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, fit, and weld fabricated metal components with arc and gas welding equipment.
• Interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams, or schematics to determine welding process.
• Produce welds that meet quality standards.
• Select best assembly/welding technique to perform duties safely and efficiently.
• Accept assigned jobs and complete within time frame.
• Ensure equipment is in proper working order at shift start.
• Work collaboratively or independently as needed; adapt to department needs.
• Document scrap and assist with cause analysis.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by Production Lead.

Skills

Welding

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Job description

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Working under limited supervision, lays-out, fits, and welds fabricated metal components together with a variety of arc and gas welding equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Interprets blueprints, specifications, diagrams or schematics to determine appropriate welding process.
• Produces welds that are consistent with the quality standards of IntoMetal.
• Determines best assembly/welding technique to perform duties in a safe, quality oriented, and productive manner.
• Accepts assigned jobs and completes them within the allocated time.
• Ensures equipment is in proper working order at beginning of shift or when starting a new job.
• Ability to work as a team or individually, as needed.
• Flexible to more departments as sales demand dictates.
• Document any scrap creation and assist with determination of reason for scrap.
• Any other tasks as assigned by Production Lead.

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted for the expected levels of education and experience required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Six months to one year related experience and/or training.

Communication Skills:

• Must be able to read, write and comprehend the English language.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Other Skills:

• Corrected vision and dexterous use of both hands.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• This is strenuous work requiring good corrected vision, balance, standing continuously for periods of up to 5 hours, and repetitive stooping, kneeling, reaching, pinching and lifting

Our Culture and Our Beliefs

Kinney Manufacturing strives to keep things simple. Some parts we produce have critical tolerance and very precise applications, but they are still a metal part. Based on this, we always need to keep our activities in perspective. We expect our team members to come to work each day with the expectation of working safely, making good quality parts and being productive. We then want our team members to go home and enjoy their time away from Kinney Manufacturing with their family and friends.

Kinney Manufacturing's commitment is to provide our customers, suppliers and team members with the information and/or materials to accomplish their activities efficiently and without drama. We want to communicate information clearly and only once, and then we all can have the expectation that the work will be completed.

We want to treat everyone that interacts with Kinney Manufacturing fairly and how we would want to be treated in return. Living by this simple concept should make it obvious how to solve problems and help others.

We believe that the key to maintaining and growing a successful business is to answer the phone when people call and deliver product on-time. Quality parts and a competitive price have become a requirement to be in business these days, and it is only with great customer service that our business will thrive.