Welder

DEPARTMENT: Pit Products, BSR, Heavy Assembly
SUPERVISED BY: Welding Manager
STATUS: Full time non-exempt
Technique, Inc. is a Michigan-based stamping, tubing and welding facility offering the shortest lead-times and highest quality parts in the industry. We offer high-speed prototypes, ultra-low volume stampings, tubing and assemblies for production and emergency-based manufacturing for industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical and food processing.
Technique, Inc. is a group of highly skilled technicians who consistently strive to improve the tools, technology and processes which allow us to continue growing at an incredible rate. The company is dedicated to the success of each team member in a culture that values safety, integrity, teamwork, learning opportunities and results.

Position Summary:
This position requires use of MIG/TIG welding equipment in accordance with job and customer demand welding both stainless steel and carbon steel. Support the quality assurance team with part layouts and inspections, requiring knowledge of GD&T and print reading. The employee will complete welding assemblies to customer requirements.

Essential Job Functions:

• Set up and use MIG/TIG welding equipment to weld basic GTAW and GMAW mild steel joints
• Assemble exhaust assemblies, racks, and prototyping fixtures
• Perform 1 st piece table layouts and troubleshoot builds using CMM reports to get a good first piece
• Maintain job documentation
• Ability to load and run robot welder in auto and make needed repairs on assemblies after robot
• Investigate and correct issues that are found during a build and or inspection of an assembly
• Ensure that products shipped meet internal and customer requirements per CMM reports, blueprints, and AWS specifications.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Physical Expectations:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Minimum Environmental Expectations:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to manufacturing processes that include and are not limited to; fumes or airborne particles, hazardous chemicals, moving mechanical parts, industrial equipment, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED, vocational training
CREDENTIALS/LICENSURE: AWS Certification, forklift license preferred
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 1-2 years welding experience in an industrial setting
Position Type and Expected Hours:
This is a full-time non-exempt position with a minimum of 40hrs / week with overtime as needed. Note: days and hours required may vary.
Shifts include 1 st , 7:00a – 3:30p M-F, 2 nd , 3:30p – 2:00a, M-TH and Weekend Days 5:00a – 5:30p F-Sun. Shift premiums are available.

Position Requirements (Skills & Abilities):

• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Basic problem solving skills
• Ability to read blueprints and understand GD&T notation
• Ability to use hand and layout/inspection tools

TRAVEL
No travel is required for this position.
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a complete comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.