Welder

Position: Welder-Equipment Repair

Location: Denton, TX

Job Type: On-site

Reports to: FM

Department: North American Operations

Position Purpose: Leadec Industrial Services Inc. is a leading provider of manufacturing support services to the global automotive industry. Our mission is to partner with industrial manufacturers by delivering manufacturing support services that have made a measurable improvement in our customers' quality, uptime and total cost.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 

· Demonstrates the values and business principles of Leadec.

· Works safely at all times.

· Complete tasks in accordance with standardized quality checklists

· Continually seek out opportunities to improve onsite activities

· Master skills associated with the versatility matrix

· Review current best practices resulting in efficiencies relating to time, material usage, and safety

· Live "Safety is Your Life" Program. Use proper personal protective equipment, i.e., hearing protection, steel toed shoes, safety glasses, etc., as required for the task at hand

· Removes and replaces pedestals from line using a fork-truck.

· Performs general maintenance/repairs on dollies and dumpsters.

· Removes/replaces part on dollies, dumpsters, and pedestals.

· Greases and lubes dollies and dumpsters

· Removes/replaces dollies from storage area using fork-truck according to production schedule.

· Manages the shipping and receiving of grates, paint dollies, and other items from the sand cleaning.

· Cleans specified dollies with scraper

· Use hand tools required for light fabrication.

· Performs cutting and welding for fabrication of materials.

· Coordinates grate and dolly shipments to grate burning contractors.

· Training Needed:

o Forklift license

o Other training includes but not limited to lockout, confined space, PPE, hearing protection, Haz-com, and fall protection

o Basic job skill training

o Welding test will be issued prior

· Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively.

· All other duties as assigned by Leadec manager.

 

Competencies:

 

· Managing Complexity

· Action Orientation

· Managing Tasks

· Open Communication

· Self-Management

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

 

· Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of Leadec and customer employees.

· Language Ability -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.

· Ability to read and understand written job instructions.

· Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, and multiplication of man-hours/minutes.

· Ability to perform basic reasoning and problem solving in an industrial environment.

· Ability to perform cutting and MIG welding for fabrication and equipment repair.

· Ability to follow standardized quality checklists and work instructions.

· Ability to safely operate a fork-truck to move equipment and materials.

· Proficiency using hand tools for light fabrication and repair.

 

Position Qualifications:

 

· High school diploma or equivalent.

· Previous experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment is preferred.

· Previous MIG welding experience required.

· Experience performing light fabrication, equipment repair, or general industrial maintenance preferred.

· Experience removing, replacing, greasing, and lubricating:

o Dollies

o Dumpsters

o Pedestals

· Valid driver's license required.

· Ability to obtain and maintain a Forklift License

· Welding test required prior to hire

· Basic computer skills

 

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key actions of the job:

 

· Required to talk and/or hear in an industrial setting (noise level is high). Frequently required to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for 4 -12 hours. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; climb or balance; kneel, crawl, stoop, or crouch.

· Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and focus adjustment.

· Work is performed in an industrial-manufacturing environment with occasional time spent working on a computer or at a desk.

Qualifications

As Described in the Job Description