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.

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