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Job description
Company / Location Information A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
This role is based in our McBee, SC facility.
Primary Function This position provides technical leadership for welding and robotic welding operations, ensuring compliance and driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, training, productivity, and cost performance.
Responsibilities ASME and AWS Code application and interpretations
ASME Code procedure and personnel performance qualifications
Diagnose welding equipment for proper functionality
Provide Technical guidance and assistance to welding operators
Manage welding training program toward ASME certification for new and existing welding operators.
Write and develop all PQRs, WPSs, and WPQs for ASME code vessels and maintain records.
Develop welding procedures in compliance with ISO 9002 standards
Welding Engineer-Robotic welding experience required
Develop new or modified current welding, robotic, and assembly methods, techniques, and procedures.
Discover new patterns of welding and robotic technology.
Prepares technical reports from research, development, and preventative maintenance investigations.
Establish weld procedures to guide the production team regarding specifications/processes.
Evaluate new welding and robotic field developments for possible application to current welding and robotic problems or production processes.
Coordinate and manage welding technical personnel in performing daily inspections of welding equipment to ensure workers' compliance with established welding procedures, restrictions, and standards
Work with training coordinator and operations teams to ensure training is relevant and practical and monitor training program to verify all documentation is up to date
Performs experimental welding to evaluate new equipment, techniques, and materials.
Assist in developing and maintaining work instructions in compliance with QMS requirements.
Responsible for interfacing with internal/external customers
Authorized to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality system.
Ability to troubleshoot shop floor weld, robotic, and assembly issues and quickly identify necessary countermeasures.
Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Metallurgy, or a related field, from an accredited university or college. OR a 2-year Technical Degree or Journeyman card with a minimum of 3+ years of applicable experience
Supervisory experience preferred
CWI/CWE certification through the American Welding Society is required.
Familiar with welding verification methods, testing methodology, and measuring devices.
Ample experience with Fanuc robotics welding applications (Fanuc preferred) and Laser seam trackers
Must be able to work with cross-functional department personnel for new equipment development, installation, and troubleshooting.
GMAW and RSW experience required and AWS member preferred.
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
We Offer Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.
ADA Statement & EEO Statement In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status.
We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.
Worksite address
mc bee, SC, 29101, US
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