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Welding Technician

by Express Employment Professionals

Position Type: Full-time
Location: London, ON
Date Posted: Jan 30, 2020
Experience: 2 Years
Education: College Diploma (2 years)
Express Employment Professionals

Job Description

Welding Technician
On behalf of our long-term client in the London area, I am recruiting for Welding Technicians to join the Quality Assurance team for a Manufacturing Automotive company. The ideal candidate would possess manual Gas Metal Arc Welding and practical experience with industrial robots.
Shift work in a Manufacturing Environment: Midnight / Afternoons / Days – Rotating Every 2 weeks

Welding Technician Required Qualifications:
  • Post-Secondary Education in Welding Technologist/Technician Course from
  • Manual Gas Metal Arc Welding practical experience
  • Practical experience working with industrial welding robots
  • Competency in welding metallurgy, basic GD&T, GMAW, AIAG Core Tools
  • Practical experience with measuring equipment; micrometers, calipers, indicators, height gauges
  • Competency in Problem reporting system, facilitating and auditing
  • Competency in Projection and Resistant Welding
  • Basic quality certification knowledge ideally related to IATF 16949
  • Competency in Fundamental NDE (Non-Destructive Examination) Techniques
Welding Technician Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Contribute to continuous improvement and cost reduction activities.
  • Support the WEC’s on new and existing programs.
  • Troubleshoot Weld Systems and Robotic Equipment to resolve welding related issues.
  • Generating and upkeep of welding-related documentation, and audit as required.
  • Maintain a sound understanding of customers’ product and engineering specifications.
  • Use technical understanding of the welding processes and weld quality standards to ensure that weld quality is being upheld to customer requirements.
  • Complete shift report for Team regarding issues encountered on shift for communication and direction for following shifts.
  • Provide technical support to Manufacturing Services to help problem solve weld process issues.
  • Support program launches in-house and off-site to ensure Quality Standards are being met and in order to achieve optimal weld quality.
  • Support pre-production buy-offs for welds when required.
  • Buy off of the First-Off / Mid-Off processes and set up verifications to ensure it is being done correctly.
  • Initiate and coordinate problem reports and containments.
  • Establish, maintain and implement welding parameters to support production and Quality Assurance.
  • Conducts weld inspection and analyze weld data, generate reports.
  • Be an additional resource for Robotic weld touchups.
  • Archiving and supporting Paxit system set up and training.
  • Be dedicated to generating Weld PPAP packages when required.
  • Participate as a Team Member with effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Assist in problem investigation and root cause determination.
  • Participate in Product, System and Process Audits, including CSRs, as required.
  • Audit and approve Special Material Requests and reworked material when required.
  • Assist in the training of production personnel in all weld quality requirements when required.
  • Attend and / or Champion quality meetings when requested.
  • Take initiative to follow through on completion of tasks / projects, PCR’s and weld-related GROW ideas.

How to Apply for Welding Technician:
Please submit your resume with ‘Welding Technician’ in the Subject line by email to Kaitlyn.Kirby@ExpressPros.com. Due to the volume of applications only the most qualified candidates will be contacted for this opportunity.