Weld Watcher

Job Requirements

Education Skills and Aptitude:         

• Post Secondary Education
• Knowledgeable of the Solid Wire Department production processes and methods, machine and equipment capabilities and human resource requirements.
• Ability and desire to handle a production department with a Four-shift (24/7) operation.
• Sound judgment and be knowledgeable of welding with the ability to interpret welding results and to correct problems caused by manufacturing.
• Physically able to push pay-off stands, with up to 4,000+ pound coils of steel on them, from the rear stand position to the front stand position.

Minimum Experience Requirement: 

•    1 to 2 years of experience in Factory/Manufacturing Setting
•    Mechanical Aptitude

Job Responsibilities

• To report directly to the Shift Foreman on an ongoing basis and communicate all relevant matters pertaining to maintain a continuous supply of steel, of proper size and color code, for each assigned MIG / Subarc line.

• Butt weld the lead end of the coil into the tail end of the previous coil for all payoffs/horses which feed all MIG drawing lines. 

• Butt welds must be accurate and checked to ensure continuous wire movement. 
• To check the steel coil for knots.
• To deliver the appropriate coils of steel to the staging area from the steel storage.
• To split coils of steel, if necessary.
• To load the pay-off stands and identify the coils with the appropriate color code tag.
• To remove tangles, kinks, etc. that cause MIG / Subarc line stops.
• To follow all steel color code control procedures during changeover and at shift changes, including those used when alloy identity is required

• Abide by and actively support Lincoln Electric’s Environmental Health & Safety policies, practices and procedures with respect to protecting the environment, the conservation of natural resources and the Health & Safety of all employees