Snelling

Department: Fabrication / Robotic Welding

Reports To: Director of Manufacturing | Director of Production & Operations

Employment Status: Full-Time

1. Position Summary

The Robotic Operator is responsible for the setup, operation, monitoring, and basic programming of

robotic welding systems, including the robotic workcells. This role requires precision

attention to detail, mechanical aptitude, and the ability to maintain high first-pass yield and

throughput targets across automated production runs.

All employees are held to the standard of our non-negotiable core values: Integrity, Trust,

Discipline, Sense of Urgency, and Accountability.

2. Roles & Responsibilities

❖ Set up, load, and fixture structural steel workpieces on robotic welding stations.

❖ Input, retrieve, and modify weld programs using robot control interfaces for each job.

❖ Monitor robotic weld cycles in real time; intervene immediately upon detection of weld defects,

fixturing issues, or equipment faults.

❖ Perform first-piece and in-process weld quality inspections; measure welds using appropriate

gauges to verify size and profile.

❖ Conduct routine maintenance: clean wire conduit, replace contact tips and nozzles, check

drive rolls and liners, inspect torch necks.

❖ Coordinate with Welders/Fabricators to sequence material flow into robotic cells without

production bottlenecks.

❖ Document all production data, weld parameter logs, and equipment anomaly reports per shift.

❖ Identify and report programming errors, fixture deficiencies, or recurring quality issues and

recommend corrective action.

❖ Maintain cleanliness and organization of all robotic work zones per Factory OCD zone

standards.

❖ Adhere to all machine-specific SOPs and JSAs for robotic welding equipment.

❖ Follow all lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures when performing maintenance or clearing faults

within robot workcells.

❖ Support continuous improvement initiatives targeting reductions in man-hours per ton and

weld-hours per ton.

Preferred Qualifications

▪ 1+ year of experience operating robotic welding equipment or automated manufacturing

machinery.

▪ Demonstrated ability to read structural steel drawings and welding symbols.

▪ Understanding of GMAW (MIG) welding fundamentals — parameters, wire, shielding gas.

▪ Mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot equipment faults and perform basic preventive

maintenance.

▪ Ability to work with precision: this role directly impacts first-pass yield and OEE targets.

▪ Comfort operating computer-based robot control systems and interfaces.

▪ Experience with Fanuc robots, Prodevco OS, or AGT/Cortex control systems.

▪ AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) or Robotic Arc Welding certification.

▪ Background in structural steel fabrication.

▪ Experience with vision-guided welding or seam tracking systems.