Job Description

Overview

The position of Gas Tungsten Arc Welder (GTAW) involves providing a quality-welded product to the Pressure/Level focus factories and other cross-functional departments, requiring expertise in welding principles and practices.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate knowledge of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) principles and practices.
  • Interpret written welding procedures.
  • Interpret and fabricate parts from drawings and welding symbols.
  • Demonstrate safe behavior and techniques for storing and handling cylinders.
  • Demonstrate the proper use of equipment.
  • Comply with the equipment preventative maintenance (PM) program.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of welding inspection and testing principles and practices.
  • Weld using Carbon Steel, 316 Stainless Steel, Alloy 20, Monel, and Hastelloy.
  • Maintain the 5S rules and practices in the assigned work center.
  • Apply process knowledge in LEAN Manufacturing Principles.
  • Adhere to guidelines and procedures prescribed by ISO 9001:2008.
  • Perform all other functions/responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED.
  • Minimum 2 years Tig Welding experience.
  • Experience in leading a work cell of 3+ Tig operators.
  • Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Welding and mechanical skills.
  • Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
  • Good hand-eye coordination.
  • Proper use of measuring devices to determine size, length, angle, and distance.
  • Basic math skills: ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, fractions, and decimals.

How this job compares in Lenexa, KS

The local market in Lenexa, KS

Lenexa, KS is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Kansas as a whole we're tracking 25 other active welding openings from 19 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Kansas.

The most active employers in Kansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Watts Water Technologies (4), Boeing (2), and Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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