Welder - Production Jobs

With customers around the world and the United States, Bitrode is looking for someone to help maintain our World-Class Cell, Module, and Pack Battery Testing Equipment. We offer an extensive product line of battery formation and laboratory test equipment, as well as software tools, battery simulation and manufacturing automation tools appropriate to all battery applications and chemistries. We are looking for a Welder to join fabricated sheet metal parts by means of spot or MIG welding. Other operations that are completed in this department but are less frequent include TIG welding, soldering and plasma cutting.

We feel you would need to be able to...

• Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.
• Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding including designs, uses, maintenance and repair.
• Enough manual dexterity and stability as required for precision work.
• Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
• Basic understanding of design techniques, principles, and tools necessary for the precise production of technical plans, drawings, models and blueprints.

In order to do this role, you will need to have the following experience:

• Completed formal apprenticeship or successful completion of an in-company, training program, preferred but not required
• 1 year of welding experience, preferably with a product
• Able to weld components that are vertical, flat, or overhead.

Your Responsibilities Would Include

• Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
• Repairs and fabricates various items and equipment using cutting, burning, and welding techniques and equipment.
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
• Notifies supervisor when faulty equipment or defective materials are discovered.
• Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged by warping, distortion, expansion, or shrinkage.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
• Plans details of work order procedures; gathers required tools and materials based on instructions and specifications provided for the job.

Your Benefits Would Include

• Climate controlled welding department, not above 75 degrees.
• Medical with either FSA or HSA offering, dental, vision, life as elected, effective 1st of month following 30 days of employment
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid basic life and long term disability
• 401K available with company match after 6 months of employment