Full-Time

Welding & Fabrication Lead

Posted on 4/19/2024

ReBuild Manufacturing

ReBuild Manufacturing

501-1,000 employees

Specializes in advanced manufacturing and automation

Industrial & Manufacturing

Senior

Tarentum, PA, USA

Requirements
  • Must be a certified welder and be able to pass ASME welding test
  • 10+ years of welding/fitting experience in a manufacturing fabrication environment
  • Familiar with heavy steel fabrication techniques, including manual and CNC fabrication equipment
  • Proven ability to lead a team in a heavy manufacturing environment
  • Advanced proficiency in reading, interpreting and explaining welding procedures
  • Ability to troubleshoot welding parameter issues
  • Ability to interpret engineering documentation
  • Capability to mentor and train others and to share knowledge
  • High school diploma or equivalent experience
  • Ability to use Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word)
  • Able to keep team members well informed and to draw on other's expertise when required
  • Ability to professionally communicate and work cooperatively with others
  • Ability to handle time effectively to meet critical benchmarks and production volumes
  • Judgment to follow instructions, prescribed routines, methods, and practices
  • Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple priorities
Responsibilities
  • Ensures welders are performing welding techniques properly and within ASME guidelines
  • Troubleshoots complex welding and fabrication and provides guidance to employees for those tasks
  • Prioritizes schedules to ensure maximum output
  • Uses various types of welding equipment and a variety of common hand and power tools
  • Guides employees in performing fit up and welding on most complex tanks
  • Programs welding robots, developing programs and methodologies for program structure
  • Troubleshoots welding program issues as needed and interacts directly with robot manufacturers to solve complex mechanical and program problems
  • Coordinates subassembly cells to produce volume needed to minimize work interruptions
  • Reviews schedules with supervisor and production staff
  • Provides manufacturing engineering with critical dimension data for specialty products
  • Reviews Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) jobs for completion
  • Coaches employees on standard and complex welding techniques and how to use the ERP system
  • Coordinates with other shifts to ensure proper material flow
  • Assigns and directs work based on needs of the shift
  • Provides advanced instruction and training to welding and fabrication employees
  • Provides feedback to management on an individual's progress, abilities and competence
  • Serves as a subject matter expert within fabrication, resolving complex issues with weldments and fabrication techniques
  • Ensures their own safety and that of team members
  • Maintains work area in a neat and organized manner to 5S standards
  • Coordinates manufacturing activities in their departments in absence of supervisor

Re:Build Manufacturing specializes in enabling local, competitive manufacturing through continuous improvement, proprietary software, digital tools, and intense collaboration, focusing on product innovation, advanced components, systems production, and industrial automation, leveraging cutting-edge enabling technologies and operational superiority to revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base. Their main product offerings include advanced components, systems production, and industrial automation, supported by cutting-edge enabling technologies and operational excellence.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$536M

Headquarters

Framingham, Massachusetts

Founded

2020

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

42%

2 year growth

238%