R&D

Job Requirements and Duties

• Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding, including designs, maintenance, and repair.
• Plans details of work order procedures; gathers required tools and materials based on instructions and specifications provided for the job.
• Repairs and fabricates various items and equipment using cutting and welding techniques and equipment.
• Work with wrenches, ratchets, screw drivers’ pliers, air, and electric impact guns.
• Electrical knowledge: wiring 12-volt systems, following electrical schematics, crimping wires, making plugs for electrical connections, running, and tying up wiring.
• Plumbing knowledge: running hydraulic lines and hoses making sure connections are tight and there are no leaks.
• Welding, Fabricating and Torching: cutting truck frames to length, drilling holes, welding and mounting to fasten truck bodies and cylinders to beds. 
• Basic understanding of design techniques, principles, and tools necessary for the precise
• production of technical plans, drawings, models, and blueprints.
• Monitors the welding and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged by warping, distortion, expansion, or shrinkage.
• Able to read blueprints, schematics, or similar documentation, then build to those specifications.
• Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
• Assembles hydraulics onto garbage, refuge trucks according to directions.
• Capable of working with minimal supervision and instructions once trained.
• Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
• Notifies supervisor when faulty equipment or defective materials are discovered.
• Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
• Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.