POSITION SUMMARY Set up, operate and tend welding robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Reasonable Accommodations Statement To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential Functions Statement(s) Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines. Produces a weldment from numerous components to completed product. Safely operates a variety of hoisting and rigging equipment Ability to do set up and MIG weld Set up, operate and tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies. Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices. Inspect, measure, or test completed metal work pieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices. Record operational information on specified production reports. Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines. Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications. Assemble, align, and clamp work pieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components. Lie out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary. Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment. Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels. Remove completed work pieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools. Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications. Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools. Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records. Prepare metal surfaces or work pieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills. Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools. Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off. Tend to auxiliary equipment used in welding processes. Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Competency Statement(s) Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions. Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task. Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task. Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety. Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy. Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct. Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information. SKILLS & ABILITIES Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) Experience: 6 months to 1 year of related experience Computer Skills Ability to make minor adjustments to programs and use computerized controllers to operator robot. Other Requirements Ability legally accept employment in the United States. Ability to meet daily attendance requirements and to knowledge of how to use measuring tools and read gauges. Watts is committed to equal employment opportunity. We follow a policy of administering all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic disposition or carrier status, marital status, military or veteran status, minorities, or any other category protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, Watts will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs a reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources.