What are the responsibilities and job description for the Weld Engineer position at KEEL?
Description
Combines practical welding work with higher-level administrative and technical duties. Develop weld procedure specifications, manage welding projects, supervise welding teams, and are involved with planning and preparation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, material science or equivalent (or Associate’s degree in these fields plus minimum 5 years heavy industrial experience).
TRAVEL
As needed.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk, occasionally stoop, kneel and/or climb; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. Ability to identify colors and make fine visual discrimination; ability to make fine judgment of texture. Ability to remember verbal and written instructions over a period of a few minutes to several days.
Work Environment
Keel is committed to continually improve effectiveness and awareness; this is communicated to all team members to ensure everyone is aware of:
Keel provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, service in the uniformed services, status as a protected veteran or spouse thereof, height, weight, marital or familial status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, Keel complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which Keel has facilities.
To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Keel will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, recruitment advertising, hiring, job assignment, promotion, demotion, discipline, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, or rates of pay, benefits, and selection for training. Provisions in applicable laws providing for bona fide occupational qualifications, business necessity or age limitations will be adhered to by Keel where appropriate.
Combines practical welding work with higher-level administrative and technical duties. Develop weld procedure specifications, manage welding projects, supervise welding teams, and are involved with planning and preparation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Create, submit, and manage WPS(s).
- Assign approved WPS(s) to new jobs.
- Leading welding projects.
- Analyzing engineering designs for welding requirements.
- Reviewing welding procedures, processes, and documentation.
- Assist in managing welding procedure qualifications and generating welding procedures to help the manufacturing and welding teams.
- Conducting failure analyses and cause analyses on welding issues.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Experience with ISO9001 Quality System rules, regulations, including planning and implementation. Also, NAVSEA and ASME experience preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and superior organizational abilities.
- Ability to take initiative, to maintain confidentiality, to meet deadlines, and to work in a team environment essential.
- PC-based computing experience (word processing-Word, spreadsheet-Excel, presentation- PowerPoint, documentation s/w, statistical software) essential.
- Experience with performing Internal Audits and Document Control.
- General knowledge of associated machinery and processing preferred.
- Broad knowledge of theory and principles of statistics and statistical process control.
- Diverse knowledge of inspection and control methods, techniques and documentation.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, material science or equivalent (or Associate’s degree in these fields plus minimum 5 years heavy industrial experience).
TRAVEL
As needed.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk, occasionally stoop, kneel and/or climb; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. Ability to identify colors and make fine visual discrimination; ability to make fine judgment of texture. Ability to remember verbal and written instructions over a period of a few minutes to several days.
Work Environment
- Exposure is frequent to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles - eye protection is required, and fumes, machine vibration, and noisy conditions, high temperatures, and occasional to a restricted space work area. All Keel locations are tobacco free where appropriate.
Keel is committed to continually improve effectiveness and awareness; this is communicated to all team members to ensure everyone is aware of:
- the quality policy
- relevant quality objectives
- their contribution to the effectiveness of the quality management system, including the benefits of improved importance
- the implications of not conforming with the quality management system requirements
- relevant quality management system documented information and changes thereto
- their contribution to product or service conformity
- their contribution to product safety
- the importance of ethical behavior
Keel provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, service in the uniformed services, status as a protected veteran or spouse thereof, height, weight, marital or familial status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, Keel complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which Keel has facilities.
To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Keel will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, recruitment advertising, hiring, job assignment, promotion, demotion, discipline, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, or rates of pay, benefits, and selection for training. Provisions in applicable laws providing for bona fide occupational qualifications, business necessity or age limitations will be adhered to by Keel where appropriate.
