Eng – Welding

Eng – Welding

Requirements

• Completion of Welding Technologist/Technician Course from a Community or recognized college consisting of two years or more OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Must have minimum of two years in the Automotive Field as a Welding Engineering Coordinator or equivalent.
• Experience with Gas Metal Arc, Spot, Nut and Laser Welding.
• Practical experience with industrial robots.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Formet and Customer quality requirements are met by providing input in the development of weld processes and resolving welding concerns.
• Ensure that welding standards are followed; includes leading the launch of new projects; is responsible for compliance with COSMA standards and lessons learned.
• Creation and control of weld drawings by customer, project and process.
• Weld PFMEA creation and control.
• Participate in Tooling Design reviews and validate.
• Welding Check list buy offs – Launch and Pre-Launch.
• Capability / Repeatability studies.
• Tooling design updates – process changes.
• New technologies – studies, validation and implementation.
• Implementation and conformance to COSMA standards.
• Standardization of the acquisition, installation and validation of welding equipment in new projects.
• Rework procedure validation & Customer Approvals.
• Training – Develops and instructs internal training courses that involve the understanding and application of weld technologies.
• Weld monitoring Systems – prevention control implementation and tracking.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and cost reduction activities.
• Troubleshoot Weld Systems and Robotic Equipment to resolve welding related issues.
• Generating and upkeep of welding-related documentation, and audit as required.
• Maintain a sound understanding of customers’ product and engineering specifications.
• Use technical understanding of the welding processes and weld quality standards to ensure that weld quality is being upheld to customer requirements.
• Complete shift report for Team regarding issues encountered on shift for communication and direction for following shifts.
• Provide technical support to Manufacturing Services to help problem solve weld process issues.
• Support program launches in-house and off-site to ensure Formet’s Quality Standards are being met and in order to achieve optimal weld quality.
• Initiate and coordinate problem reports and containments.
• Establish, maintain and implement welding parameters to support production and Quality Assurance.
• Conducts weld inspection and analyze weld data, generate reports.
• Be an additional resource for Robotic weld touchups.
• Archiving and supporting Paxit system set up and training.
• Generate Weld PPAP packages.
• Participate as a Team Member with effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Lead / Assist in problem investigation and root cause determination.
• Participate in Product, System and Process Audits, including CSRs, as required.
• Audit and approve Special Material Requests and reworked material when required.
• Attend and / or Champion customer and internal meetings as required.
• Take initiative to follow through on completion of tasks / projects, PCR’s and weld-related GROW ideas.
• Cover for the other Weld Technicians if he/she is absent.
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency to achieve results.
• Perform all duties and promote themselves in a manner that reflects Formet Expectations and Formet’s Visions/Values through Magna’s Employee Charter.
• Follow and abide by all government, Legal, Magna and Formet rules and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of PPAP requirements.
• General understanding of process capability and analysis.