Hybrid Welder en PiovanGroup North America

Description

Thermal Care, part of PiovanGroup, is a leading manufacturer of process cooling equipment and systems for applications worldwide. As an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer, Thermal Care provides heat transfer equipment for over 50 industries and specializes in meeting the specific needs of our customers by offering both standard and custom designed industrial process cooling solutions. Some of the industries served include plastics, laser, heat treating, food processing, machine tool, plating, anodizing, chemical, die casting, optical coating, and printing. 
 

Role

The Welder uses hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. In addition, this role must follow blueprints, guidelines, and/or diagrams. This position reports to the Welding Supervisor and is located in Niles, Illinois.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions;
• Determine appropriate welding techniques;
• Fabricate components by using equipment to clean, prepare, cut, burn, and weld pieces;
• Verify welding results by inspecting and testing welds;
• Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits;
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers;
• Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications;
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals;

Requirements

Qualifications and Work Experience

• Position typically expects three (3) to five (5) years of direct/relevant experience based on scope of the position;
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods;
• Experience with overhead cranes;
• Experience assembling pump systems is desirable;
• Must be detail-oriented;
• Effective communication skills;
• Maintain composure in a fast-paced, stressful environment;
• Mission focused with a sense of urgency when required;
• Must have a positive attitude and foster a continuous improvement environment.

Physical and Mental Requirements

You will be expected to occasionally (1% to 20% of the time):

• Lift objects from one level to another (50 lbs. or less)
• Carry objects (30 lbs. or less)
• Sit in a normal seated position
• Climb stairs, ramps, ladders, etc.
• Stoop/crouch by bending your legs or bending down/forward at the waist

You will be expected to frequently (21% to 50% of the time):

• Walk around the facility on foot
• Reach by extending the hands/arms
• Add, subtract, multiply, divide and record, balance, and check results for accuracy

You will be expected to constantly (at least 51% of the time):

• Stand on your feet
• Understand, remember, apply, and communicate oral and/or written instructions or information
• Understand and follow basic instructions
• Organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology
• Apply common sense

PiovanGroup is a world leader in the development and production of systems for the automation of production processes for the storage, transport and treatment of polymers, plastic, and food powders. The Group is close to its customers, on a global basis, through continuous technical assistance and support from the design phase to the installation and start-up of the system. 

Customers, People, Innovation. These are the pillars of our philosophy that have led us to grow in a path that began more than fifty years ago, pursuing our development objectives with honesty, integrity, and transparency. 

PiovanGroup offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package including profit sharing, bonus plans, 401(k) with company match, medical insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, health club reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, and employee referral bonus program. 

PiovanGroup is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and offers employment opportunities to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability (except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement), veteran status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, HIV-positive status, possession of the sickle cell trait, genetic characteristics, political views, and any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.