What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pipefitter position at Lincoln Electric?
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 11,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.
Location: Shelby - Shelby Township, MI, United States (US)
Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time
Function: Manufacturing
Req ID: 24944
Pipefitter
Job Summary:
Running air, hydraulic, and/or grease lines for machines.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Take direction from Leader and/or Supervisor
- Provide training and assistance to new employees.
- Provide feedback on job status to Electric/Pneumatic Assembly Supervisor.
- Assist in start-up/de-bug of equipment.
- Assure good craftsmanship on jobs that are being built.
- Follow and enforce good housekeeping practices with all department personnel.
- Know and understand due dates for jobs and schedule work accordingly.
- Work with Controls Engineers to correct any problems with design of the machine/controls.
- Recommend as appropriate work methods and/or materials that will improve existing designs.
- Travel as needed to assist in installations, de-bug, tryout, or problem solving at customer locations.
- Follow-up with supervisor on daily basis to report progress of job(s) being worked on..
- Recommend, initiate, or follow-up on engineering changes and document according to procedure(s).
- Assist in packing and loading of machines for shipment.
- Fill-in where required for absences.
- Order material and follow-up with Receiving when required.
- Must know how to read and interpret build prints.
Education and Experience:
Education: High School Diploma required.
Journeyman’s card or Journeyman status preferred
Experience: 5 years minimum experience as industrial pipefitter
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Repetition with activity; computer work.
- Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
The Lincoln Electric Company is a government contractor that complies with the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and requests priority referrals for protected veterans for our job openings.
Lincoln Cutting Systems does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Resumes submitted to any employee(s) of Lincoln Cutting Systems without a signed vendor agreement, by the Manager of Recruiting & Training, will become property of Lincoln Cutting Systems. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of The Lincoln Electric Company will not be considered binding terms. Lincoln Cutting Systems will not pay a fee to any third-party recruiter that has not coordinated their recruiting activity through the Recruiting Department.
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Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.