Sr. Welder

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.?

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Teledyne Marine Seismic designs and manufactures high-quality, reliable, and durable marine seismic exploration products. For over five decades Teledyne has set the standard for marine geophysical exploration equipment. Characterized by innovative designs, Teledyne's marine seismic products have earned a reputation for high performance, reliability and low cost of ownership.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Job Summary:

This Houston based position will weld metal components together with brazing and variety of arc and gas welding equipment to fabricate or repair products such as machine parts, plant equipment, motors, and generators. Performs manual and/or automated welding using resistance, electrical arc and open flame welding in natural or artificial atmosphere on all materials by performing the following duties.

Detailed Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions by using TIG, MIG, ARC, brazing, and/or soldering as appropriate and any combination of arc welding processes.

• Performs related tasks such as thermal cutting and grinding.

• Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts.

• Reads and interprets design drawings, sketches and verbal instructions and specifications.

• Exercises judgement, ingenuity, and initiative. Demonstrates ability to advise design and engineering personnel in up to the minute developments, new techniques and procedures and materials.

• Performs precision welding using the highest quality of workmanship.

• Demonstrates ability to accomplish all required layout, set up, clamping, fixturing, and measuring necessary within assigned tasks without seeking higher technical assistance.

• Performs all mathematical calculations necessary to complete assigned work.

• Performs routine repetitive high production tasks as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities but may provide technical leadership to lower-level welders including carrying out lead responsibilities in accordance with applicable regulations and laws and the organization's policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to training employees, planning, assigning, directing work, and resolving technically related work problems.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Oral/Written Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Records data; Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information. Able to communicate orally and in writing to all levels of the organization.

• Teamwork - Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Works with integrity and ethically.

• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values.

• Planning/Organizing - Uses time efficiently and effectively.

• Professionalism - Approaches other in a tactful manner; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

• Quantity- Meets productivity standards; Completes work in a timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.

• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedure including Personal Protective equipment (PPE) as required and wearing company issued badge when on company property; Reports potentially unsafe conditions. Uses equipment and material properly.

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment.

• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds o management direction.

• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.

• Initiative - Asks for and offers help when needed.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to the problems.

• Control Precision - The ability to adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle quickly and repeatedly to exact positions.

• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Technical Diploma or specialized welding certification required such as CRAW, CWI, or CWS. Minimum of 8-10 years welding experience required. Demonstrated ability to read and understand all drawings, written instructions, shop math and measuring equipment required to perform the job.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend work and safety instructions, correspondence, and memos. Requires demonstrated ability to read, comprehend and interpret highly technical publications, specifications, orders, sketches, and design drawings.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry and perform complex calculations. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend work and safety instructions, correspondence, and memos. Requires demonstrated ability to read, comprehend and interpret highly technical publications, specifications, orders, sketches, and design drawings.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to enter time and data into a computer system.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Continuously perform welding activities that may require movement of welding equipment, movement of parts/items to be welded and positioning of self to perform welds in various physical positions.

• Continuously operate machines that require the loading of materials into the machine, removal of parts from the machine, and entering/editing data in the machine. Frequently position self to perform the aforementioned activities which include moving about the machines, reaching above and below shoulder level to load and unload materials into machines. This position occasionally twists, stoops, and bends to perform job duties as well as to push and pull.

• Must be able to monitor machine operations and perform verifications of the physical attributes of machined parts. This requires close vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Must be able to understand/interpret specifications, drawings, and instructions.

• Frequently lifts and moves materials to be machined and parts that have been machined (up to 25 pounds). Occasionally lifts and moves items that weigh up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to research, comprehend and retain job related information and instructions.

• Ability to understand, offer and implement solutions to machining problems/challenges.

• Ability to frequently work near moving mechanical parts and equipment.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet requirements.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.

• Ability to use inspection and measurement tools in the verification of part dimensions.

• Occasionally communicates with managers and coworkers in the performance of job duties. Must be able to exchange accurate information and understand instructions and technical details.

• Must be able to maintain a clean and organized work area.

Other Qualifications

• U.S. Person for access to ITAR-Controlled Technical Data.

ITAR regulations dictate that information and material pertaining to defense and military related technologies may only be shared with US Persons unless authorization from the Department of State is received or a special exemption is used.

A "U.S. person" can be:

• A U.S. citizen;

• A permanent resident who does not work for a foreign company, a foreign government, or a foreign governmental agency/organization;

• A political asylee;

• A part of the U.S. government, or

• A corporation, business, organization, or group that is incorporated in the United States under U.S. law.

A foreign person is any person who is not a lawful permanent resident of the US and includes foreign governments and organizations.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ?

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day .

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.