RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE POSITION:
Perform a variety of technical welding (includes brazing and soldering) tasks including making analyses of and modifying designs, processes, techniques and equipment, making advanced calculations and setting up and demonstrating welding equipment and techniques; training of personnel on equipment and techniques used in the production environment; completion and filing of certification records and test results.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
1. Analyze incoming welding work orders, tasks and data for modification of designs, equipment, fabrication techniques and processes, determine requirements and improvements, originate documentation and execute the accomplishment of the tasks.
2. Maintain complete familiarity in setting up and demonstrating welding equipment for all welding processes used to obtain maximum effectiveness of new equipment and techniques at a high technical level.
3. Perform advanced technical calculations, analyses and checking of same.
4. Lead the practical steps for the hire of new welders by ensuring: equipment and test plates are available and set-up for testing, the candidate receives the instructions for testing (Weld process tests to follow documented Welder Applicant Test procedure, examples include: fillet for FCAW, fillet for GMAW, horseshoe for FCAW and GMAW, 8 hours for test), welds are evaluated after the test, paperwork is completed based upon the evaluation, results are presented to the hiring manager with recommendation, and the paperwork/plates are identified and stored for 1 year.
5. Lead the efforts to obtain certifications, re-certifications of new weld processes by ensuring: provide verbal and practical instructions and training of process to the welder (verbal and “hands on”), have materials available for official test, instruct welder on test protocol and uses proper paperwork (test traveler), ensuring equipment is working properly before testing, material is routed to correct departments for test evaluations (Sand Blast, NDT, etc)., paperwork is documented correctly, provides management results and resolves issues
6. Supports Welder Updates and ensures paperwork is documented correctly for such activities
7. Supports new welders by providing classroom training and practical training on processes before employees are released to the floor
8. Work with the Welding Mfg Engineering department manager to lead the efforts in maintaining weld training area materials to support training activities: identifying consumables, equipment and tooling, submitting approved procurement requests, maintaining inventory tracking, etc.
9. Support Root Cause Corrective Action efforts for workmanship and quality issues involving all processes.
10. Maintain the weld training lab and area. Organize, clean, and ensure safety compliance in area.
11. Perform Equipment checks (new equipment or significant equipment repairs as deemed necessary)
12. Perform Equipment maintenance and repair as needed
13. Hold equipment manufacturer’s repair and maintenance…