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Job Summary

General Labor Level 1 performs a variety of standardized duties that result in the complete fabrication of motor frames and housings.

Quality Assurance

By adhering to Wenthe-Davidson’s instructions and procedures, customer satisfaction can be maintained.                                                              

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Set-up and production of various punching, rolling and welding machines to meet productivity and quality standards.

• Follow standard work instructions, including performing quality checks.
• Perform visual inspections of frame welds, surface condition and ring closure.

• Perform all operations within the cell and be interchangeable with other cell operators.

• Perform routine cleaning (i.e. dispose of scrap, wipe-down press and sweep area, etc.).
• Meet the attendance standards as state in the company attendance policy.
• This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and management may instruct you to perform other duties based on business requirements.

 Physical Demands

• The ability to lift up to and including twenty (20) pounds for up to eight (8) hours per day.
• The ability to bend and lift up to and including twenty (20) pounds between floor level and a height of six feet six inches (6’6″).
• The ability to pull or push up to 1100 pounds with motorized pallet jack.
• The ability to stand and walk on concrete for up to eight (8) hours per day.
• The ability to work in typical Wisconsin levels of heat and humidity.
• Manual Dexterity: The ability to use hands to manipulate objects (i.e. set stops, etc.).
• Quality Assurance: The ability to perform visual inspection of welds and surface condition to ensure quality standards.

Mental Demands

• Education: Basic general education.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret routine correspondence (i.e. job routings, warnings, etc.).  Ability to write and record information.  Ability to communicate with co-workers and understand oral instructions.
• Reasoning Skills: Ability to follow detailed written and oral instructions.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform basic shop math and measurements.

Preferred Qualifications

• The ability to perform equipment set-up.
• Knowledge of templates and punch patterns.
• Knowledge of completed piece dimensional and cosmetic requirements.
• The ability to meet the attendance standards as stated in the company attendance policy.

Job Summary

General Labor Level 2 work may be in machine operation or paint line operation.

Quality Assurance

By adhering to Wenthe-Davidson’s instructions and procedures, customer satisfaction can be maintained.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Machine Operation:

• Set-up and production of various punching, rolling and welding machines to meet productivity and quality standards.

Paint Line Operation:

• Identify the proper hanging and stacking pattern for each order
• Work with up to four (4) cell operators and a Team Leader to set-up the line and to hang, take off, and stack finished parts.

General:

• Follow prescribed operation sequence and assist the team in completion of all daily activities.

• Follow standard work instructions, including performing quality checks.
• Perform visual inspections to maintain quality standards

• Perform all operations within the cell and be interchangeable with other cell operators.

• Perform routine cleaning (i.e. dispose of scrap, wipe-down press and sweep area, etc.).
• Meet the attendance standards as state in the company attendance policy.
• This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and management may instruct you to perform other duties based on business requirements.

 Physical Demands

• The ability to lift twenty (20) to fifty-five (55) pounds for up to eight (8) hours per day.
• The ability to bend and lift twenty (20) to fifty-five (55) pounds between floor level and a height of six feet six inches (6’6″).
• The ability to pull or push up to 1100 pounds with motorized pallet jack.
• The ability to stand and walk on concrete for up to eight (8) hours per day.
• The ability to work in typical Wisconsin levels of heat and humidity.
• Manual Dexterity: The ability to use hands to manipulate objects (i.e. set stops, etc.).
• Quality Assurance: The ability to perform visual inspection of welds and surface condition to ensure quality standards.

Mental Demands

• Education: Basic general education.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret routine correspondence (i.e. job routings, warnings, etc.).  Ability to write and record information.  Ability to communicate with co-workers and understand oral instructions.
• Reasoning Skills: Ability to follow detailed written and oral instructions.

• Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform basic shop math and measurements.

Job Summary

Set-up and finish weld a wide variety of weldments to strict quality requirements with a variety of processes and equipment including robotic/ semi-automatic cells. Review and interpret drawings, specs and job instructions. Use jigs and holding fixtures as necessary to locate and position pieces and materials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Fit, align and weld or tack weld metal parts together following welding procedure specifications.

· Use jigs and holding fixtures where available to location and position pieces and materials.

· Efficiently produce quality welds.

· Inspects completed welds for defects and measures workpieces to ensure conformance with specifications.

· Perform or assist with post weld cleanup, inspection and repair.

· Perform setup in robotic/ semi-automatic welding equipment and make offsets, alignment, and parameter changes as needed to meet weld quality requirements

· Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

· Must be proficient with GMAW & GTAW. Experience/understanding of Plasma, Sub-Arc, Resistance/Projection, and/or Laser welding a plus.

· Education – H.S. Diploma or GED. Technical Diploma or Certificate in Welding preferred, but not required.

· Must be able to read and interpret prints, drawings, and specifications.

· Requires 3 to 5 years of experience in a combination of work and vocational training.

· Quality Assurance: The ability to perform visual inspection of welds and surface condition to ensure quality standards.

Physical Demands

· The ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds for up to eight (8) hours per day.

· The ability to bend and lift fifty (50) pounds between floor level and a height of five feet six inches (5’6″).

· The ability to pull or push up to 1,150 pounds with the assistance of a cart with wheels.

· The ability to stand for up to eight (8) hours per day. Operator stands on a padded platform for approximately forty-five (45) minutes of each hour and stands or walks on concrete for approximately fifteen (15) minutes of each hour.

· Manual Dexterity: The ability to use hands to manipulate objects (i.e. set stops, etc.).

Job Summary

Plan, analyze and coordinate the entire range of engineering programs and procedures. Ensure engineering team utilizes best practices and technologies. Accountable and responsible for all engineering functions. Direct supervision of the tool room and engineering departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Leads the formulation and implementation of Engineering department goals, objectives, and plans, ensuring attainment or course correction if needed.

· Manages staff in the daily performance of their jobs.

· Attends production meetings and interacts with team members and the shop floor to assist in setting short term and long-term priorities for engineering and tool room resources.

· Develops and administers project control systems, including Stage Gate and Program Management processes, for high visibility proposed and approved Engineering projects, ensuring that Engineering resources are allocated, focused, efficiently utilized, and that schedule commitments are met.

· Supports customer facing activities as needed, ensuring lead-times are met for custom modifications, quote requests, and other sales engineering requests.

· Performs engineering functions as needed to support volume of requests or vacations

· Works with operations to develop value streams that support customer JIT needs, provides the highest level of quality with the shortest lead time and promotes maximum efficiency and utilization of equipment and manpower.

· Analyzes data to evaluate the performance, reliability and safety of mechanical systems and tooling.

· Coordinates with other internal partners to identify new potential products and projects.

· Leads engineering projects, incorporates newest technologies, resolves engineering problems, approves process designs.

· Analyzes existing equipment for upgrades, new technologies, and additional processes for capital purchases. Aids in the quoting, selection, and recommendations to senior leadership.

· Shares expert technical guidance for engineering initiatives.

· Maintains effective communication between supply chain operations, production and sales teams.

· Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred), 10 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment and 5 years of management experience.

· Proficient in AutoCAD design software.

· Experience managing expenses and capital budgets, with strong financial acumen to develop compelling business cases.

· Proven ability to understand and apply continuous improvement methodologies.

· Project management capabilities.

· Demonstrated ability to train and develop people to enable them to be highly successful in their current roles and progress to reach career goals.

· Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people.

· Demonstrated history of holding self, internal/external teams accountable to deliver projects on time, within scope, and on budget.

· Proficient computer skills and familiarity with office productivity software such as spreadsheets and word processing and Enterprise Resource Planning software.