Positions Available: Pipe Welder
Reports To: Production Manager / Foreman
Job Type: Full-time FLSA Status: Non - Exempt
Summary:
Lube-Power, Inc. (LPI) is a privately owned ISO 9001 certified essential small business founded in 1979. Our mission is to understand our clients’ businesses, budgets, and technical needs, enabling us to support them in accomplishing their goals. Our success is in our customer care, our quality of work and our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer seeking employees who agree with our values and take pride in their work. LPI’s main office and manufacturing facility is located in southeast Michigan in a suburb north of Detroit. We have globally been an industry leader in oil lubrication systems for over 40 years. LPI also provides custom solutions and manufacturing for other special industrial fluid and gas equipment, and packaging for a wide range of rotating equipment and industries and continues to increase our reach and capabilities.
Must be able to pass 6G welding test
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
FABRICATION:
•Must be able to tig weld, mig weld, and flame cut on carbon and stainless pipe
•Familiar with and adhere to the Company Core Values; policies – including LPI rules, procedures, work instructions and processes, ISO 9001:2008 Quality System requirements; OSHA Regulations and company safety rules.
•Responsible for implementing activities and details necessary to meet daily production goals and priorities established by the production schedule and internal build sequences as conveyed by each project Inspection Record.
•With direction from Pipefitter Leader, analyzes work orders and build sequences; interprets specifications, construction notes, shop drawings and related documents to gain understanding of job requirements, then works to complete job on time.
•Builds product alone or alongside other skilled tradesmen, both apprentice and journeymen. Layout, cut, fit-up, weld and fabricate various simple and complex pipe assemblies including hangers. Join pipe systems via welding, threading and bolting or other mechanical means. Assemble components as part of overall project.
•Ensures all products are built to the highest standard of quality, assuring production processes are adhered to and project is completed on time as scheduled. Makes repairs or reworks products which fail to meet standards. Ensures all welds are complete to include cleaning.
•At completion of each build process, ensures Inspection Record is properly filled out, signatures in place; MTR’s are attached; all effected drawings red-lined; red tags and punch list are filled out and attached or removed prior to requesting Shop Foreman for inspection.
•Daily communicates project status and progress/parts issues to PF Leader.
•Each day, records hours worked for each production process into Epicor manufacturing software.
MATERIAL CONTROL:
•Reviews project with Pipe Fitter Leader at commencement as back up - submits requisitions for missing parts, materials and consumables required for manufacturing to the Shop Foreman at the beginning of each project and as required. Production Manager is copied on all requisitions.
•Uses materials primarily from stock short racks as required.
•Upon project completion - clears job shelf, work bench and work area of all miscellaneous materials and restocks all hardware.
•Responsible for tool cabinet inventory as needed.
GENERAL:
•Suggests changes to increase efficiencies and/or improve quality of products.
•Responsible to follow established safety policies and accidental injury guidelines.
•Responsible to shutdown work area and assigned department tasks at end of work day.
•Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
Hourly Rate: $25 to $29 depending on experience.
If you are interested, please apply with your resume. We look forward to hearing from
you.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Schedule:
Work Location: In person