Welding Engineer

2 weeks ago

Covington, United States The Weir Group PLC Full time
Welding Engineer
Weir ESCO
Covington
Onsite

Purpose of Role:
We are seeking an experienced Welding Engineer or Welding focused Manufacturing Engineer to support our Mining and Construction bucket fabrication site in Covington, KY. The ideal candidate will have a strong background supporting steel sheet and plate welding processes in a production environment. This candidate will optimize welding process productivity, develop and deploy welding processes, implement ergonomic and human factor improvements, and automation. This role will be highly collaborative with a strong team.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It's a big challenge - but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual's contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

Welding Process Optimization
  • Analyze current state welding processes and standards.
  • Develop fixtures and tools which support product fabrication.
  • Develop, test, and implement improvements to productivity, quality, and safety.
  • Explore alternative processes and methods which can increase productivity, quality and safety.
Welding Automation
  • Develop and deploy automation to increase manufacturing productivity.
  • Automate flow of data to and from welding equipment.
  • Follow and benchmark industry trends and relevant R&D.
Design for Manufacturing
  • Partner with Product Design teams to optimize product designs for efficient manufacturing.
  • Develop Inspection methodology, tolerance analysis and process capability.
Technical Leadership
  • Mentor site staff who are eager to learn and advance welding capabilities.
  • Network among the ESCO sites to establish welding and fabrication best practices.
  • Foster a collaborative, innovative, and effective work environment.
Safety First
  • Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:
  • Bachelors of Science in Welding Engineering, Welding Engineering Technology or Engineering with an extensive background in Welding support.
  • Demonstrated success supporting and optimizing steel sheet and plate welding processes in a production environment.
  • Mechanical design, proficiency in CAD modeling and analysis tools with experience designing welding fixtures and production tools.
  • Background in ferrous metallurgy and failure analysis.
  • Experience with overlay, metal additive manufacturing, and castings are a plus.
  • Experience with machining process optimization is a plus.


Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir's technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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