Manufacturing Technician

Job Summary

AGCO is seeking a skilled Welder to join our team at our Taylorville, IL facility. As a key member of our production team, you will be responsible for welding materials to specification, ensuring high-quality products that meet our customers' needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, program, and perform preventative maintenance on welding equipment and local exhaust.
• Use MIG welder to assemble metal products to specification, from job order and document production data at a level of output that minimizes production delays.
• Produce strong, penetrated welds that are smooth, non-porous and consistent.
• Follow required procedures and use appropriate jigs and fixtures to assist in the assembly and welding process.
• Utilize quality checks to meet product standards.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area to 5S Standards.
• Implement all aspects of AGCO Lean and Quality Management systems.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required, technical degree or certificate in welding preferred.
• Previous welding experience required.
• Ability to use various tools including (tape measure, hand grinder, plasma cutter, acetylene torch, etc.), read blueprints and tape measure.
• Ability to read, write and use basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and angles).
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to follow precise instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with peers, managers and across departments.

Benefits

• Non-exempt/Hourly starting at $24.89.
• Health, life, and disability insurance, gainshare, 401k.
• Paid vacation.

Work Environment

You will work onsite at our Taylorville, IL facility to team up with your wonderful AGCO colleagues. While performing the duties of this job, the employee works with and near large machinery and equipment daily. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee is exposed to a variety of extreme conditions including temperatures ranging from 40F to 105F.

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or craw and frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands or arms. The employee must be able to stand for up to twelve hours per day. The employee must continuously lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must wear personal protective equipment (i.e. eye protection, hearing protection, safety shoes, gloves, sleeves, etc.)

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.