Job Description Summary
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities:
Role Summary/Purpose
With minimal supervision, welds metal components together with brazing and various arc and gas welding equipment to fabricate or repair products such as vanes, shrouds, and other components of turbine jet engines
Essential Responsibilities
- Sets up welding equipment, positions components to be welded, adjusts current input, selects gas and orifice, and regulates gas flow to obtain proper weld penetration and metal flow
- Performs specialized work on turbine air-cooled vanes and vane rings and other hot section components of turbo jet engines in accordance with technical specifications
- Fabricate necessary gas back up and chilled bars as required to perform efficient weld repair
- Welds metal parts together using both gas welding or brazing and any combination of arc welding processes
- Performs related tasks such as thermal cutting and grinding
- Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts
- Positions and clamps together components of fabricated metal products preparatory to welding
- Locates and repairs cracks in industrial engine cylinder heads
- Maintains work area housekeeping and assist in department/team housekeeping efforts
- Adheres to and follow all safety procedures, i.e., lock-out/tag-out; report safety concerns, use appropriate PPE as required, and follow all safety practices
- Assists with training of new associates
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Qualifications/Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
- Minimum 2 years of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)/Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding experience OR minimum 40 college credit hours in Welding from an accredited college/university including GTAW/TIG welding
- Welder certification on components is required in accordance with Quality Assurance Manual specifications; requires passing periodic welding proficiency tests
- Willing and able to work overtime and any shift
- Requires the ability to read, write, and speak the English language: interpret and follow written procedures, i.e. AWI (Aviation Work Instructions), etc., complete documentation, i.e. routers, etc., and follow verbal instructions
Desired Characteristics
- Associate's degree or 2-year certificate from an accredited college/university in Welding including GTAW/TIG welding
- Proven experience and willingness to be self-directed and identify improvement processes
- Ability and willingness to work effectively with others in a team setting
- Follow and promote safe work practices
- Communicate effectively with others
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No