Machines and Equipments involved
Hydraulic assembly fixtures
Robot welding
Manual Mig welding machine
Manual Arc welding machine
Type of Work
Spring cartridges welding
Brackets/ Yokes welding
SS parts welding
Packing frames welding (by arc welding)
Do assembly/ testing of products when there is less load of welding
Knowledge/ Abilities/ Skills required
Types of welding and their pros and cons.
What type of shape and configuration required on the parts before welding
Prerequisites for good welding
Steady hand and good coordination of hand and eye
Noticing molten metal flow changes
How many passes of welding runs are required
Defects in welding and their corrective actions
Tests required to know good quality of weld
Ability to identify visually quality of weld
Safety equipment for welding
Quality procedure for welding
Should be well aware of details of WPS document and PQR record related to welding process.
Important Hygiene factors
a) Cleanliness – Need to clean by self, the entire area under his operation.
b) Sincerity & Integrity
c) Punctuality – To be at work place 10 mins before the work timing.
d) Flexibility – Sharing other’s work when having less work on hand.
e) Efficiency
- Measure time required for one welding.
- Hourly & Daily monitoring of the welding done & its reporting.
- Working at 100% efficiency.
- Think alternatives to reduce the time per welding.
- Think how better and better quality welding can be done.
f) Multi Skilling – Learning related other work areas, to help flexibility & efficiency.
g) Communication - Need to be highly communicative.
Education
a) ITI in Welding plus
b) TIG/MIG welder certification/ Boiler grade welding quality certification.
Experience
a) 3-4 Year experience.
b) Should come with photos of welding done for various critical applications like boiler parts welding.