1st Shift Band Weld Operator
Band Weld Operator -Monday-Friday, 5:00am- 3:30pm
Pay Range $19.91-$20.97/hour
Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future.
It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of 54,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.
What You’ll Do
As a Band Weld Operator, you’ll be part of our Stanley Black & Decker team located in East Longmeadow MA. You’ll get to:
General Responsibilities:
Perform various duties to set up, operate and maintain equipment to automatic band cutter automatic welders, grind and anneal a variety of sizes and types if Bi-Metal, Carbide, Carbon and other types of bands saw blade material of various widths, thicknesses, and tooth configurations to produce finished band saw blades; following standard, established methods, practices and procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Receive coil stock and cut to proper size based on cut tags for welding on multiply weld lines. Adjust welding machine clamps for blade width, thickness and tooth spacing. Set time and temperature controls as required, clamp ends of blade in machine, position flash guard and actuate cycle. After welding, and preliminary anneal depending on size and type of blade, transfer welded blades to grinder. Perform periodic visual checks for proper weld, alignment and tooth spacing at weld.
- Use grinding wheel and/or belt grinder to remove welding flash from both sides and back of welded blade. Check back of blade as required with dial indicator. Move blade to gullet grinder and grind flash from gullet and shape welded gullet to match original shape.
- Maintain welder jaws clean and free from flash. Periodically reverse jaws or remove and replace as required. Dress abrasive wheel and remove and replace as necessary. Complete required documentation.
- Perform regularly scheduled daily, weekly and monthly maintenance of all machines and equipment. Disassemble, clean, lubricate and repair as required. Post required information to maintenance log sheet. Some operators calibrate, adjust or repair gauges and precision measuring instruments used on the job.
- Observe and obey all safety rules, regulations and practices and employ all safety equipment and devices.
- Perform other similar or related duties as required or directed. (this position requires you to run a wide width band weld line)
Climate:
Demanding, fast-paced position resulting from deadline pressures, simultaneous competing demands and changing priorities
You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
Requirements:
- Knowledge of charts, specifications, and micrometers
- 1-2 years experience preferred
- Use of numbers including decimals
- Light physical effort required, equivalent to lifting, pushing, pulling 5 to 25 pounds
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
What You’ll Receive
You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:
- Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools and storage company, with a leading presence in engineered fastening. We’re visionaries. Industry 4.0 innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.
We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.
Who We Are
We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
Benefits & Perks
You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.
What You’ll Also Get
Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.
EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.
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