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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for adherence to the Cardinal Rules of Safety.

• Lead, execute, sustain weld quality inspection of welded components, sub-assemblies and finished welded parts on-line, end of line and off-line to ensure compliance and conformance to engineering specifications, blueprint dimensions, material and quality standards.

• Monitor, track, analyze weld product quality inspection results/data to assure conformance to weld engineering specifications, customer requirements, and industry welding standards.

• Implement processes as applicable consistent and compliant with AWS D1.1 weld procedure specification, weld performance qualification specified standards while managing welding procedure qualifications and generating welding standard work procedures.

• Assist in conducting failure analysis and root cause analysis on welding quality issues.

• Direct, supervise, manage Weld School functions/staff, weld student training, testing, qualification, ongoing welder performance qualification testing and records.

• Monitor, enforce adherence to Critical Road Safety (CRS) tasks, including effective weld audits.

• Execute, control, analyze and improve tasks related to First Article Inspection (FAI), First Piece Inspection (FPI), layered process audits (LPA) and welded part sampling inspection/audits.

• Develop, refine, track, adjust GMAW weld parameter settings and ranges for wire feed speed, voltage, current, gas flow rate, travel speed including technique and other protocols.

• Provide technical expertise in the area of heat distortion and weld process control methods.

• Resolve distortion problems in production associated to welding with regard to application of heat.

• Recommend and implement new and improved welding technologies and practices, while implementing distortion control methods, providing assemblies with minimal distortion.

• Provide input for training welders to control heat input during production.

• Provide guidance in fixture design to incorporate distortion control methods/techniques.

• Evaluate welding processes and workmanship to ensure compliance with quality requirements, while providing best practices to minimize camber, shrinkage, and distortion due to fixturing and weld process including control on weld spatter and other weld imperfections.

• Interpret engineering drawings and apply requirements in weld inspection activities, select and use measurement gages to verify weld quality characteristics, and evaluate results to determine conformance to specifications.

• Actively participate in new product launch, pilot builds, weld defects/integrity analysis, weld joint discontinuities evaluation/assessment.

• Lead, execute APQP tasks for welding operations i.e. PFD, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, AIAG CQI welding system assessment, layered process audits (LPA).

• Support deployment of poka-yoke/mistake-proofing jigs & fixtures/clamps in welding, go/no go and functional gaging methods.

• Assist sorting, inspection, containment, and segregation of non-conforming material while facilitating problem containment at the source and speed to resolution.

• Assist in resolving issues with welding equipment, cutting processes in sheet metal.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Education:

o Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Welding Engineer, Weld Quality education with minimum 10+ years of quality assurance experience in welding operations, manufacturing, and/or assembly, Business Management degree a plus.

• Licenses/Certifications:

o Welding Engineer or Inspector certification i.e. CWI certification, AWS.

o Professional certifications i.e. ASQ certifications such as CQE, Six Sigma highly desired.

o ISO 9001 or IATF Internal Auditor experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

o Demonstrated understanding, fundamental working knowledge and experience in welding, manual and robotic weld operations.

o Extensive knowledge of physics, engineering, metallurgy, materials, welding, and standards to examine and evaluate welds as well as to plan, supervise, and document welding operations.

o Experience in ISO 9001, IATF 16949 requirements.

o Ability to lead, execute and influence stakeholders on decisions related to best manufacturing practices in welding, finished weld quality, results, capabilities, inspection, methods, technique without direct authority.

o Strong experience in leading / managing projects with demonstration of welding technical expertise.

o Strong understanding and demonstrated use of quality tools and principles such as 6-Sigma, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC.

o Strong technical problem solving skills, including root cause analysis with demonstrated use of personal technical competency.

o Proven success in the use of and mentoring of problem solving methods and statistical decision-making process.

o Strong analytical skills with the ability to thoroughly analyze, interpret data / information to make sound informed decisions.

o Experience in project management which may include planning, supervising, monitoring, and accomplishing the goals of specific project requirements.

o Knowledge of QMS assessment, measurement techniques, and the product development process.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $48.75 - $73.08/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Oregon,WI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.