Lead Welder

TrinityRail is hiring a Lead Welder at our Jonesboro, AR plant.

Our products are an integral part of the supply chain that helps fuel our lives and our economy. Over the last 85 years, Trinity Industries has grown to over 6,000 employees strong with the common purpose of Delivering Goods, For the Good of All.

The Lead Welder position is a great opportunity for a resilient, team-minded individual who doesnt stray away from a challenge.

What You'll Do:

Lead a team by assigning tasks

Use jigs/holding fixtures to lay out pieces to be welded according to blueprints, layouts, schematics or work orders and uses manual/semi-automatic/automatic welding equipment to join, surface, fabricate and repair parts of metal or other weldable materials

Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications and perform minor maintenance to equipment

Apply appropriate welding processes to join, surface, fabricate and repair parts of metal or other weldable materials according to layouts, work orders, blueprints, schematics and sketches using manual, automatic welding and/or semi-automatic welding equipment

Lay out and mark weld points on parts or subassemblies

Position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures, guides and steps using measuring instruments and hand tools

Observes all standard safety practices and maintains and completes all required records

Assist in the completion of all tasks to meet deadlines

Maintain and improve quality

Make welds to stainless and carbon steel

Perform full welds to subassemblies and to the tank

Hand weld in all positions, fillet and groove

Perform repairs to subassemblies for final product

Perform oxy-fuel welding

Perform carbon arc welding

Conduct multiple NDE tests

Follow all safety rules and practices

Performs as Level 4+ Welder

Acts as subject matter expert

Coaches & trains lower level Welders

Lead team by assigning tasks

May be involved in safety committees or initiatives

Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum of 4-6+ years experience