Temporary Welder (Nashville)

Are you looking for the right employment opportunity that not only has a great compensation package that is based on skills and experience but whose work is also meaningful? Join our Operations Team!

Who We Are

Sunrise Medical is committed to improving people's lives by providing innovative, high-quality mobility products and services that exceed customer expectations. Sunrise Medical is a world leader in the development, design, manufacture, and distribution of manual and powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and both standard and made-to-order seating and positioning systems.

What We Offer

• Excellent health benefits plans, which includes FSA and HSA options
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous vacation, paid sick time-off and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Wellness programs and benefits
• Education Reimbursement Program

POSITION SUMMARY: Primarily responsible for welding on a variety of parts in accordance to specifications and blueprints. May operate additional machinery and equipment to fabricate parts. Responsible for compliance to quality standards.

Principal Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Starts power supply to produce electric current.
• Preheats work piece with torch when needed.
• Strikes (forms) arc which generates heat to melt base metal to join edges of work piece.
• Manually guided TIG/MIG torch along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld and size of molten puddle.
• Applies filler rod manually to supply weld metal.
• Examines weld for bead size and other specifications.
• Welds in flat, horizontal and vertical positions.
• Responsible for fabricating a variety of parts in accordance to specifications and prints.
• Responsible for training and learning a variety or work stations by following training guidelines.
• Responsible for following all applicable safety/housekeeping guidelines. Performs necessary preventative maintenance.
• Responsible for following process sheets/work instructions, department area procedures on matters such as KANBAN and scrap/reprocessing. Responsible for reporting on variety of matters such as safety and training. Performs necessary inspections and documents as necessary.
• May work on special projects/assignments upon request. Including other departments based on production needs.
• Able to work in a team directed environment

Required Skills, Knowledge And Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• One year certificate from college or technical school; plus six months to one year related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Formal certificates in MIG and/or TIG welding are preferred.
• Must be able to interpret prints and use appropriate measuring devices, such as rulers, calipers, veneer calipers, etc. Must be able to obtain correct size filler rod. Must be able to MIG and/or TIG weld.

Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking – Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
• Initiative – Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked to or required by the situation.
• Thoroughness – Ensuring that one’s own and other’s work and information are complete and accurate; careful preparation for meetings and presentations; following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
• Establishing Focus – Developing and communicating goals in support of the business’s mission.
• Managing Change – Initiating, sponsoring, or championing organizational change; helping others to successfully manage organizational change.
• Fostering Teamwork – As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together cooperatively.
• Personal Credibility – Demonstrated concern that one be perceived as responsible, reliable and trustworthy.
• Flexibility – Openness to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one’s preferred way of doing things.
• Customer Orientation – Demonstrated concern for satisfying one’s external and/or internal customers.
• Oral Communications – Expressing oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others.
• Written Communication – Expressing oneself clearly in business writing.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Auditory Attention - The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Rate Control - The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Perceptual Speed - The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
• Response Orientation - The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Lifting/ Carry Weight - must frequently lift/carry up to 40 pounds. 
• Attendance - Regular attendance is required.
• Overtime - Must be able to work overtime, as required.