About this role
<p>Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric’s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential ‘Linc’ that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at <a href="https://www.lincolnelectric.com">https://www.lincolnelectric.com</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0px">Location: <strong>Fort Collins</strong> <br>Employment Status: <strong>Salary Full-Time</strong> <br>Function: <strong>Engineering</strong> <br>Pay Grade and Wage: <strong>USXX - Grade USXX Salaried 59</strong> $100,000.00 - $125,000.00<br>Bonus Plan: 10%</span></p> <p> </p> <p></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Lincoln Electric Automation – The Company</H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lincoln Electric Company has been the industry leader for over 30 years in the robotic automation of welding, cutting, material removal, grinding, and press brake operations. We have provided industry solutions to the fabricators of construction, agricultural, mining, off-road, energy, and transportation equipment. Through the expertise of our personnel we develop numerous specialty products that increase productivity and maintain quality. The innovative designs and solutions we create are produced to meet or exceed our customer expectations.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Position Summary</H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Responsible for collaborating with all teams, programming industrial robots both offline and online, developing weld processes specific to customer parts, setting up and executing engineered systems to meet or exceed company standards.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Qualifications Required</H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">High School Diploma or GED</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with GMAW</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">6+ years of experience programming ABB and/or Fanuc robots for industrial automated welding.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Must be able to take initiative to meet challenging project timelines and hour budgets.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Must be capable of reading and interpreting electrical and mechanical prints.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Must be capable of reading and interpreting weld symbols.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to use common hand tools including a digital voltmeter.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to develop and document procedures.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Computer fluency skills are required to effectively work in programs such as CAD, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook to perform misc. tasks.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to understand system layouts and/or technical manuals.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Skilled in organizing and high attention to detail.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Knowledge of the operating practices of fabrication and manufacturing.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to perform site inspections and/or approve installations.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability and willingness to advise, train, mentor, and assist other members of the robotic programming team.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Qualifications Desired</H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Basic SolidWorks skills.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with Electrical troubleshooting skills a plus.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience in heavy welding, TIG welding, and/or Plasma cutting.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Associate’s degree in a technical or industrial field.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Essential Functions and Responsibilities</H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Able to plan and execute daily and weekly scheduled tasks.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Able to keep work area clean and organized.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Coordinates, implements and verifies off-line programming efforts and online implementation of programming.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensures that project deliverables are in compliance with design specifications.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Integrating Robotic welding systems.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Developing robot welding processes.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Provides backup support for technical project related tasks for project managers.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Represents Lincoln Electric in business with customers, consultants, contractors, and other public and/or private agencies and organizations.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Assists the department manager in the estimation of labor hours and equipment needed for various jobs and projects, as input to the customer quoting process</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Promotes continual improvement in process and procedures.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Customer and internal training.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities:</span> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Coordinates front end reach reviews to ensure success of robotic application.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Promotes technical evolution of products and applications.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Six Sigma project activities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Documentation and database management.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Success Factors/Job Competencies</H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Critical Thinking skills required to coordinate, implement and verify complex activities for engineered projects to meet or exceed project management and customer expectations.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Behavior skills required include strong interpersonal skills, team oriented, ability to foster a cooperative business environment, hardworking, driven, detail oriented, ability to work independently with little supervision, ability to work well under pressure, ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, strong problem-solving skills, willing to travel, ability to adapt to a dynamic agenda.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and respect.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Must be able to bring projects to closure.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to coordinate, implement and verify complex activities for engineered projects to meet or exceed project management and customer expectations.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Physical Demands and Work Environment</H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Physical Demands: Work is a mix of standing, bending, squatting, lifting and walking and some long periods of sitting. There is frequent reaching, bending, pulling and lifting in relationship to components to be gathered and integrated. This individual must be able to occasionally lift 70 pounds and frequently lift 25 pounds. This position requires manual dexterity and visual acuity to utilize the assembly equipment and tools. This position requires utilizing ladders and working at height equipment.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Work environment: The noise level is usually moderate; temperatures in the customer work area may fluctuate with the seasons as the production area may not be air conditioned.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Travel: Driving between customer locations is required. Must have valid and insurable driver’s license. Flying to customer locations may be required. Must be able to travel 25% of the time.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Performance Standards</H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Annual performance appraisal.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Attainment of annual goals established between supervisor and incumbent.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Benefits Program</H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are proud to offer our full-time candidates a comprehensive benefit programs which include:<br> <br>• Health Insurance with HSA and FSA options<br>• Student Loan Debt Repayment<br>• Dental Insurance<br>• Vision Insurance<br>• Life/AD&D Insurance<br>• Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage<br>• 401(k) with a Company Match<br>• Paid Time Off<br>• Paid Holidays<br>• Paid Sick Time<br>• Bonus</span></p></div></div></div><p> </p> <hr> <p><strong>Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer.</strong> We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.</p>