Applications Technician

**Lincoln Electric - The Welding Experts®** It's more than a slogan, it's a reference to the knowledge we've gained in over 120 years as the global leader in the welding industry. Those 120 years have taught us to think locally, act globally and continually reinvent ourselves through R&D and innovation. We now have 63 manufacturing locations in 23 countries and a worldwide network covering more than 160 countries. Our technologies are everywhere - from buildings bridges, cars and ships to pipelines and wind powers all around the world.

Innovation, quality and integrity are what motivate us to be where we are: #1 in the welding industry. We believe in growth but more importantly, we believe in our people and the passion they share with us every day. We provide opportunities for our team to grow and develop. We strive to be fair and transparent with our team members. At Lincoln, you will not see a special parking spot for the President however you will find open doors to speak to any of our Leaders.

As part of a continuing legacy, working at Lincoln Electric Canada will give you the opportunity to contribute to a new generation of innovation and experience the pride that comes with being part of the solution to world challenges.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Performs internal and customer demonstrations and training of welding equipment and consumables, locally and at the customer sites (e.g. during Open Houses or Exhibitions).
- Provides best practice installation support, which includes machine start-up, procedure development and training to customers.
- Provides support in ensuring successful weld procedure test locally and at customer sites.
- Performs introduction of new technology to key accounts, as identified and driven by the sales team.
- Tracks and reports consumables levels; identifies needs for demos and seminars; orders consumables based on input from manager.
- Setup Pre-Welding Procedure Specifications (PWPS); updates and maintains the Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) database.
- Tracks and plans calibration and certification of (measuring) equipment
- Abide by and actively support Lincoln Electric’s Environmental Health & Safety policies, practices and procedures with respect to protecting the environment, the conservation of natural resources and the Health & Safety of all employees
- To continually contribute to the profitability of the company and ongoing business operations by initiating, recommending and implementing continuous improvement strategies and initiatives.
- To conduct any general duties, specific projects and responsibilities as assigned or required by the Manager, Application Resource Center in a timely and professional manner.
- To report directly to the Manager, Application Resource Center in an ongoing basis and communicate all relevant matters pertaining to business unit

**Minimum Education Requirement**:

- Welding Technician Diploma or equivalent experience

**Minimum Experience & Training Requirement**:

- At least 2 years of previous experience working directly with a Technical Welding background
- Expert on welding processes - including the ability to set and complete weld test plates.
- Ability to optimize machine settings
- Extensive ability to repair machines and/or describe the issue to a service provider
- Basic weld programming skills including Robot, Cobot, Hard Automation
- Good hands-on skills on Vertical Mill, CNC, Lathe for plate beveling, sectioning and mechanical samples preparation.
- Hands-on experience on metallographic samples preparation
- Hands-on experience on various destructive testing methods: tensile, guided bend test, macro, fillet break test, Charpy.
- Experience coordinating non-destructive testing activities with the third party
- Welding Inspection experience and confidence in accepting/rejecting completed welds
- Valid welder certification is an asset
- Must have a valid driver license with clean records for the last 5 years
- Willing to travel as needed, up to 25 % of the time, with the ability to travel to the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
- We appreciate your consideration for this once in a lifetime opportunity,_ _however only chosen applicants will be contacted._

This role is available to be filled immediately.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-01-15