Senior Coil Test Tank Welding Specialist

Job Description

Job DescriptionAbout the Role

Picture your day beginning at the test tank, where you lead safety huddles, review the coil schedule, and put your expert eye on leak tests. As the senior welder in our Coil Department, you’re the go-to pro for diagnosing and repairing coil leaks, guiding teammates on quality standards, and turning lessons learned into better procedures. You will be the hands-on mentor for junior mechanics while ensuring our coil quality metrics are always accurate and visible.

What You’ll Do

• Champion a safety-first culture—model safe behaviors, enforce rules, and use proper PPE at all times.
• Test coils at the tank, pinpoint leaks, perform precise leak repairs, and move completed work to the next operation.
• Update and post key metrics (leak rates, coil quality traveler) and keep the coil proficiency log with comments and actions.
• Train and mentor mechanics; share lessons learned and implement process improvements.
• Conduct daily reviews of scheduled work to meet production commitments.
• Validate the Quality metric report and resolve discrepancies with Team Lead and Station Lead.
• Interpret work tickets, complete daily ISO documentation, and uphold 5S standards.
• Collaborate with Team Leads, Inspectors, and Supply Chain to keep workflow smooth and predictable.
• Support ongoing training for safety, quality/ISO procedures, production goals, and equipment cross-training.
• Drive LEAN principles; spot waste, reduce variation, and standardize best practices.
• Advance safety performance—report near misses, hit safety metrics, and eliminate hazards.
• Progress sustainability—minimize waste, maximize recycling, and reduce energy and water use.
• Innovate—turn fresh ideas into better methods, systems, and results.
• Tackle additional duties as assigned by plant leadership.

Reporting Structure

Reports to the Station Lead and Team Lead of the Coil Department.

What You Bring

• Preferably 1+ year of coil department experience and strong product knowledge of coil and assembly processes.
• Clear written and spoken English; professional communication with teammates across BAC.
• Proven initiative, problem-solving ability, and teamwork; able to lead small groups and mentor junior mechanics.
• Schedule-aware and adaptable—comfortable adjusting to changing priorities.
• General knowledge of BAC-related equipment construction and ability to read welding symbols.
• Measurement skills: ruler, combination square, protractor, metal gauge, and micrometer; solid basic math.
• Fluent in reading assembly, fabrication, and welding drawings; understands bills of material.
• Proficient in oxy-fuel and plasma arc cutting; certified to operate overhead cranes and jib booms with awareness of balance and load limits.
• Lean and Continuous Improvement mindset; strong command of ISO procedures, policies, and instructions for quality.
• Safety commitment; aware of typical hazards and appropriate precautions.

Required/Preferred Credentials

• Pulse MIG Certification (WPS1-1MP6)
• Oxyfuel Certification (WPS1-106)
• Stick Weld Certification (WPS4)
• Able to complete Visual Weld Training (B31.5) with a passing score of 70%, every 3 years.
• Copper Sweat Certification (WPQ 101 -107TB102) preferred
• Tube-to-tube or tube repair (test tank); header repair (test tank)

Tools & Technologies

• MIG Welder
• Stick Welder

Values in Action

Every day, you’ll put our values into practice—Earning Trust, Embracing Responsibility, Showing Courage, and Driving Innovation—doing the right thing, the right way.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The working environment includes lifting up to 50lbs. Standing is to be expected up to 80% of the time. Additional activities include: walking, reaching, bending, stooping, and sitting. Fine hand manipulation of controls is needed as well as hand eye coordination to perform changes. Working hours can include any of three shifts and generally are scheduled for forty hours a week. Some weekend overtime is to be expected. Working temperatures include both wide fluctuations within the plant as well as ambient outside temperatures.