JOB REQUIREMENTS: Welding Shop Supervisor Location: Racine, WI Schedule: Full-Time Education: High School Diploma or GED Required Position Summary We are seeking an experienced Welding Shop Supervisor to lead daily shop operations, oversee welding and fabrication projects, and ensure quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, fabrication knowledge, blueprint reading experience, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Key Responsibilities Open and close the shop each day. Manage and schedule workloads for welders and fabricators. Assign jobs and monitor project progress to ensure deadlines are met. Provide guidance on blueprint reading, fabrication methods, and best practices. Oversee quality control inspections and ensure finished products meet specifications. Support and mentor team members to maintain a safe and productive work environment. Communicate with customers regarding project status, timelines, and expectations. Maintain organized production schedules, documentation, and shop operations. Utilize computer systems for scheduling, job tracking, and reporting. Ensure compliance with safety standards and company policies. Qualifications High School Diploma or GED required. Previous welding and fabrication experience required. Prior supervisory or leadership experience preferred. Strong blueprint reading and interpretation skills. Knowledge of welding processes, fabrication techniques, and quality standards. Excellent organizational and time management skills. Strong computer proficiency. Outstanding customer service and communication skills. Ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment. Quick learner with strong problem-solving abilities. What We\'re Looking For A hands-on leader who leads by example. Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality. Ability to motivate and develop a team. Reliable, organized, and customer-focused professional. Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices. Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications. Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components. Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies. Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary. Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices. Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use. Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes. Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools. Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment. Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools. Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills. Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing, and make necessary adjustments to equipment. Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools. Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components. Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes. Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications. Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines. Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics. Set dials and iming controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off. Record operational information on specified production reports. Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records. Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces. Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines. Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering. Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces. Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components. Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels. Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma or GED required. Previous welding and fabrication experience required. Prior supervisory or leadership experience preferred. Strong blueprint reading and interpretation skills. Knowledge of welding processes, fabrication techniques, and quality standards. Excellent organizational and time management skills. Strong computer proficiency. Outstanding customer service and communication skills. Ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment. Quick learner with strong problem-solving abilities. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply In Person: Express Employment Professionals 1300 S Green Bay Rd, Suite 200 Racine, WI 53406 Mail a Rsum: Express Employment Professionals 1300 S Green Bay Rd, Suite 200 Racine, WI 53406 E-Mail a Rsum: jobs.racinewi@expresspros.com Apply Online: racinewi.expresspros.com/jobs/ Fax a Rsum: 262-635-8579 This position is listed by a private employment agency. The agency is the legal employer. No fee will be charged of the job applicant.