Position Title: Welding Supervisor
Position Overview:
This position’s overall purpose is to lead the weld shop for high standards, production quality and results, workforce safety, and customer satisfaction.
Job Responsibilities:
- Ensure production procedure/methodology are properly implemented and adhered to at all times
- Lead and assure safe work environment including standards, practices, reinforcements and training
- Is available to support directly or remotely all welding production shifts
- Welding operators are properly trained to deliver the required weld quality and throughput
- Maintain welding operator qualification files
- To coordinate, establish, enforce requirements that ensure first class on-time record for: Cost effective production; efficient use of corporate resources and personnel; ensure that all sales/production orders are completed in an efficient cost/time effective manner; all sales order, production, ISO, API and other QA requirements are satisfied; and ensure timely shipping of quality product
- Develop and implement the necessary programs, schedules, and workflow to ensure satisfaction of production requirements
- Build, develop and supervise staff as required according to plan/direction developed
- Create and enforce weekly production schedules
- Create implement and adhere to business/production plans and budgets
- Works in close partnership with Welding Engineer
- May perform any other work-related functions as deemed necessary and appropriate by immediate supervisor
- Must be able to perform all functions of your direct report(s) job including technical skills
Skills and Abilities:
- Experienced or ability to quickly learn the programming of welding automation equipment – Fronius and Arc Specialties Cladding Equipment
- Experienced in optimizing welding variables to ensure maximum weld quality and production throughput
- Ability to troubleshoot Arc welding processes
- Problem solving and troubleshooting production workflow processes, schedules and shop procedures
- Hands on ability to orchestrate, implement, direct and train all production related employees
- Ability to promote and lead continuous improvement within the department.
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment that is fast paced and demanding
- Must be self-directed, have excellent initiative and organizational skills
- Exhibits a strong ability to handle multiple demands with a sense of urgency, drive and energy
- Works well with meeting multiple deadlines with the ability to deliver on time
- Computer literate; good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and ERP systems
- Good written and verbal communications skills. Bilingual (English/Spanish) desired but not required
Core Qualifications:
- 2 year technical college or equivalent work experience required. Must be knowledgeable and can demonstrate proficiency in the following welding processes:Hot Wire Gas Tungsten Arc WeldingSubmerged Arc WeldingPulse Gas Metal Arc WeldingShielded Metal Arc Welding
- Minimum of 4 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing/production weld shop environment.
- Must be knowledgeable and can demonstrate proficiency in the following areas:Following work and process instructionsInterpreting and implementing Welding ProceduresInterpreting Engineering Drawings and associated welding symbols Shop floor scheduling
- CWI is preferred but not required
- Working knowledge of QA, ISO9001, API, ANSI, ASME, industry standards and specifications
- Experience with valve manufacturing preferred