Certified Welding Inspector

Burger Boat Company • Manitowoc, WI

10h • $73,000 - $105,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This position oversees all welding practices and is responsible for implementing Burger’s welder qualification program, weld inspections, and associated corrective action program. It also develops and updates existing welding procedures to ensure quality and productivity targets are achieved. The position assists in budgeting and provides regular shop-floor weld mentoring and leadership.

Requirements

• Certified Welding Inspector Certificate required.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of supervisory experience.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of aluminum and steel welding processes and procedures, especially aluminum and its unique characteristics.
• Five years plus experience in metal fabrication and production that involved constructing and repairing metal structures.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to industrial welding operations.
• Knowledge of ABS weld procedures and requirements at a minimum.
• Must demonstrate the ability to locate, retrieve, and disseminate information from blueprints, computer files, and other engineering drawings.
• Must demonstrate excellence working in “team” environments and share knowledge of discipline-specific work vertically and horizontally across the organization.
• Must continuously demonstrate your belief that you work for the team and not vice versa. These traits include humility, an openness to others’ ideas, and sincere appreciation for other associates.
• Must demonstrate ability to make timely, well-formed, rational decisions and problem-solving skills within organizational policies, procedures, and schedules.
• Must continuously demonstrate excellent administrative judgment and assume responsibility for decisions and their consequences and results impacting the department’s associates and quality of service within the department.
• The candidate must demonstrate an ability to lead meetings and write professional correspondence effectively.
• The candidate must also have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to listen, talk, and teach.
• The candidate must also demonstrate an all-pervasive positive attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the maritime or shipbuilding industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the welder qualification program that includes prospective new hire qualification review and skill evaluations, welder training and work instruction mentoring and enforcement, and ongoing welder qualification process tracking and mentoring to achieve improved individual performance.
• Lead all weld department quality assurance activities, including coordinating and scheduling required repairs or welding rework, validating that repairs are completed accurately, promptly, and efficiently, providing support to the quality department, and coordinating all inspections with regulatory bodies.
• Drive continuous improvement, use lean techniques, and actively research new methods and processes to shorten production duration while ensuring Burger’s existing standards of quality are consistently maintained. Any proposed new procedures must be submitted for prior approval to the Metals Manager, Director of Manufacturing, and Director of Engineering.
• Monitor production plan execution, identify performance gaps between budgeted and actual hours, and propose solutions to achieve overall project budgets.
• Provide daily feedback to the Metals Manager on associate performance related to quality, productivity, mentoring for improvements, and use during probationary periods and annual reviews.
• Assist in developing budgetary estimates for new build and rework/refit projects.
• Ensure all safety and environmental policies and procedures are learned and followed by self and all related associates, including PPE Assessments, Confined Space Identification and Management, Fall Protection Applications, and Hot Work Permitting.
• Demonstrate the ability to locate, retrieve, and disseminate information from blueprints, computer files, and other engineering drawings.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed