Production Coordinator Senior

American Electric Power•South Charleston, WV

About The Position

The Central Machine Shop (CMS) Weld Supervisor provides leadership, coordination, and oversight for welding, fabrication, and sandblasting operations within CMS and designated support locations. The role directly supervises shop personnel and serves as the technical authority for welding activities, ensuring work is performed safely and efficiently and complies with applicable welding codes, quality standards, and customer requirements. Responsibilities include planning projects and work scopes, scheduling work, allocating resources, managing materials, controlling quality, and communicating with customers. The position also develops employees, promotes a strong safety culture, and ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and to quality standards. It supports outage, emergency, and field service activities as required and contributes to continuous improvement in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

Requirements

Typically, at least 6 years of experience in work activities and projects requiring technical knowledge in planning, construction, or maintenance of systems and/or equipment; alternatively, a bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited university or college plus 1 year of related work experience, or an associate technical degree plus 3 years of related work experience.
Working knowledge of SMAW, GTAW (TIG), GMAW (MIG), FCAW, brazing, aluminum welding, and other welding processes.
Experience leading crews and coordinating multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to develop work scopes, schedules, and resource plans.
Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Willingness to travel and work overtime as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

AWS D1.1 Welding Certification.
Welding Inspector certification (CWI) or ability to obtain it.
Experience performing weld inspections and audits for structural and code welding applications.
Qualification to develop welding procedures, travelers, and work instructions.
Familiarity with welding procedure specifications, procedure qualification records, and welder qualification records.
Experience with material management, procurement processes, and inventory control.
Knowledge of ASME, AWS, and other applicable welding codes and standards.
Demonstrated leadership experience supervising skilled trades personnel.
Strong leadership and employee development skills.
Exceptional customer focus and relationship-building abilities.
Effective collaboration and teamwork across multiple organizations.
Strong planning, prioritization, and project management capabilities.
Accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and financial performance.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Results-oriented mindset focused on continuous improvement.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Manage welding, fabrication, and sandblasting activities within CMS and assigned support locations.
Lead and develop welders and support personnel through coaching, training, mentoring, and performance management.
Ensure compliance with applicable welding codes, procedures, specifications, and quality requirements.
Develop work scopes, project schedules, manpower plans, and execution strategies to meet customer needs.
Monitor project progress, identify risks, and provide timely status updates to leadership and customers.
Manage department resources, labor utilization, tooling, equipment, and material requirements.
Coordinate material procurement and inventory to support scheduled work.
Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external customers.
Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
Support outage, emergency, and field service activities as required.
Maintain departmental reporting, documentation, and project tracking.
Promote collaboration across departments for successful project execution.
Support the System Safety Process by developing, maintaining, and enforcing safe work conditions.
Enforce safety rules, procedures, and standards and ensure hazards are identified and mitigated before work begins.
Lead by example to foster safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Ensure employees are trained and qualified to perform assigned work safely.