Production Supervisor (Welding)

Allegion • Snoqualmie, WA

1d • $75,000 - $105,000

About The Position

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world. Production Supervisor – Welding– Technical Glass Products – Snoqualmie, WA The Production Supervisor – Welding is responsible for managing the welding production area to ensure policy, leadership, quality, on-time, and efficiency performance goals are met. This role is critical to ensure on-time, high quality delivery of products to our customer. This role provides support to welding employees and helps develop employees in their welding skillset.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in welding, manufacturing, business or supply chain preferred.
• Associates or 2-year technical degree in welding highly preferred.
• 5+ years of finish welding experience, with at least 2 years of formal supervision/team leadership experience preferred.
• Proficiency with MIG, TIG and thin gauge welding techniques required.
• Proficiency with sanding and grinding techniques required.
• Experience with aluminum and/or metal finishing required, stainless steel preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to manage both personal and team’s workload and to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Demonstrate independent judgment and initiative.
• Strong organizational and project management skills combined with a close attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to follow all safety requirements and keep work area clean and orderly.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Driven self-starter dedicated to continual process improvement.
• Intermediate user in standard computer application software (MS Office - Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Working knowledge of capacity planning and ERP systems.
• Provide high quality internal customer service.
• Attention to detail and the ability to read blueprints, production and technical drawings.
• Able to assess priorities to determine what is urgently needed.
• Strong organization and math skills.
• Remains alert in a high-risk environment.
• Maintains schedule and tasks despite interruptions.

Nice To Haves

• WABO certification or equivalent preferred.
• Experience with aluminum and/or metal finishing required, stainless steel preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage the welding cell priorities in support of overall production schedule.
• Directly oversee activities of production personnel including timekeeping, workflow, welding methods and work force utilization.
• Provide daily job status updates for in process work in welding and other assigned areas.
• Ensure the flow of materials, parts and welds are adequate to meet on-time requirements.
• Directly supervise employees in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Provide policy enforcement, performance appraisals, and leadership.
• Manage and communicate with employees to reward and discipline as required.
• Partner with local human resources to interview, hire, and train employees.
• Administer and assess periodic welding and finishing tests to keep current proficiency status.
• Update Managing Daily Improvement (MDI) boards and help troubleshoot Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) in the welding area.
• Initiate corrective actions to resolve NCRs.
• Lead Process Based Management activity and explore other efficiency opportunities.
• Work with the quality team and cross-functional employees to implement efficiency and capacity improvements.
• Operate all equipment per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), in a safe manner; create new SOPs as required.
• Provide exceptional customer service to internal team members and external customers.
• Support other production areas as backup to other supervisors when needed.

Benefits

• Immediate health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”
• Wellness incentives, such as up to $1000 HSA contributions depending upon participation.
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Generous vacation and sick time, accrued through the year.
• Convenient Vanpools and discounted Orca Card memberships.
• Free on-site fitness center.
• Tuition Reimbursement opportunities
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees